cartoon life: Street chalk art cat

Begining the drawing   I did my very first chalk art street at this weekend in Wallaceburg Ontario at their Dragon Boat Races, peripheral to, beside, and just downtown. A random helper drops in spontaneously and draws the toes. The wet technique just sucks up the chalk. Im afraid I

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The Canadian Progressive: In Paris, street art in solidarity with Idle No More (PHOTO)

More than five thousand #IdleNoMore protesters gathered in Ottawa Friday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders held a closed-door  meeting. Meanwhile, in Paris, street art in solidarity with Idle No More: RELATED: AFN call for “real change”, “remedies and actions” for First Nations In Ottawa, thousands of #IdleNoMore and allied protesters demand real

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knitnut.net: Remembering Elmaks

It was on this day, a year ago, that Ottawa’s favourite street artist hiked into the forest, lay down under a tree, and died. His parents recently sent me a photograph of his headstone, along with an explanation of the symbols, and kindly gave me permission to share it here.

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