Man, your mom was the coolest!! I did a bit of sculpting in high school as well as some ceramics throughout my life, mostly beer mugs lol, enough to spark my interest. I have an old electric kiln I scrounged but have never used. I plan to use wood for now to make low-temperature fired earthenware/raku. If I like it or the kids like it, I will be making a wheel also lol. i gotta do something, I've been in a funk and have had no motivation to do much of anything. i haven't even picked up my sketchbook or camera for months, it seems. Oh well, now i can look for clays while fishing as well as rock hunting, foraging for food, and metal detecting, at least i won't get bored lol.
Have a great day and say hi to Pops for me!!