Chalk the Block 2023

Easton Sept. 23 2023

This was my first and only chalk event for 2023. Chalk the Block at Easton is always the premier chalk event of the season for Ohio Chalk Artist. This year was my 7th one! I've only missed it one time since I began to do chalk art in 2016!

I decided to do a design that gave a nod to my other job as a scenic artist. Our show at Town Hall Theater was Into the Woods this season. So I used our set as an inspiration for my chalk design. It worked out great!

It was a beautiful day that Saturday and I got started early and finished by 3:00 pm. My design went well with few hitches. It looked great. Several people knew the reference to the play and others I had to explain it to them

I added a advertisement for our show at Town Hall Theater in the lower left of the design. Since it had been my inspiration.

Below is my completed design

This is where I began.....

My inspiration for my design was our set for Into the Woods at Town Hall Theater

Below are my sketches for my design:

Ready to begin!

The beginning...

The work....

Almost Finished!

Finishing touches!

Finished!

There was a neat shadow that came across my design as it got later in the day.

Everyone enjoyed it! These girls were just the right size!

Finished!

I even put an advert for Town Hall Theater into my work!

Thought this was a fun picture of Sheryl's bird after Little Red in my picture!

Last pics before going home for the day....

Halloween 2022: October 31, 2022

It was predicting rain and I kept trying to decide if I should do chalk art for Trick or Treat this year or not. Middle of the afternoon I checked and it said that there was no rain predicted until 7pm that evening. So I decided to go ahead with it. I did something simple without even doing a design ahead of time. I finished in a little over an hour. It looked threatening, but the weather report still said no rain until 7pm. I cleaned up and went inside to get something else done. I didn't even realize that it had rained until I checked later...my design was ruined. Wish I would have covered it!!! Oh well I will just do the same thing again next year!

Here's the final product...before the rain!