Painting and Sculpture: Laura Lloyd, Fun and Kooky
3:49
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Faces and color dominate both Laura Lloyd’s oil paintings and clay sculptures. In oils, she wields a palette of vivid colors to embody the spirit of the person and reveal her (or his) frame of mind in that exact moment. Her work in clay, though still involving the human form, is darkly whimsical like sweet and sour candy.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-LLloyd**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork. What do they think of the subject matter? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: As part of the video, the artist discusses how she got interested in art and why she continues to do it. Have students journal about their interest in art, their influences, and why they like to do 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.
