Life-Sized Collage—Inspired by the work of Judy Bowman

During this project, students will critically explore their memories and express them in a visual manner through collage. Judy Bowman—the key artist this lesson is formulated from—is a large scale collage artist that utilizes themes of memory and community memory in her work. The concept of individual and collective memory will be explored through discussion and additives classmates. Students will collaborate with their peers through the creation of a large scale collaborative mural, utilizing their individual collages to create something larger. Students will then place their Judy Bowman inspired individual collage onto a larger dream-scape backdrop, connecting ideas of collective memory and collective dreaming through peer collaboration and discussion.