2004 Summer Mural Project

My Journey

My Journey is a fabric mural created by over 100 children. This project was made possible as a result of  a collaboration between the Children's Education Center of  HFF, Children of the Future Program of the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Columbus Museum of Art.

Beginning in February 2004, students and instructors began work on this project.  We talked about different kinds of journeys.  Journeys are trips we take in our lives.  We travel to different places, with different people, with different personal belongings.  We travel in different ways.

We looked at artwork in the Museum galleries.  We examined the textile work of Aminah Robinson, including   Journeys and A Street Called Home.  In July, we looked at Jacob Lawrence's The Migration Series from the Phillips Collection.  Both Robinson and Lawrence explore their personal journeys in their artwork.

The students sketched their ideas on paper and then transferred those ideas to fabric.  The textile work of Aminah Robinson inspired the fabric people, trees and forms of transportation.  Many students worked together to paint the background for the mural.  Jacob Lawrence's bold colors and simple shapes inspired the painted background of the mural.

The final artwork, a large fabric mural, depicts a busy urban scene full of activity.  People and vehicles are on the move - everyone is on a personal journey.