New Blog – The Art of Being A Dad
-I just started a new blog. I wanted to promote my dad book which takes place over the first seven years of my kids lives, and also talk about what it's like to have teenagers (girls).~MarkBlog~ the Art of Being A Dad-
Chalk Book & Documentary Film
-We continue to work on our book and documentary film. They are both close to being finished. They are fantastic!And the Guinness World Record people asked for photos for the GWR 2010 book. That's cool.As we all know, funding it tight, our account is getting close to bottom of the well. We'll need more funding to continue supporting the creative spirit in youth and communities. If you feel moved and believe in what we are doing, please donate to our nonprofit. We will use your donations wisely. Thank you!Please visit our web site to donate:www.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org-
Guinness World Record – Official Document
-Guinness World Record - Official DocumentMark Wagner, Founder of "Re-Enchanting the World Through Art" and the "Kids' Chalk Art Project" accepts an award from the PTA of Alameda County for his work with kids and the creation of the world's largest chalk drawing in 2008.www.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org
Obama Sky: An Earth Inauguration by Daniel Dancer
-Daniel Dancer is a fellow art brother. He recently pulled this piece off in Chicago using children, recycled garbage, and sod to create a portrait of Obama.After the election of Barrack Obama it began to seem like there was a whole new spirit in this country, an excitement, an edge, a never-before-seen unity . . . almost as if we were living under a whole new "sky" . . . . it felt so wide and pervasive. I sent out an email to every principal in Illinois to try to find a venue to celebrate the first black president in a special way. Thinking many would respond, only one did . . . Vaida Williams, a big, brave [...]
PTA Award and the Chalk Book
-I was just selected for the PTA award for 2008. I am being honored for "involving our children in a wonderful event, bringing art and creativity to their world."We also just sent our chalk drawing book to print for an artist proof, pretty exciting. 80 pages with lots of color, chalk drawings, kids, community, and a world record! It will be available for sale hopefully by the end of the month.www.reenchantingtheworldthroughart.org-
Heaven on Earth
-I was contacted through the internet for an interesting chalk drawing job. The job was to make a chalk drawing in a kid's style, photograph the drawing, turn it into a 18 x 36 in. print. The print would then get framed and given as a thank you gift to the First Lady Janet, wife of the Uganda's President. She helped open the Miranda Memorial Academy, a children's K - 8 school in Uganda, Africa.There is an abandoned park on the decommissioned Alameda Naval Air Base, near where I live. I have been eyeing it for awhile knowing it was a prime spot for chalk drawing.The size of a basketball court is 94 x 50 ft. Tracy Stum [...]