Presents an interview with Jude Odell, a clay artist and art teacher, in which she discusses her educational background, her experience with teaching, and her career as a ceramic artist. Includes a lesson for creating a figurative goblet. (CMK)

Presents an interview with artist Patricia Uchill Simons, focusing on her history as a clay artist, why she uses clay, when she started making her menagerie of animals, her process for creating her artwork, her teaching experience, and why she believes clay is a good medium for students. (CMK)

Presents an interview with Rebecca Zimmerman, an artist who works with polymer clay. Focuses on topics, such as her interest in art during her life, her use of polymer clay as a medium, and using this medium with students. Includes directions for a project where students make flowers from polymer clay. (CMK)

Presents an interview with Debra W. Fritts, a ceramic artist who created handbuilt terra-cotta sculptures. Focuses on topics, such as her childhood, her beginning interests in art, her teaching, her growth as an artist, and the techniques she uses when creating her sculptures. Includes directions for a rattle project. (CMK)

Presents an interview with Michael Lile, a high school art teacher and artist. Focuses on his background in art, career as a teacher, approach to teaching, and techniques for finding time for his art in his personal life. (CMK)

Presents an interview with Dennis Sipiorski that focuses on topics such as his development as artist and teacher, the balance of his work as art department chairman and artist, and his advice for art teachers. Includes a teapot project, for middle and high school students, based on Sipiorski's techniques. (CMK)