Italian Street Painting Festival

Every year we attend this festival and chalk art onto the cement. This is our 16th year. We get the family together and spend the weekend. This includes extended family members who have been coming out with us for multiple years. Last year we included Jared's very talented girlfriend, Chelsea but she wasn't able to make it this year. Since Valerie and Kevin have moved to Richmond, VA, she has not been able to participate either so this is the second year of her missing out.....and of us missing her. This is just a small sampling of what we do in the two days and only a few of the people with us. Since I work at a High School, I usually bring a few students, too. Its a tradition now that I hope we can continue...the problem is Perry and I are getting almost too old to be on our hands and knees doing this sort of thing. The young'ens are going to have to keep this tradition alive.

Valerie's friend Jared Tunison working on his Simpsons-Salvador Dali


His finished work.

Semar Prom's finished work. Tim Burton's Pin Cushion Queen

Val's best friend since Kindergarten, Brianna worked on this one for two days.

This was one of the ones done by our dear friend Stephen Bentley.

And here are Stephen and Brianna getting started on Saturday morning.

This is me working on my Recycling Robot on Sunday.

And here is my finished Recycling Robot.

Caroline did this one. She is married to Jared's best friend, TJ.

Jared's best friend TJ did this one.

Here is Perry working on his. It took him two days to finish. It was 8'x8'.

Here is Jared working on his dinosaur.

And here is Jared's dinosaur finished.

And this is my goofy girl with her toy cow that I did on Saturday.

This is Perry's finished square. Every year he does a "Frazetta."

Frank Frazetta is his all time favorite artist.