Once there was a blank wall in a very busy city.  Nobody noticed it, nobody cared.  Then one day I walked up to it with a can of black paint and a brush and started to randomly apply abstract shapes, patterns, drips, symbols, characters, and lines with passion and emotion, capturing the energy of the moment.  The next day people started to stir, cars slowed down to try and figure out what they saw, and a buzz of dialog spread through the air.  Who did it? What does it mean? Is it legal?  I see this and I see that! Most of the viewers enjoyed it and welcomed the change.  Some were outraged and wanted to have it removed.  The local school studied it and wrote essays on what they interpreted it to be.  On some days you would see photographers posing their subjects in front of it and snapping off digital images of gorgeous models, a wedding party, and even a car commercial.  One commercial caught the eye of the nation and overnight people were coming from around the country to see the now famous wall.  Papers wrote about it, politicians talked about it, and children were inspired by it.  A business that was across the street from the wall expanded and tripled their sales.  Soon other businesses moved into the area and   people questioned who created the now famous work of art.  My name came up and from that day on I have been asked to create Cascardo art for communities all over the world.

The Wall that Woke up the World

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