Fabric/Fiber: Lisa Hinrichs, Material Alchemy
3:05
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Material Alchemy is Lisa Hinrichs recent exhibition. Alchemy was a Medieval precursor to chemistry. She uses layers in her pieces, including mark making, asemic writing and fabric for a multi textural work.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-LHinrichs**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Have students share their responses to the work. What do they think about the processes used, the color choices, and the use of texture? Do they see anything they could apply to their own artwork?
- Activity Idea: Have students make their own paints or inks from locally sourced plants using directions from the art teacher and then create a multilayered piece using the paints or inks.
*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.
