MFS-The Many Faces of Art and Design: CHALK ART BY DAVID ZINN

Remember how fun it used to be as kids, when we could draw on the sidewalks with our coloured chalks? Well, David isn't a kid anymore but he still gets to draw on sidewalks with his coloured chalks! It's always exciting when we come across great works using such simple tools to create unique works of art. Meet David Zinn, the chalk artist and his creatures - including his best-known, Sluggo...

'Lizard in Progress' by David Zinn

David Zinn has been creating original artwork in and around Ann Arbor since 1987, serving all manner of clients from small shops to major municipalities. His artistic style and professional approach are grounded in a desire to communicate concepts clearly, and with a sense of humor where appropriate. David has created posters, business logos, book illustrations, educational cartoons, museum signage, t-shirt designs, murals, greeting cards, environmental superheroes, corporate allegories and hand-painted dump trucks. His artwork has been reproduced in Canada, England, Scotland, South Korea, Japan, and Australia, and can also be found on the inside of dumpsters in Ann Arbor and the outside of buses in Anchorage.