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Where Chalk Meets Sidewalk PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA
About 100 people participated in the Chatham 250 Sidewalk Chalk Festival on Sept. 11 at The Park at Briar Chapel. Passersby and judges viewed original artworks drawn on the walking paths. The event, sponsored by Carolina Meadows, was part of the county’s yearlong celebration of its 250th anniversary. Judges included Chatham 250 co-chair Renee Paschal, local artist Kathy Flood, Susan Gaca of Carolina Meadows and Adriane Karlinski of MOSAIC at Chatham Park. Winners in each category were as follows: • Family: Claudia Low with her son, Florian Machius, 9, and daughter, Alana Machius, 5, for their portrait of a heron. They won a gift certificate for a Paint Your Pot in Cary. • Teen: Northwood High School junior Catie Harrigan and senior Cal Martine for their portrait of jellyfish and they won an art supplies kit. • Adult: Buffy Taylor for her drawing of a Chatham 250 tiger. Her prize was two mugs by Mays Pottery near Bynum. • Senior: Maja Kricker for her drawing of a tree along the Haw River. Her prize was a basket of breakfast scones, coffee and jam. • Crowd-pleaser: Teresa “Teri” Mikan for her Chatham 250 storybook drawing. She received a bouquet of flowers from Turtle Rock Gardens in Siler City. CM 14
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
WINTER 2021-2022
1 Megan Dydynski shows off her drawing. 2 Florian Machius, 9, puts the finishing touches on the portrait of a heron that he drew with his mom, Claudia Low, and his sister, Alana Machius, 5. 3 Rikki Eskelund Amedick, Kristi Eskelund, Lydia Eskelund, Yessenia Eskelund holding Eli Eskelund, 20 months, AJ Eskelund, Noah Amedick, Wilda Heard and Jesse Eskelund, 14. 4 Festival co-coordinator Hilary Pollan holds a handmade bookmark she created with the help of Chatham Artists Guild volunteers. 5 Members of Girl Scout Troop 4166 Birdie Pedraza, 7, and Emery Elliott, 7.