On day one the students heard Christopher Lawing's presentation about Joyce J. Scott and her artwork concerning the theme of social justice. The students took notes and began narrowing down their concepts. Each student chose an idea under the overarching idea of social justice. They narrowed their themes to a topic that was very personal and individually emotionally charged; a topic with which they had personal experience. Working with the visiting artist, Ginny H. Boyd, each student began thumbnailing images and layouts on a 12" x12" paper.