Mentor volunteers: Please register here.

Members: No registration is required—just bring your own clay and join us! Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Functional Pottery Foundations is a free 6-week Mentor Monday series designed to help members build confidence with handbuilding while creating beautiful, functional pottery. Each week features one functional project and a new set of transferable pottery skills.

Bring your own clay each week, and if you have your own basic pottery tools, please bring them. A limited number of studio tool kits are available to share.

No registration is required—just come ready to learn! Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Lesson 1 - Textured Berry Bowl 

Create a beautiful, functional berry bowl with a matching drip tray while learning the core techniques of slab-built pottery. The techniques introduced in this lesson become the foundation for bowls, trays, planters, mugs, and many other functional pottery projects.

Looking Ahead

Next Week: Lesson 2 – Succulent Planter with Attached Saucer

Build on today's skills as you learn curved slab construction, scoring and slipping, reinforcing seams, and creating drainage while making a beautiful succulent planter.