Clay Workshops

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Summer Clay Workshops at Yourist Studio Gallery

Every summer Yourist Pottery Studio hosts workshops encompassing a wide range of ceramic techniques practiced by our learned instructors.

Did you know? You can get a 10% discount on tuition if you register for 3 or more workshops!

• MAJOLICA
• MAKE A LAMP
  
• ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE
  
• SHELLAC AND LATEX TECHNIQUE
  
• FOR THE BIRDS/HANDBUILDING TECHNIQUE
• INNOVATIVE CERAMIC LESSONS THAT CONNECT TO THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

MAJOLICA - June 13, 10-5

Instructor:  Kate Tremel

Tuition: $55   Lab fee: $25

Introduce little color or a lot of color into you life! This comprehensive one-day workshop with Kate Tremel, will give you the skills to begin experimenting with low-fire in-glaze painting using colored stains and oxides to obtain vibrant, decorative and painterly finished surfaces on your pots and tiles. Spend an enriching day with Kate, as she shares her wealth of knowledge about everything ceramic.

Beginning perhaps as early as the 9th century, Middle Eastern potters developed opaque white glazes, which sought to imitate Chinese porcelains. Much like working a fresco, metallic oxides were painted on top of the raw glaze. The fired ware has a rich, lustrous finish.  In the 13th century Moorish potters introduced this technique in southern Euro and it developed into many regional styles throughout the continent and in the New World. In this class you will learn to mix and test color samples. Using bisqued earthenware tiles and small plates students will experiment with a variety of painting techniques using overglaze stains mixed into a formulated medium specifically for brush work. You will be able to take your new palette of colors with you to continue practicing Majolica in your studio.

This workshop is for participants of all levels

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MAKE A LAMP - June 20, 10-5

Instructor:  Erica Allen

Tuition: $55   Lab fee: $25

ENCAUSTIC COLLAGE - June 27-28, Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 10-4

Instructor:  Leslie Sobel

Tuition: $100  Lab fee: $50

Each summer Yourist Studio presents a non-ceramic workshop for students interested in exploring new mediums. This year’s new medium is taught by Ann Arbor’s most experienced encaustic artist Leslie Sobel.

Encaustic’s ancient Egyptian roots date back 2000 years.
It is a beautiful, luminous material made from bees wax and pigment. By applying layers of wax one is able to achieve various textures and relief.  It is also the collage medium par excellence. Participants will learn how to use encaustic as an element in mixed media assemblage. This two-day workshop will explore the use of encaustic with collage materials in two and three dimensions. We will use found objects, old prints/photographs or drawings, while at the same time utilizing the ancient practice of encaustic painting. Participants should bring materials they are interested in incorporating into mixed media assemblage or collage pieces.  This includes but is not limited to old photos, magazines, tools, small objects, natural materials like seeds, dried leaves, pebbles, etc.


Encaustic, brushes, color, heated palettes, torches and flat substrates will be provided.  *Students who would like to work in wooden boxes or do more elaborate assemblage should contact the instructor to discuss possibilities.

This workshop is for participants of all skill levels

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SHELLAC AND LATEX TECHNIQUE- July 25, 10-5

Instructor:  Brigitte Lang

Tuition: $55   Lab fee: $20

FOR THE BIRDS/HANDBUILDING TECHNIQUE- August 1, 10-5

Instructor:  Nancy Bulkley

Tuition: $55   Lab fee: $15

Join us once again for an adventurous day exploring texture and fabrication technique. You will build a birdhouse from clay while gaining numerous tips on how to improve your hand building skill. A day with Nancy Bulkley’s effervescence is not to be missed.

In this workshop you will create at least one ceramic birdhouse.  We will approach the construction from both an artistic angle as well as considering what local birds like best in a home.  The birdhouses will be made from clay slabs, pinched forms and various applications of texture. We will experiment with different designs and techniques for constructing forms as well as looking at the many numerous ways texture is applied to the clay.

This workshop is for participants of all skill levels

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Special Addition Educator Workshop: INNOVATIVE CERAMIC LESSONS THAT CONNECT TO THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM - August 8, 10-5

Instructor:  Craig Hinshaw

Tuition: $60   Lab fee: $15

In this hands on workshop you will spend a stimulating day with art educator and author, Craig Hinshaw and discover the excellent clay lessons he has developed through 20 years as an elementary art instructor. From Ceramic murals to Eric Carles's book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", Craig presents lessons that will inspire both you and your students. Lesson plans and curriculum connections will be provided.

Craig's book "Clay Connections" will be available for purchase.

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Registration for Workshops

We are currently taking registration for our Summer workshop series. Download our registration form, or call the studio at 734.662.4914 to register.

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Join Our Community Studio Workspace

Monthly
Unlimited Studio Time:
$125 per month

Monthly Includes:

• 10% discounts on clay
• 15% discount on class tuition
• an accumulative discount on firing
• 5% discount for 6 months paid in advance

Access to all our studio equipment

Additional fees for clay and kiln firings not included.

An introductory offer of one bag of our studio mix clay including firing is $27.95. This offer is valid one time only, with the purchase of community studio time.

Call 734.662.4914 or email Kay for more information.