My fiancée and I do a lot in town to keep busy and one of those things includes chalk art. Chalk art is one of those things that seems like a terrible idea at first. You’ll spend all day on the hard pavement drawing with chalk and blending the powder into the ground with your fingers and if you’re unlucky it might rain. Or the people walking by won’t notice and will walk or ride right through your work. If it’s in the road, later that day cars might be driving on it. It seems like a waste of time, but it’s not.
One thing about this kind of art that is really unique is that it exists for such a brief period of time and is because of its medium fragile to the elements. When you visit a chalk art festival and see how much talent is poured onto the streets, it’s hard for some people to understand why we would do it if we know it won’t last. I generally say that not lasting is part of the fun of the art form. Ephemeral art like chalking or zines are awesome because the people who are exposed to it are part of a tiny movement that exists only in that time and place. Pictures will share what was there, but they can’t convey everything that went into the production and presentation of the piece. “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.”
I really love art and more so because Jessi has been able to introduce me to so many avenues in which it can be expressed. We recently teamed up with a friend of ours to create the Georgia Chalk Artists Guild. It’s an exciting time for chalk artists in GA because there are so many new events happening every year that help to showcase awesome works of art, even if it’s for a short time.
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