{"id":5716,"date":"2026-02-12T12:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/02\/12\/wheel-throwing-week-5-trimming-again\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:17:43","slug":"wheel-throwing-week-5-trimming-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/02\/12\/wheel-throwing-week-5-trimming-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheel Throwing Week 5: Trimming\u2026 Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This was the final week before we get to glaze our final pieces! We had lots of time to trim our remaining pieces, and pick the final 3 that would be fired and glazed. The three pieces above are the final three! <\/p>\n

Trimming Re-Do<\/h2>\n
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I only had 4 things to trim today, 2 bowls and 2 mugs. I really only had high hopes for this mug to the left, so all the other pieces were practice! I didn\u2019t try any feet on the bowls\u2026 they were too wonky to give it a try. I also prefer the aesthetic of a rounded bottom on mugs in particular. But I will practice more feet in the future, I promise! But feet aside, I think I got the hang of trimming more today. I was definitely playing it safe with how much I was trimming away, being extra careful not to put any holes in the bottoms. I also learned that if your piece is not centered when you throw, it is super evident when you go to trim \u2013 my bowl is a little wonky because of that! I also learned to check if the bottom is flat. It\u2019s uneven your bowl will rock\u2026 I hadn\u2019t even thought of that before! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Picking my Final Pieces <\/h2>\n

In the end I had 8 pieces to choose from! You can tell I preferred making mugs over bowls\u2026 and especially plates. I found the decision to be easy, sadly the two bottom bowls on the left hand side weren\u2019t going to make it through the kiln, so they were easily scrapped. The bottom bowl I wasn\u2019t too upset about but I loved the shape of the middle one. I thought it looked the most polished, but it had a crack so it had to go. My two smaller mugs would also get smaller in the kiln, and I already have too many accidental espresso cups at home. I already know I was going to pick my two mugs, so it was between my wonky mug or my wonky bowl for the final piece. I went with the wonky bowl. It will be nice to have something to compare my progress too later. The hope is to practice and get so good at bowls that I\u2019ll look at this bowl and laugh fondly. Until then it will be great for popcorn. The best part about today\u2026 we got to destroy all the other pieces that won\u2019t be fired! I had a lot of fun tearing apart, and smooshing variously dried pieces of clay. It won\u2019t go to waste tho, all that clay will be softened down, and \u201creclaimed\u201d into fresh clay again! <\/p>\n

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