STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

"Last summer, I started to chalk in my driveway for something to do. My brother and I decided to have a contest one afternoon to see who could draw sponge bob the best. After we did that I realized maybe I could draw some pictures that where actually good. When summer started this year I decided to do some more out in my driveway. I saw a video of someone doing chalk and realized they were using soft pastels to get a brighter outcome. I decided to save up some money and buy some soft pastels for myself. I started practicing some different techniques from using just my fingers to adding in water. I found adding the water made it so you couldn't see the concrete through which made it look much smoother in the end. A few weeks ago I entered my first chalk walk in downtown Oshkosh, unfortunately it ended up raining and I wasn't able to complete my picture. Many people came up to me complimenting and asking about my drawing. In the end I ended up getting second place with my drawing of Mufasa and Simba from the lion king. This winter I will be practicing a lot more and will be doing many more competitions in the future." -Mallory