Mentorship with CPT

$1395

Make with intention. Find your direction. Develop your voice.

This eight-month ceramics mentorship with Carolynne Pynn Trudeau presents a meaningful opportunity to explore the space between where your work is today and where you want it to go.

Over eight months, you’ll work closely with Carolynne to examine your practice, explore your influences, strengthen your technical abilities, and make more intentional creative choices. Together, you’ll explore not only how a piece is made, but also the deeper why of making. What are you expressing through your choices? Are the forms, proportions, surfaces, and finishes achieving what you intended? And when they aren’t, how do you get there?

Through small-group instruction, independent exploration, regular mentorship, technical troubleshooting, and thoughtful critique, the mentorship provides space to explore ideas, challenge familiar approaches, refine your skills, and develop work that more closely reflects your creative vision.

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8 Months

Duration

1-3 Hours

Per Week

Advanced

Intended Level

We recommend a minimum of 1 Intermediate Wheel class and Independent Studio Practice or equivalent

Participants can complete their independent work at LOAM, another studio, or their own workspace. A LOAM membership is not required, but participants are welcome to join for the duration of the mentorship.

Clay and glaze are included during the initial 12 weeks of instruction. Independent studio time and materials outside scheduled sessions are not included in the program fee.

Your Mentorship Journey

Explore & Establish — 12 Weeks Weekly instruction, demonstrations, and guided exploration to identify your goals and develop your artistic direction.
Experiment & Develop — 6 Weeks Independent making with weekly mentorship meetings to explore ideas and troubleshoot challenges.
Reflect & Refine — 2 Weeks Group critique and debrief to evaluate your work, exchange perspectives, and identify next steps.
Deepen Your Practice — 12 Weeks Independent making with biweekly one-on-one mentorship to refine your skills and further develop your work.
Evaluate & Present — 2 Weeks Final critique and reflection, followed by a group exhibition curated by LOAM.

What You’ll Explore

Explore your influences, discover what inspires you, and develop a personal aesthetic.
Consider how form, proportion, surface, and colour contribute to what you want your work to express.
Strengthen your skills, troubleshoot challenges, and bridge the gap between what you envision and what you create.
Challenge familiar habits, experiment with new approaches, and discover new possibilities in your practice.
Evaluate your work, learn from your choices, and develop a more thoughtful and confident approach to making.

About the Mentor

Carolynne Pynn Trudeau’s lifelong relationship with clay began in the mud-filled ditches of her childhood, where she sculpted tiny figures and their imagined worlds. That early spark evolved into a 40-year career as a professional potter and educator — one defined by both craftsmanship and curiosity.

After studying Fine Arts at McMaster University, Carolynne apprenticed under potter Helen Brink, spending years immersed in every aspect of studio practice. Her work has since been presented to international dignitaries, earned awards, appeared in publications, and become part of both public and private collections across the globe.

She has taught thousands of students — from elementary to university levels — while continuing her own studio practice. Through all of it, her motivation remains simple and sincere: to share the quiet satisfaction of clay, the way it connects the hand, the heart, and the maker’s intent.