Meet the Artist – John Schirmer
3:47
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet John Schirmer who creates work that includes harmony, balance, and rhythm to result in a woodcut print that “sings”. He expresses the beauty, fun, and irony of life so that the world is a little more beautiful, funny, and ironic.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-126**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Prior to viewing the video, talk with students about “wood blocks” and then show the video to demonstrate how Mr. Schirmer uses wood blocks to create his prints.
- As part of the video, the artist talks about the process for creating his works. Have students reflect on the time and work involved and determine if they’d like to engage in artwork of this type.
*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.
