Trimming a Heart Shaped bowl with a Giffin Grip and Flex Sliders

A demonstration of the trimming of a wheel-thrown heart-shaped bowl on my Giffin Grip using the Flexible Sliders. I love my Giffin Grip, and when I found they made flexible sliders, I was in heaven! Giffin Grip liked some of my videos so much they sent me a new one with the flex sliders! AMAZING! I've loved making irregular shaped bowls for years, but trimming them was a real chore, as I had to go back to the old-school way of using lugs of clay on a bat to hold it, or somehow even it up on my Grip with sponges to center it. BUT- the invention of the Flexible Sliders has changed all that. They are super-easy to use, and make centering a bowl like these heart bowls a breeze. They even have holes, so you can use the extender rods with them for tall forms like irregular vases.
I am a high school ceramics teacher and potter. I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; www.etsy.com/shop/KaransPotsA...
I started my RUclips channel a few years ago, to make videos to help my students if they are absent and miss a demo, or if they would like to explore more advanced techniques independently. I have been amazed to reach such a wider audience than my own students!
For a list of my FAVORITE TOOLS, check out this link to a Googledoc with lots of my favorites on Amazon using my associate links! docs.google.com/document/d/1X...
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For more information on using Giffin Grips, check out my Giffin Grip videos, as well as the Giffin Grip website: www.giffingrip.com/
The Giffin Grip can be ordered on their website, or through many other ceramic suppliers! See my doc link above, or here:
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and here is a link to the flexible sliders: cornellstudiosupply.com/produc...

[@GiffinGrip]

We love these videos Karan!!

[@JackieMaphis]

Thank you Karan, I just got my GG 2 months ago and have enjoyed it but i do make some wonky shapes.... I stopped the video half way through and ran over to GG store and bought a set of the flex sliders!

[@pennyfitzgerald9883]

You make it look so easy!!!

[@sifouniospottery]

Excellent video. I enjoy it very much. Thank you! Sifoutv Pottery

[@Lisa13245]

i need these bowls immediately.

[@donnagrammas7584]

I need to get some flexible sliders, too.

[@mirellagagliardi965]

Thank you :)

[@AlekseyCamodelkin]

Wow. Steeper not met. Cool video..

[@user-wb2jq4qn7b]

good job
I hope to learn

[@hdemont2]

I have a very old Giffin Grip, I think I bought it in the 80's. I was wondering if I can get the flexible sliders for mine. My Giffin Grip is the same as yours and in very good shape.

[@hdemont2]

Reading more comments, it looks like I can get the sliders separate. Great.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

YES! You can get those separate! I love them!!!! :-) Usually any supplier which sells Giffin Grip- or you can check out their website too! www.giffingrip.com/

[@hdemont2]

Thank you for answering my question, I want to order them right away, exciting.