______________ is My Hometown
Take a moment to reflect on your hometown, wherever it may be. This prompt is inspired by artist Isabel Castro, who is designing a mural for the Social STUDIO inspired by the prompt, Sheboygan is my Hometown. Read more about Isabel and her project here.
What you will need
A sketchbook and the materials you want to journal with. Consider doing drawings, writing, and collaging to document your thoughts and feelings about the prompt.
If you don’t have a sketchbook already, consider making one! Here are two upcycled sketchbook options.
- Follow along as Liz Rex shows how to make an upcycled sketchbook from materials you may have.
- Stop in the Social STUDIO at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and pick up a free STUDIO Sketchbook made from a discarded folder, elastic band, and black drawing pages.
Step 1
Gather your materials.
Step 2
Read through the list of questions Isabel created to help generate ideas.
Questions to Consider:
- What is a home? Tap into your five senses: What feelings are expressed here? What smells remind you of this home? What do you see when you step in or out?
- What takes place in this location?
- What cultural traditions exist in this place you call home?
- What personal routines or rituals have you developed here?
- If someone comes to your hometown, what would you share with them?
- What colors resonate with how you feel about this home?
- What has changed, what has existed, what is new?
- What do you bring to this home of yours?
- What sounds come to mind as you remember this place? Are they manmade sounds or from nature?
Step 3
Grab your materials and document your thoughts and feelings in your sketchbook. Try breaking it down into shapes, colors, and descriptive words.