Metals: Mark Winter, Fun Sculptures
2:19
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Metal sculptor Mark Winter shares examples of his work and describes the nature of his work and various influences on that work. Learn more about Mark at his website, http://theworksofmarkandbeth.blogspot.com.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-MWinter**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork. What do they like? Dislike? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not? Would they purchase such artwork? Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: Have students bring in pieces of metal they find interesting and use them to create their own sculpture inspired by Mr. Winter’s work.
*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.
