Go inside the artist’s studio with ceramics artist Ruth Reese, artist-in-residence at Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO. Students interact with the artist as each creates a new piece. Students ask about how the design is created, what tools are used and why, and see the final piece created. We explore the big questions: Where do ideas for art come from? How is inspiration transformed into a piece of art? How are metals and clay used to create works of art? What techniques are available for the metals and ceramics artist? Several students share pieces with the artists for critique and discussion of the