Join artist and creative facilitator Joy Joshua of Journey & Thingz for Art That Holds Our Stories, a reflective, intergenerational experience presented as part of Threads of Healing in recognition of the ALA National Day of Racial Healing. Through guided storytelling, reflection, and hands-on creative expression, you are invited to explore your identity, your sense of belonging, and your personal threads of connection.

You will create a mixed-media Identity Weaving using yarn, fabric strips, written prompts, colored paper, and symbolic materials. Each strand you choose can represent a memory, a value, a community, or a source of healing. As you weave your threads together, you’ll visually express your story and engage in a collective moment of understanding and shared healing. This is a space to slow down, reflect, and honor the experiences that shaped you.

Optional: You are welcome to bring a small photo, fabric scrap, written memory, or symbolic object that reflects a meaningful part of your story. You may weave or add this item into your artwork.