Ceramics: Delores Fortuna, Porcelain Pottery
2:13
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Delores Fortuna is a porcelain artist. In this video she shares examples of her work, describes the process for creating her work and influences on that work. Learn more about her at https://www.abelcontemporary.com/delores-fortuna/.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-DFortuna**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Ms. Fortuna says she likes to “reference very traditional items of use and then reinterpret them.” How well do students think she succeeds?
- Activity Idea: Use the video as inspiration for a student activity where they take a traditional household item and reinterpret it artistically in some way using the art medium of their choice.
*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.
