Meet the Artist – Stephen Hill
2:02
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet Steven Hill who has been a potter for almost 50 years and see what goes into his creations of functional work.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-121**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video to show students how pottery is created as they work on pottery projects of their own.
- In the video, Mr. Hill talks about what he likes about creating “functional art.” Discuss that concept with students and ask if they like the idea of creating “functional art” or if they aren’t interested in function.
*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.
