sand and chalk ephemerals

Carl Jara does the sand sculpture, annually, at Berea's Oktoberfest. Usually there is a German theme.

Ruh-roh [foto: jz]

City Dogs is Cleveland's kennel. They are very often beyond capacity. Almost all the dogs are pit bulls, or pit bull mixes. They are a stigmatised breed. Many are sweet dogs. This is a way to get them noticed.

sketch of blue dog

chalkings of koi, and other fish were popular

one of the bridge pylon's heads

Postage stamp Elvis was a Saturday chalking protected with plastic sheeting, before Sunday noon there was hours of rain. Some chalkings were washed away. The nature of outside, open air art made with sand, and chalk are temporary installations. Water will move fine particles of rock. There is a small duration after creation, see it while it lasts. Overall, these tend to be a conservative art form, and easily appreciated. Abstract expressionism does not appear. The chalkings were done on the stone surfaces outside the 1916 entrance of Cleveland Art Museum.

chalk after rain

There were a few remembrances of Elizabeth II.