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    Playful Magic members Veneta Nikolova (right), Joe Hessenius and Liz Ferrie, all of Arcata, took a break from inviting community members be be muralists to add a little paint to each other.
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    Gypsy Rader, of Arcata, joined in the painting with her daughter, Bizou Massias.
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    Lots of shoppers turned into artists helping paint final touches to the mural at the Angels of Hope Thrift Store on Saturday in Arcata.
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    Playful Magic artist Veneta Nikolova pointed out the before-and-after paint colors on a side wall at the Angels of Hope Thrift Store.
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    Playful Magic artists Veneta Nikolova and Joe Hessenius demonstrated their collaborative wall-painting technique while touching up the mural.
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    After watching the Playful Magic muralists at work all week, Amelie (foreground) and Dele Rebstock, of Arcata, got brushes of their own to add personal touches to the mural.
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    Ava Cocks, of Irvine, said she was in town and, after visiting farmers market, stopped by to shop at the store. “I couldn’t resist the invitation to paint.”
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    Isla Davidson, 7, and her brother Felix, 3, of Manila, used the brushes to paint their hands and then made hand prints on the mural.