Ceramics: Yael Shomroni, Functional Pottery
3:31
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Yale Shomroni is a ceramic artist based in St. Louis, Missouri. You can find more from her on her website: www.yaelshomronipottery.com/.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-Shomroni**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: At the beginning of the video, the artist says, ”I want to make things that you use every day, but I want them to be special.” As students look at her work, have them discuss the statement and how well they think the artist has met her objective. How would students describe their main objective with the art work they create?
- Activity Idea: Use the video with an activity that has students creating ceramic bottles of their own.
*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.
