TOTE BAG CITY SOUVENIR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Participants get acquainted with the neighbourhood, get familiar with the use of the maps.
KEYWORDS
embroider
up-cycling
craft skills
DURATION
1-2 hours for the walk
2 hours for the workshop
SKILLS
orientation skills
manual skills
green skills
digital skills
visual skills
PREPARATION
Make a preliminary walk to explore the neighbourhood that you want to visit with the participants. Check the accessibility of the places. If the participants don't have smartphones, print maps of the neighbourhood that you are going to visit. Watch the video tutorial dedicated to the exercice.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
For the city walk:
Smartphones,
Google Maps application or printed maps
For the Totem Bag painting
recyclable tote bags
markers for textile
acrylic paint
bruches
cups for water
brown paper to protect the table
pens
tapes
pencils
sheets of white papers
For the embroidery technique:
embroidery threads
needles,
scissors
DESCRIPTION
1. City Walk:
Take a walk in the city with the group and encourage participants to take photos at places where they feel happy or that they enjoy. Ask participants to mark the locations where they took their photos on their maps, or check if the photos appear correctly on their Google Maps application.
2. Sharing and Discussion:
Back in the room, ask participants to share their photos and experiences in a plenary. They should also show their maps and explain why they chose the places they did.
3. Sketch:
Ask participants to make sketches of the streets they visited on a blank piece of paper. They can transform the streets into a geometric pattern and include details from the photos they took there.
4. Tote Bag Illustration:
Ask participants to copy their drawing onto the tote bag with a pencil. - Then, they should use painting, drawing or embroidery techniques to finalize the pattern on their tote bag. - Use the RE-CULT micro lessons to learn about these techniques:
TIPS AND RECOMMANDATIONS
Participants will be taking photos independently during the exercise. Therefore, it is important to ensure they feel comfortable moving around the city and can find their way back to the group at the end. Embroidery is a time-consuming activity, so it's likely that participants may need to complete their work at home.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Participants will gain observation and manual skills, an insight on how to upcycle and personnalise objects, They will link better feelings in public spaces and also gain experience in using applications such as Google Maps.
