Sculpture is the revelation of our withness with things: our being-in-the-world. Because this is so, sculpture has a special and healing role in our times. (Author)

Interviews David and Cecelia Diaz about David's work as an award-winning illustrator of children's books, their successful illustration/design business, and David's other artistic pursuits. Discusses his illustrating process and its evolution, and the impact of the Caldecott Award. (SR)

Discusses the use of the chalkboard as a surface for creating art and enabling young students to express their creativity. Explores different ways that art teachers can use chalkboards, such as for taking attendance, for use during a child's time-out, or a place to rehearse an artwork. (CMK)

Maintains that children's art has value in its own right in that it can help children satisfy their need to create and express themselves by playing and experimenting with art materials. (BB)

Discusses the life and artwork of Jack Barker who became a folk artist after running a local gas station in Essex, Illinois. Explains that art educators view student interactions with folk artists like Barker as valuable because these artists embody a creative spirit and a thirst for knowledge about materials and processes. (CMK)

The artwork of Phil Young represents his quest to reconnect his identity with the land and with his Cherokee ancestors and thereby "weave broken threads" of his family history back together. Young discusses his training as an artist, the process of creating his artwork, and what his Cherokee heritage means to him. (LP)

Discusses the tactile and kinesthetic areas of learning children experience when using clay. Includes practical tips for using and storing clay for preschool use and notes the differences between potters' clay and play dough. (HTH)

Presents an interview with Dr. William R. Detmers, an exhibiting artist and teacher for over 30 years. Dr. Detmers discusses the changing conceptions of both the forms and purposes of art, his own artworks, and the symbiotic relationship between exhibiting and teaching. (MJP)