for all my pinchpot projects, I struggled in the beggining because I could not get an even bowl and even sides. I started with a ball of clay for each, and used my thumbs and fingers to shape out the pot. I used a sharp tool to cut off the top while spinning it fast so the top would be cut off even. This method worked for all them. The fitted lid I made sure had a fitted lid so it wouldn't fall through and made a little nub to pick up the lid. I made 2 pinch pots and stacked them on top of eachother to create a larger vase, I should have smoothed out the edgess to make it look like an actual vase. I struggled with make the sides smooth and round. I could have spent more time with a different shape. I Do like how my fitted lid looks and It has a cute little lid and it could be used for anything. the pinch pot i made thats a usefull one is one i planned to make for my cat moe. He does eat out of it and its perfect. I spent the most time on this pot so it would look good for my family. I made it as even as possible and smoothed out the top and engraved the letters moe and made the O a paw print. I really liked how that turned out and the color glaze I used with the speckles and it makes it look like cat food. to make this betterx time I will make the bowl way bigger because my cat is fat and needs to fit more food in.