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-Last Thurs. was National Summer Learning Day. I was invited to participate by the Central Valley Afterschool Foundation in Fresno CA USA to create a chalk drawing that was themed around the education that happens over the summer and after school.Education and learning is important to keep the kids' minds active and engaged while school is out. Many kids loose valuable learning skills without being stimulated, it's especially hard on the less privileged kids, kids without parental interest, time, or energy to be their teachers.The chalk drawing was at the semi pro Grizzlies Chukchansi baseball stadium. I used a Grizzly Bear's paw print, baseball player, and combined them with the sun, skateboarding, cheer leading, hip hop dancing, cooking, [...]

-We just posted our new trailer of the new 30 minute documentary film about our 2008 World Record chalk drawing by Kevin Footer and Victoria Zorraquin.MOVIE TRAILERwww.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org-

-This was the 7th year I organized a chalk drawing at my kids elementary school.Actually this year I just created the outline and a mom/art docent ran the day of drawing with the kids.It was my way of passing the torch to someone else so that now the school can do it on their own.My youngest daughter is graduating from the school after we had two kids go through over the last seven years.TURTLE WORLDOUR NEW BOOK IS NOW ON SALE"Small Town - Big VisionKids' Chalk Art ProjectWorld Record 2008www.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org-

-http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/700435A year ago we were chalk drawing on the site, over the next two week we covered 90,000 sq. ft. and set a new World Record. Please join us now in celebrating by buying our new book to share the creative energy and support future project with youth and community.SMALL TOWN ~ BIG VISION is the story of the Kids' Chalk Art Project ~ a creative community event that set a new world record for the largest chalk drawing, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.May 27 - June 7, 2008: 6,000 participants, including over 3,800 elementary school students; two weeks of chalk drawing, 90,000 square feet (300' x 300'), the story of a salamander and ginkgo [...]

-Next week we launch our NEW BOOK!80 pages of beautiful color photographs of our world record chalk drawing made a year ago by the kids and community of Alameda, CA USA.Please join us in celebrating our efforts into keeping the arts alive for our kids, for the future, and for us all now.School flyer going out to all the elementary school parents.Excerpt for the book:Along the Way: A Few LessonsI Learned About Dreaming Big DreamsIf you are going to dream big, be prepared to pay dearly. Dreamers pay in blood, sweat, and real tears for the wisdom they receive and the experience they get along the way.Dreamers require co-conspirators. You need to enroll others in your vision, you [...]

-The Italian Street Painting Festival by Youth in Arts in San Rafael CA is coming up June 13 - 14th. It's one of the largest chalk drawing festival in the country and in the world. Hundreds of artist come to draw and thousands of people come to watch, listen to great music, eat excellent food.If you live in the area it's not to be missed. I have been drawing there ever since it began some 15 years ago.Youth in Arts 2007Youth In Art, San Rafael CAwww.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org-