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 5 - Textured Slab Mug 

Create a beautiful, functional slab-built mug by bringing together the slab-building skills you've learned throughout the series. This lesson focuses on refining cylinder construction, reinforcing seams, creating a comfortable handle, and adding simple surface texture to produce a mug you'll enjoy using every day.

Looking Ahead

Next Week: Lesson 6 – Lidded Trinket Box

Bring together the skills you've developed throughout the series as you learn to create a properly fitted lid and gallery while completing a beautiful keepsake box.