New Jersey Winner- Nick L. Bell

Nick L. Bell, a great artist from West Orange New Jersey was the August contest winner. His art has a wonderful illustrative quality. Congrats Nick!

Windy City Winner! Christian Norcross

Good things coming out of Chicago! Though this posting is way overdue, I know you will agree with us about Christian's talent! Check out her work further down in the blog!

Candace Jensen- Artista!

These submissions by Candace Jensen are art gallery worthy! Stunning work!

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Palmer!

Our lovely friend Bev's daughter Casey was married recently to Ross. The Palmer's had a lovely wedding attended by many friends and loved ones. Congratulations to all~! We wish you a lifetime of bliss and happiness. Bev is a designer/ decor coordinator for Whole Foods Market and is a creative genius and an incredibly fun and talented person! We love you guys!

Bev Leader's "hand-y" work

Ah, esteemed Store Designer for Whole Foods Market, Bev Leader took care of the Bishops Corner remodel, down to the handwriting the aisle signs with a Chalk Ink~! Leave it to super Bev to handle Wedding Planning and execution and then turn around and complete a store remodel! That's gold medal worthy!

Oh we love Bubba Gumps!

Here is a sweet piece from Tracy at the Long Beach location. Oh why do they not have these in Texas! I will tell you, that when we are in Florida we LOVE 1) The Shrimper's Net Catch steamed in beer with ' aromatic Bubba's garlic spice' AND the 'secret Cajun recipe". We LOVE this and lick the last bits of sauce and seasoning with our fingers. If you have a Gumps you must go! Oh, and please admire their chalk signs too! "My Jen-ny!!". Thanks Cathy for sending in the pic!

http://www.bubbagump.com

More Pics from Boston...

Here are some pics of Danielle at Ross and Casey's wedding. Much fun was had by all. Here is Danielle with long time friend Baily, and Bev's bad a** shoes! More pics to come....

Ms. Sarah Farsh from Ridgewood NJ sends us...

these lovely photos.

The Whole Foods Market in Ridgewood has lovely art to brighten their store. We say more!

from 'swedishfish104'

Barista Gallery

http://www.starbuckscoffeeathome.com/

Check this out! It may be more chalk, then Chalk Ink®, but nonetheless, it is cool!

Froggy fom North Wales-Candace Jensen

Here is a beautiful piece of artwork from Candace Jensen, Whole Foods Market signmaker from North Wales. Very nice work~

oh yeah! Rocky Mountain Pride-- Jason Park

Bringing Rocky Mountain Pride to the table....Jason Park, the Whole Foods Market Graphic Artist doing his thing in Denver- oh yeah!!! Quality signmaking with a capital "Q".

Gotta have more Jason? www.jamminpumpkins.com

Jim Ponte- 'Store Artist Guy'

Can you say waaaayyy cool! Jim Ponte, 'Store Artist Guy' from Andover Maryland keeps things colorful at the Whole Foods Market on Railroad St. Nice technique and style here. I say the next step is these fish should be animated characters.

oh! New Jersey! Nick L. Bell

Submitting from Whole Foods Market West Orange New Jersey

I love these! Oh so fun! Good good stuff!

For more of these goodies check out www.illustratednick.blogspot.com. This guy has a book published! Try Amazon.com....yup!

More more Nick L. Bell

More Nick L. Bell- We love!

Christian Norcross in Chi-town!

The amazing blockbuster Lincoln Park store has an amazing chalk artist. Beautiful work!!

Batter up! Michael Crockett...

...of Charles River Plaza Whole Foods Market in good ole Boston Mass.

I think this is one of the cutest things I've ever seen! Its so good! and a great example of how to use the dark colors like the blue and black on a black surface. Just a little highlighting with the white. We love this! It's a homerun.

New Summer Contest!- Whole Foods Market

Ok folks! One more to beat the heat! Another Summer Contest before we open it up to the masses! Send in your awesome artwork & show off. Our deadline is August 15th. You can send in more than one shot. Let us know if you have an art website you want to share as well!

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June Winner- Erin Gallagher

New York dominates! Serious talent here folks! Don't be intimidated though, be inspired, just know that there is a lot that can be learned from these artists. Granted, the contest winners clearly have major creative DNA in their blood- but we believe everyone can add charm and color to their signs with a little effort, a lotta love and of course Chalk Ink®! Good job Erin & Eric!

June Contest Winner! Eric S. Anderson

Really! What can you say?! This is beautiful artwork! Creative and stunning. We would love some close ups. Eric Anderson is an artist has worked at several Whole Foods Markets and is currently at the NYC Whole Foods in Tribeca. We say he is AWESOME!

...and uh, ahem... tagging..... (we know nothing...! I swear)

Danielle & Kaoru! Planning to take over the world!

Here is Danielle and Kaoru at their annual meeting planning on how to expand the Chalk Ink® line and coverage- to basically take over! Kaoru is based in Europe and is a kind businessman who does a mean soulful kareoke! Two smart minds meeting over Brazilian food. Good business, Write On!

Jennifer Shepard- Dallas represents

Jennifer Shepard of the Highland Park Whole Foods Market in Dallas Texas shows us her craft in these great pieces. These signs are warm, vibrant and a great example of how to use Chalk Ink Markers® in a retail space.

Erin Gallagher

Ok, can you say wow?! Clearly amazing! Erin Gallagher holds court at the great Union Square Whole Foods Market in New York City. As we would say here at Chalk Ink®, this is a "really wow!" Check it out- The New York Artists use the Artista Pro on Plexi. Plastic is a great surface for either lines, Artista Pro or Wet Wipe.

Barista/ Artista- Lea Vollmer

Don't you wish this was your Starbucks? Lea Vollmer from Evansville Indiana sends us these super pics. Hmmm, doing two jobs-- Starbucks Barista/ Artista at Evansville West- a bonus is needed!

Damian Matthews of Baltimore, MD yo!

The grandeur of Whole Foods Market Mt. Washington. Damian is a travelled and versatile artist. He has range and great technique with his chalk art. Enjoy! Also, see more of his art at the following site: damiankylan.com

More Rockin' Damian

A man named Ed Hardy

A quick trip out to LA and a show at Track 16 Gallery in Santa Monica. It turns out a film maker Anilyn's sister works with was an old friend with Mr Tatoo himself. If we are lucky, we will get to see some of his art in Chalk Ink® soon! It was a great show of his artwork (including ceramics!). Also there was an awesome show of Pinstrippers from Japan "Kustom Japan", who left with AutoChalk to try out. Michael McCabes who has documented this art and culture was also there and graciously signed books.

Emily Johnston from Maryland!

Sends us this fun Tuna sign...very dynamic!

Incrediline Murals

http://wallpapernews.com/

As featured in WallpaperNews, Incrediline is a company whose surface material is easy to install and works well with Chalk Ink® Markers. One of the areas they are looking into is reducing children's exposure to toxic chemicals by having surfaces that can be written on with non-toxic tools (like Chalk Ink®) and crayons. They can also do custom murals. Check out their site below to see what other great things they can do!

http://www.incrediline.com

We have Pineapples!- Christine Daigle's entry

The May Whole Foods Market ® contest has had really great entrees. This pineapple chalkboard from Christine Daigle is super playful!

Lots of fun from Sarah Farsh

Sarah Farsh, the Store Graphic Artist from Ridgewood New Jersey sends us these fun entries from her store. Her unique style and great lettering show great use of Chalk Ink®!

Kate Moore in Memphis

Here is Kate Moore's submission for our Whole Foods Market® May Contest. Kate sends these in from the Whole Foods Market® (a former Wild Oats) in beautiful Tennessee. Great creativity, fun and color in these pics!

More Moore

More nice art from Kate Moore. A great example of Chalk Ink® on glass! Use Artista Pro on surfaces that will get wet.

Over the Weekend- WFF and NRA

Here's Danielle in Chicago at The National Restaurant Association Show- The NRA. Always keeping up to date on the latest in marketing to the food industry, Danielle also networked with her associates of the WFF- The Women's Foodservice Forum. Chalk Ink® Markers started as a marketing tool for grocery stores and coffee shop signage. It's dust free, non-smearing nature made it perfect for a food environment. Plus with it's great colors, many signmakers have been able to produce great artwork- as featured on this blog. There was also a candy show that she attended (thus the M&M and JellyBelly shots).

From the Big Apple- Eric Anderson

Oh how we love artists! Eric is a signmaker at the beautiful Columbus Circle Whole Foods Market in NYC. He will soon relocate to the upcoming store in Tribeca.
A New York native, Eric went to college at the Hartford Art School in Connecticut. Check out his amazing stuff!

More from Eric Anderson

Lucky Columbus Circle!

Doris Grey in PA

Here are a few more great boards from one of our favorites, Doris Grey Of the Jenkintown PA Whole Foods Market™. Needless to say, we are big fans of Doris' artwork and talent. Good work D!

Michael Crockett

Michael Crockett representing the West End of Boston MA

Wow! This contest is really heating up! There are some absolutely amazing artists sending in their work. Check out all these great submissions from Michael Crockett of the Charles River Plaza Whole Foods Market. Michael says he is "pleased to say that Chalk Ink® hasn't let me down when it comes to vibrant and realistic colors". We say "he's a contender!"