The A-Z Challenge Edition - The Woven Tale Press

I am very flattered to have one of my 2013 A-Z Challenge posts make it into the Special Edition of The Woven Tale Press. Put together by the delightful Sandra Tyler, whom I am sure many of you know as the savior of blog posts.

Out of the thousands of posts that were submitted for this year's A-Z Challenge, twenty-six of them made their way into this "summary" of what the challenge is all about. Poetry, art, fiction, observations, a true mix of the kind of creativity the challenge brings out. With a record number of participants this year (over 1700 I believe) we had a staggering 44,000+ posts in total!

When I read about this Special Edition being put together over at The Woven Tale Press and saw there were a few letters still needing posts, I submitted to three or four of those letters. Never really thinking there was any chance I would have a post selected, I was excited to see an email in my inbox from Sandra stating she wanted to use my "G" post for her book. I told her, "Absolutely!"

With great irony, my "G" post happened to be the only one where I featured the creativity of others but nonetheless, that creativity I felt was worth promoting. The title of the Post is Global Street Art and some of you may remember reading it.

I have read through this Special Edition and was entertained by every selection that Sandra chose. I am honored that I made the "cut". Thanks Sandra!

Below is the link to the book. If you were an A-Z participant this will bring back recent memories...if you did not take part in this year's challenge then maybe this will incite you to think about joining us next year!

Please read and enjoy...

Global Street Art

Time for the G-spot.

This post maybe somewhat off-track, but I wanted to share something I have found and been engrossed with for a couple years now. I resisted the urge to continue my HST saga and venturing into "Gonzo" for my G-post, but due to circumstances I decided to give you a break today.

Street Art, specifically Global Street Art.

It is a phenomenon that has arisen out of a combination of gang tagging and graffiti. These talents have evolved into an art form and the trend has spread around the world. There are some amazing and talented people out there with spray cans of paint.

These creations range from 3-D effects on flat walls and streets, to utilizing the building or wall features, to interacting with the surroundings (like the first one below). The reference of the man in the picture on the last shot shows how large some of these wall paintings are.

Some of this artwork is still in search of its artist. The website Global Street Art has posted numerous pictures of this work, in trying to find the artists. The art work is from all over the world - UK to China, Spain to Russia, Australia to Brazil. The guy that started this site had another blog I followed but when his passion for chasing this art form spread beyond our borders, he took the plunge and took on a new mission in life. Hence the Global Street Art site was born. I have their Facebook page followed so I get updates on all the new postings.

I want to share a few examples and if you are interested in more you can visit the page I have put up with more examples or you can click on the link above and go to the site for a large viewing and more about where these are found. I thought this was very cool stuff, and I enjoy sharing cool stuff with you...my friends.

 

 

This one is incredible. Chalk drawing on the street. Yes this is a flat drawing on the pavement!!

 

All pictures belong to their respective photographers and are found on the Global Street Art Facebook site with locations where the artwork was done