My 7-year-old boy has expressed an interest in learning pottery. He tends to be quite artistic, so I would really like to support him in this.
What sort of things do we need to begin with? I presume that we need a potter's wheel of some sort (looking on e-bay at the moment) and obviously some clay, but beyond that I'm not really sure.
I presume also, that until we have access to a kiln that it would be best to stick with air-drying clay, but some comments about that would be helpful. Any suggested reading?
It isn't really possible to enrol either of us in classes, both proximity-wise and finance-wise. So, I have it in mind to try it with him (best way to teach him, afterall) and if either of us take to it maybe we'll try pottery a bit more seriously.
Thanks for any advice...
What sort of things do we need to begin with? I presume that we need a potter's wheel of some sort (looking on e-bay at the moment) and obviously some clay, but beyond that I'm not really sure.
I presume also, that until we have access to a kiln that it would be best to stick with air-drying clay, but some comments about that would be helpful. Any suggested reading?
It isn't really possible to enrol either of us in classes, both proximity-wise and finance-wise. So, I have it in mind to try it with him (best way to teach him, afterall) and if either of us take to it maybe we'll try pottery a bit more seriously.
Thanks for any advice...

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