Altars & Lineage
Dominique James
March 4, 2022
Celebrate the people that have impacted you by creating an offering for them.
Source Material:
- “Jane Wong’s Artistic Altar” by Jane Wong
- “Word Warrior-ess June Jordan” by Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Pre-writing:
- list of people who have impacted you
- what have those people given you?
- what do associate with them?
- what do you want to give them?
Prompt: Using your lists and inspiration from the source material, create an alter or offering for the person or people who have shaped you. This can be through music, poetry, visual art…whatever medium is best for you.
Dominique James
Dominique is an artist and educator from Chicago. She is a graduate of Howard University, an awardee of the Propeller Fund, and a Chicago Artists Coalition Spark Grant recipient.