Gather up your Art Journal or Notebook for this part of the Project.
Prompt#1:
Purpose of this assignment is to
Purpose of this assignment is to
Discover Who You Are by:
* confronting pain/embracing joy
* reflecting on your past experiences
* exploring who you are/ what you tell other people about
yourself
* stories I tell myself
* exploring significant people and events
* what is important to me
* examining my strengths and weaknesses
* discovering areas of personal growth
* core values
Now ask yourself these questions and write them down, unedited,
in your own journal. Use descriptive Adjectives and limit yourself to 5-15 minutes of writing time.
RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS:
Where did I come from?
Who is my family?
What is most important to me?
What roles do I play?
The stories and myths about myself
My favorite foods, movies, music
Personality traits
Memories
Dreams/Goals
After you have completed this exercise collect objects that
can visually represent what you have discovered. We will use those objects later on in our
collage/assemblage art.
A Materials Lists will be in the next Blog Posts.
HELPFUL HINTS: Give string writing a try. To use this method continuously write without stopping to edit your thoughts or grammar. If you draw a blank, write something like, I do not know what to write so I am writing this etc... until the next idea comes to you.
UR-TURN: Feel free to share one thing you learned from completing this exercise.
Until Next Time.
Many Blessings,
