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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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April Galerie & Studios</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=secondapril@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:secondapril@sbcglobal.net">Todd Brennis</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:15 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> "The Company Of Friends" Opening Reception -
Friday!</DIV></DIV>
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<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>2nd April galerie and Studios </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>324 Cleveland <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1258037040_0>Avenue</SPAN> NW </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>Downtown <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_0>Canton,
Ohio</SPAN> </FONT>
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<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4><FONT size=6>Bob Yost</FONT> </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4> <FONT size=5>November 13th from 5-9 pm </FONT></FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4><FONT size=5>Opening Reception</FONT> </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>Join us as we celebrate the work of ceramic artist Bob Yost along
with the works of over 30 additional local artists. Light refreshments
will be served. </FONT>
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size=4> </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4> Bob's career was inspired by his <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1258037040_3><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_2>high school
art</SPAN></SPAN> teacher Ms. Peggy Forman, who shared her passion for the
medium of clay. She introduced him to a Japanese firing technique called
Raku, a unique firing process that yields metallic and crackled glaze
results.<BR>He subsequently received a BFA from the <SPAN class=yshortcuts
id=lw_1258037040_4><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_3>University of
Akron's</SPAN></SPAN> School of Art in 1985.<BR>After spending time in the
art world in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037040_5><SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_4>New York</SPAN></SPAN>, Bob returned
home to be the resident potter at Hale Farm and Village from 1985 to 1987,
reproducing <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037040_6><SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_5>19th century</SPAN></SPAN> salt-glazed
ware. He taught credit and non credit classes at the University of
Akron's School of Art from 1987 to 1996. In 1995, Bob established
Yost Tile, a hand made, custom <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037040_7
style="BACKGROUND: #dceeff; CURSOR: hand; COLOR: #000; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed"><SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1258037797_6>ceramic tile production</SPAN></SPAN>
facility. The same year, he also started Middlebury Pottery and
School, and the Ohio Canal Clay Guild. </FONT>
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size=4> </FONT>
<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>Many of the pieces featured have never been displayed before.
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<P align=center><FONT face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif"
size=4>We hope to see you there! </FONT>
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<DIV>2nd April galerie & Studios</DIV>
<DIV>324 Cleveland Ave. NW</DIV>
<DIV>Canton, Ohio 44702</DIV>
<DIV>330-451-0924</DIV>
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<DIV>Check out our upcoming shows at </DIV>
<DIV>The Kathleen Howland Theatre!</DIV>
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