Glass: Melissa Schmidt, Glass Bubble Jewelry
3:39
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Inspired by her antique blown glass buttons, Melissa Schmidt’s glass jewelry work is whimsical and unexpected as the buttons she found 2 decades ago. Her glass mastery is mostly self taught with years of refining techniques. For more information, go to www.melissaschmidtstudio.com for more information.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-MSchmidt**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students respond to the artwork as a critic and a customer. what do they like? Dislike? What are the strengths of the work? Would they purchase a piece? Why or why not?
- Activity Idea: Ms. Schmidt explains how she came to creating the art she does as well as how she creates it. Use the video as example/inspiration for a student video project where they create a similar video explaining what brought them to art, the type of art they create, and the process they use to create it. Publish the video on your school district website or another public forum of your 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.
