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Pastel chalk artist Mike Woods rubbed in the final touches on his panel, sponsored by Dance Scene Studiio. -
Artist Tony Diaz used a lot of creative pastel chalk for his sponsor, Local Cider Company. -
Pastel chalk artist Michelle Dobosh wore her artistic medium on her hands after working on her panel for sponsor Arcata Scoop. -
Artist Mataya Conroy brought light to her panel’s creatures for sponsor Brandt Electric. -
Chalk artist Lucas Thornton paused work on his familiar GOAT panel artwork for sponsor Cypress Grove. -
Chalk artist Renée Thompson neared the end of her panel for her employer and sponsor North Coast Journal. -
Muffin pans and a great variety of other palettes were used by the artists who ground their chalk into powder. -
Kim Alvarez paused to look over her Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, created for sponsor Heart Bead. The wing eyespots give the moth its name – from the Greek myth of the cyclops Polyphemus. -
Helping promote the coming earthquake-awareness Shakeout event on Oct. 20 at 10:20 a.m. were Cal Poly Humboldt Geology Club members Huntington Paulson (left), club faculty adviser Prof. Amanda Admire-Grafft, Dennis Lindehof and Lisa Elconin. -
These chalk artists used a familiar game character to attract attention to their cause, protecting Medicare from Wall Street interests. -
Artist Rosalie Thomson captured her dog Luka’s portrait in chalk for her panel sponsored by Nor Cal Pet. -
“Into the Water” is a direct translation of the sponsoring company name, Kkatat (panel viewed on Sunday morning). -
Sunday-viewing of the portraits without the crowds allowed a look at chalk artist Kati Texas’ “Ugga Mugga” – her creation for sponsor KEET-TV. “Ugga Mugga” means “I love you” and comes from children’s programming on television. Daniel Tiger from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood has a song called “Ugga Mugga means I love you” and the term also dates back to the children’s show Mister Rogers Neighborhood where Daniel Striped Tiger and Lady Aberlin used Ugga Mugga as a way to say they loved one another, in an episode that aired on April 8, 1958. -
Chalk artist Johanna Nagan (and also owner of sponsor Blondies) found some creative ways for her art to escape the panel boundaries (viewed on Sunday morning). -
Many chalk artists achieved remarkably vivid colors and creative graphic designs on the sidewalk panels with the pastel chalk techniques. -
Pastel-chalk teams of all ages worked on several sponsored panels. -
Chalk artist Amy Berkowitz was back again for her nineteenth year, sponsored by KHUM-FM, and her panel’s artwork mentioned the recent reintroduction of the California condor (“Prey-go-neesh”). -
These artists, Maia (age 7) and Harry (age 2), who created this panel for First 5 Humboldt, must have finished early as we didn’t meet them. -
Kristina Lang joined acupuncturist Stacey Kett for their seventh year of creating pastel chalk art in support of sponsor Kett”s acupuncture business. -
Artist Abee Morical checked out the portrait of Stan in the panel she and Petra Taylor-Vandormael created for Café Mokka. -
This pastel-chalk panel was created to promote Play On Shakespeare SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL, an arts organisation dedicated to inspiring and engaging young people and new audiences to connect with classical plays. <playonshakespeare.com> -
Northcoast Children’s Services volunteer Susan Chadbourne helped distribute pastel chalks to arriving artists and then sorted their returned chalk when they finished. -
A close-up of a chalk artist at work on the Humboldt Alumni-sponsored panel. -
Chalk Artist Jaimal Kordeswas brushed the finishing touches on this hummingbird portrait for his panel sponsored by Ink People Center for the Arts.
