Storytelling

The Story Behind the Painting

By Melody Weintraub, posted on Nov 13, 2024

Students were asked to reflect on a favorite and significant family memory and to write down a description of that memory. Next, students were asked to think of images that come to mind when they recall that event. In keeping with the tradition of some folk artists working with available materials, I distributed an inexpensive bundle of lumber scraps from a local hardware store. After students selected the scrap of wood on which they wanted to illustrate their family story, they were instructed to sketch out the plan in their sketchbooks and to sand and prepare the woodblock for painting.

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