Woodwork: Matthew Hatala, Woodturned Vessels
2:29
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Matthew Hatala is a woodturner. In this video he shares examples of his work, describes the process for creating his work and influences on that work. Learn more about him at http://matthewhatala.blogspot.com.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-MHatala**
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 do additional research on woodturning to see how the process of creation works. Consider using our program with woodturner Matt Keim that is on the website. Use the keyword “woodturning” to find 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.
