COLORING OR ENTERTAINMENT

Sitting on the cement floor of my job coloring. Chalkboard art for the shop. This time it will promote the “N.Y.C. Sewer Door Mat,” $19.99.  Lots of shades of blue and white in straight lines through a circle.

Suddenly I’m being watched (always fascinating, confusing, and glamorous to be the visual artist being watched instead of the one watching the artist.)

It is a group of small children, mostly girls looking at me through the glass door.  A mini mob.
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“What’s she making?”
“She must practice a lot”
“It looks like she’s almost done”
“Yeah she is definitely writing something”
guessing along with my hand
"Doo….”  shrieks of laughter “doo doo!”
“Look she’s using pink!”
“19.99….she’s selling it?”  
“Yeah right”
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With a chuckle, I hold up the real doormat to show them.  They are surprised to find out I can hear them, but it doesn’t phase them for a second. “Oh…….its an advertisement!”
​My turn to be surprised that they know such a big word.