A local potter is encouraging people to try clay modelling and ceramics as way to disengage from the stress of the pandemic.
Brenda McGinn is the owner of Busy Bee Ceramics in Glaslough and she says there is something very meditative and emotive about working with clay regardless of your ability.
She says that children often get lost when they are being creative with pottery, and that it can be done without equipment by using air drying clay at home.
Speaking on The Wider View Brenda said pottery’s therapeutic nature could make it a beneficial hobby to take up at this time: