I first introduced my students to artist Tyree Guyton a popular local hero in Detroit. He has taken two blocks in Detroit's inner city and turned it into a true work of art titled The Heidelberg Porject, check out the website for more information, www.heidelberg.org. The basic idea is this, he has taken trash and turned it to treasure by creating art installations, each with deep meaning beyond the visual. He has gotten children and his community thinking and creating art, all of this has helped to heal in times of tribulation. The "Dotty Wotty House" is covered with multicolored dots, which represent the colors of people all over the world. I hooked my computer up to a project and took the club on a "tour" of the neighborhood using Google Maps, they loved this and said it was like a game video :)
Then we talked about fiber art. I showed students a simple running stitch, and I was happy that most students picked this up rather quickly. After the houses were made we then added felt, buttons and other odds and ends to finish the colorful "Dotty Wotty" effect.
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