Meet the Artist – Wiwat Kamolpornwijit
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Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: Meet Wiwat Kamolpornwijit, a jewelry artist who hand-forms every piece of polymer clay jewelry. All colors are original colors of clay; there is no paint applied. Wiwat uses several techniques including caning, engraving, weaving, and layering. Learn more about him at www.kamolpornwijit.com.

Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-81**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • In the video, the artist discusses how he creates his jewelry from polymer clay. Use the video in conjunction with an activity where students create artwork using polymer clay.
  • Have students respond to the jewelry created by the artist. What do they think about the forms? What influences or inspirations do they see in his work? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?

 

*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.

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