The workshop with Claudio was everything I had expected and more. This is the third time I have taken his workshop (once per year for the past 3 years -- he travels from his home in Italy to take a "vacation" here). I've learned something every time.

This time he brought with him sets of trimming tools that he designed. Those tools allow you to trim the pot when the pot is drier. That means you can trim it thinner without causing the form to deform.

I also noticed this time that he builds his own trimming platform every time. He had done this the other years but that tid-bit of methodology had not impressed me before. I can see now that this is important.

The picture shows a few of the pots I created at the workshop. (The wine glass is for size reference.) The picher looks a lot like the ones Claudio created.