Jewelry: Aaron Macsai, Goldsmith
3:39
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet Aaron Macsai, a goldsmith and jewelry artist, as he shares examples of his work and discusses his creative process.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-Macsai**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: In the video, the artist mentions that much of his work is technique driven. What do students think this means? What techniques would they like to explore in metal work or another medium of their choice?
- Activity Idea: Build off the discussion question above and have students research a technique that interests them and create a work using it.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
