For the first multimedia component of the Histories of Our Families project we will be turning your beautiful “I am from” poems into a visual art form using Photoshop. When creating this work it’s very important to spend time thinking about what you want to communicate before you start piling things together. Look at your poem and attempt to take the mental imagery it evokes in your mind and fit it within your page. Additionally, it’s important to think about the design of your type. (Remember type’s dual nature of voice and visual.) Our final images will be printed and displayed for our families to see during our Digital Story Festival on December 9 & 10 in the Library.

You will create at least two versions of your image. Your complete images should be 8″ x 10″ and 150 pixels/inch. They may be oriented horizontally and vertically.

I’ve completed three sample versions of my “I am from” poem for you to see:

I am from mountain tops and river beds

I am from flower filled meadows and craggy rocks

Prime numbers of the Earth

My divide between heavens and the soul

I am from a father gone to Florida

I am from a mother by my side

One and one makes one

One and one and one leaves two

I am from Bob Dylan

I am from Tom Waits

Bourbon on my tongue

Leaning back and forth, back and forth

I am from long highways

I am from longer trails

Foot step jump skip run roll on

Eyes in the sun heart in the wind

I am from passion and dreams

I am from belief in you

Born in every moment we meet

Living in the glow of your light

I am from teaching

I am from fatherhood

What is important is not important

I am here you are here we are here

We are here

In the glow of your light

Heart in the wind

Back and forth

The two of us

Heavens and soul