Chalk & Poetry
Jenny Dowd
Later this month the Teton County Library will host a writing workshop and community program with U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera.
In order to prepare for this event, the library asked me to create a chalk art dialogue around the library. I invited printmaker, Brittany Hill, to help me with this multi-week project.
This past Wednesday we tackled the first area with - who knew? - spray chalk! We used regular chalk also for details, but the spray chalk was really fun, offering fast coverage, intense colors and the opportunity to make stencils.
For this first area we chose a line from "Borderbus"
We are everything hermana
Because we come from everything.
-Juan Felipe Herrera
If you are in the area, stop by and see the chalk drawings evolve each week.
For more information on these free community programs visit the Teton County Library
Community Program: We Come from Everything: Poetry & Migration
Friday April 21, 7pm at the Center for the Arts (Tickets available at the library)
Writing Workshop: Find your Activist Voice Through Poetry
Saturday April 22, 10:30am - 12:30pm at the Teton County Library
Stay tuned for an update in a few weeks!