NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

This Dad is Melting Down Thousands of Crayons to Help Children in Need Brian Ware collects thousands of used crayons, which he then melts down and reshapes into new crayons for children at local hospitals Watch video here.

TODAY

The Crayon Initiative brings smiles to children’s hospitals — through reused crayons After watching a restaurant throw away used crayons, Bryan Ware had an idea. And now, it’s helping him turn those unwanted crayons into unlimited possibility. Watch video here.

KTNV Action News

Putting a smile on the faces of children is the goal of The Crayon Initiative. Since the non-profit started less than two years ago, the non-profit has taken donated, used crayons and re-molded them into brand new, safe crayons for thousands of kids in the hospital. Watch video here.

Danville Today News

The Crayon Initiative: As Innovative as Child’s Play By Jody Morgan Read article here.

Adult Coloring Books, All The (not so new) Rage

There is a general buzz around the water cooler and for the first time in a while it’s not sport point spreads or Pinterest boards…well, kind of. This latest and greatest rage was actually brought to my attention from a friend who mentioned the growing popularity of Adult Coloring Books on Pinterest. At first I was aghast, then sort of … Read More

[BLANK] As ART #4, Space

Simply as a very quick qualifying statement as to not mislead, this blog is not about OUTER space as “art”, but rather wide-open spaces. While I cannot discount the fact that outer space holds many artistic parallels, I have never been there and can’t speak emotionally about it. Perhaps one day I will be able to write from experience on … Read More

Am I “Happy”~A Checklist

I am a happy person by nature, but just like everybody else, I can slip into doubt on a moments notice. Insecurities coupled with a general sense “this can’t be right” will have me questioning whether I am actually happy or have I just gotten really good at pretending. After a quick completion of my general checklist, I always come … Read More

[BLANK] As ART #4, Relationships

Welcome back to our monthly series of BLANK as Art! As a recap, this is where we uncover, rediscover and often redefine what “art” is. In our recent adventures, we have unearthed a few topics that one does not generally look at as art and exposed the parallels to art so as to see it in a different light. Today we … Read More

Halloween and Little Feet

Finally, the seasons are changing! Here in California, as I am sure you are aware, we have been dealing with a drought that has claimed the lives of countless lawns and put dramatic water restraints on all of us. This parched earth has not been made easier with our sporadic triple-digit temperatures that seem to pop up out of nowhere. … Read More

Corporations and Philanthropy

Perhaps you have witnessed the amazing exposure that we have been receiving over the last few weeks. What started out with a local newspaper interview led to a different radio station featuring us as their “feel-good story of the week”. This in turn is where the proverbial dominoes began to topple and before we knew it, BuzzFeed did a compilation … Read More

KTVU INTERVIEW

Crayon Initiative founder talks about crayon recycling program Watch video here.