Clay Matters: A Go-To Guide For Ceramics Teachers and Students. Looking to learn more about working with clay? Clay Matters covers everything from getting started with clay, to firing and reclaiming clay. There are ideas, tips, descriptions, and step-by-step instructions for clay-forming techniques, glazing and decorating methods, as well as suggestions for delving into the creative process. Eye-catching pages with lots of diagrams and images give this resource broad appeal. Teachers, ceramists and students, from novice to experienced, will love owning this handy resource. There are lots of student-friendly pages that teachers can incorporate into their lessons and more in-depth pages to help teachers and advanced students broaden their knowledge. The Structure of This Book: This book is organized into chapters, each one focusing on a different aspect of teaching ceramics. It includes chapters on Preparing & Joining Clay, Clay Forming Methods, Decorating & Glazing, Firing & Recycling Clay, Designing & the Creative Process, and also includes some suggested Boot Camps for Skill Development. Other Books in the Series: This resource is the fourth in the "All About Clay Series" by Tracy Fortune. The other books are "Clay Inspiration: 125 Technique Based Challenges to Spark Your Imagination," is technique-based, with chapters on Pinch Pots, Coil, Slab, Melted Glass, and Extruder Techniques and has lots of images to inspire students and artists. "Functional Clay Inspirations: 100 Functional Ceramic Challenges to Spark Your Imagination," has over 100 functional artwork ideas and contains lots of inspiring images by students and professional artists. The third book in the series, called "Speaking of Clay: A Vocabulary Resource for Ceramics Teachers and Students," is packed full of definitions, illustrations, images, and descriptions giving insight into a wide variety of ceramics terms. Tracy Fortune is an author, artist, and art educator who has taught art and ceramics for over 30 years. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has worked at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.