Going Back Home: An Artist Returns to the South

By Toyomi Igus

Book Overview

More than half a century after her family moved North to find a better life, artist Michele Wood returned to the South to see and experience the land where her ancestors lived, struggled, and thrived.

In Going Back Home, Michele presents a series of paintings inspired by this personal journey. Through her complex and richly patterned art, Michele places herself back in history, imagining her ancestors' struggles to overcome hardship through family love and community.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892391979
• ISBN13: 9780892391974
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Lee & Low Books, Incorporated
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

a beautiful testament to the power of family and creativity.

The story of family history and oral tradition is brought to life by artist/illustrator, Michele Wood. The elements neccesary to convey the use of personal history into the creative process is acheived by the perfect match of text and illustration. This title could be brought to use in several arenas of childhood education; art apprectiation, exploration of the creative process, oral history as well as a springboard for discusion on several levels. Folk art books for children such as this and ones by Mattie Lou O'Kelly, etc. are few and far between. This one should insprire a new generation of folk and naive artists.