In this workshop, participants will create a grid drawing that explores a specific theme such as nature or ancestry, a particular place, a moment in history, or a theme of choice. This approach is appropriate for any level of student and uses the simplest of materials—a pencil, a Micron pen, and possibly a few colored pencils and collage. Attendees will be encouraged to work on a toned gray ground so that three values can easily be seen. Composition, different levels of completeness, and different ways to approach a thematic subject will be explored. This project is one that educators could easily combine with a history, literature, science, or social studies unit.