Nakon Omelas
(Nay Cone OH-meh-lahss)
by Natalie Charlesworth
I named my city ‘Nakon Omelas’ because ‘nakon’ is the Croation word for ‘after’, and Omelas is the name of a city from a book. The book is called ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’, by Ursula K. Le Guin. The story is about a dystopian/utopian society where everyone lives immensely happy and at peace, but at the expense of a single child who must live their life in torment. Many of the citizens who grow up and realize what the cost is, choose to look past it. But there are some who are disgusted and choose to leave the city. As the book ends, you never are told where the ones who left end up. I chose to name my map after this book because I feel that the way I move about in this world is like someone who chooses to leave Omelas. My city is the place where I would like to imagine the people who left eventually found refuge in. So the name directly translates to ‘after Omelas’....
I drew Bridges to remind me of my time in
Penang.
Pink trees bring back a memory of the spring
time cherry blossoms I love.
I used several color pencils layered together
for the ombre effect.
The pancake Dinner represents Jake’s diner that me my dad
and brother always went to. We also used to watch Tom and Jerry a lot so that
is why I called it Tom and Jerry’s.
Little Malaysia represents my time in Malaysia
where there were lots of outdoor eateries.
I love open air Markets. We have one in Chico
and we had one in Davis California. So Bubi’s Market represents my love for fresh food and
cool community neighborhoods.
Sam’s creamery is for my brother who loves ice cream. I thought it
would be fun to have in my map.
JCy’s Ball park is for my dad, Jay Charlesworth since he loves
baseball so much and would always take us to games.
Downtown is where I am going to college next
year for the school of design.
The carousel represents one of my favorite
parks called Bibinka Park.
Animal Palace is a park where farm animals are
free to explore and don’t have to be worried about going to the butcher. I am a vegan and so that is the way I have chosen to share this perspective.
Home is a simple apartment because I am moving
to college and know I will have to share a small two bedroom apartment with
four people.
Ghibli Hill is a Gondala I remember in Malaysia there’s a place called Penang hill and there’s a
gondola that goes up it. one of my most vivid memories is looking up at it and
riding it to the top with my mom and her friend Kim.... I also named it ghibli
hill after the Japanese animated film studio called studio Ghibli. I love the
films they’ve made!
Richmond Park is a nod to a Lake I used to
play on with my Grandmother as a child.
B’s Arena is a reminder of how much I like music and going to
concerts.
I got some great icon ideas from Nate and
Sallie’s web
site
I realized just how
much the little plants and flowers changed the overall look of my piece. I
think it made it look a lot more put together. That may be a little tip you can
share with the class if they want to spice up their map! Or of course they can keep it simple and minimal which looks
great too! I also used an ombre effect with different shades of colored pencils
to fill in the background.
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