On an Indian Summer day in November, we had an amazing Public Art class out in Isham Park. The students had been preparing for this day by practicing tracing shadows, filling in space on a large scale and collaborating together. Everyone was urged put their surroundings into the work, and the entire space was filled with words about Peace and Recycling, drawings of trees and of course scribbles. It was a great balance of working singularly and collectively, something of great importance when working on a public art piece. The students understood this was a gift to the community and others that saw it. They also comprehended that although chalk is temporary and will wash away in the rain, the true art is being able to do it again and again.
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