Community Engaged Art
When thinking of the Freedom House in the early stages of my creative process, I knew I wanted to make a piece that the residents could relate to and find comfort in, but that also aligned with the core values of the organization. Throughout my time volunteering and getting to know what the Freedom House
My experience working with the Freedom House thus far has been overall positive. It really made me think about the role that art and design can play in everyday spaces. I enjoyed being able to dovetail serving the Freedom House with making art because it showed me firsthand how art should be accessible to everybody.
Before my third visit to the Freedom House, I wanted to have a few ideas in my head of some projects I might want to pursue. I was hoping this trip would help me to determine what direction I wanted to go in. I wrote out a few ideas in my sketchbook and was excited
Since our first visit to the Freedom House as a class, I found that it had been on my mind a lot more than I expected. I realized how important the work that they do is to the community and I was eager to help. My expectations for our next visit on March 1st were
The Freedom House is resource for homeless families in Green Bay that provides services such as housing, meals, and classes to help those in need get back on their feet. The work that they do looks at the bigger picture of poverty and offers tools to help people break out of the cycle, rather than
My creative process is more internal than it is external. I tend to brainstorm in my head first and try to think things through what direction I want to go in before I even write anything out or start drawing. I will visualize my piece before it hits the paper. I find most of my
