Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Can you do this with an Etch A Sketch?

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Cleveland's 'Etch A Sketch King' uses unusual canvas for works of art

George Vlosich III holds an Etch a Sketch drawing he made of various Cleveland landmarks. He wears a graphic T-shirt designed by the art company he owNews – George Vlosich III holds an Etch a Sketch drawing he made of various Cleveland landmarks. He wears a …

By Diane DiPiero, Associated Content

Once upon a time, before portable DVD players and the Nintendo DS, a 10-year-old boy was handed an Etch A Sketch to keep himself busy on a five-and-a-half-hour road trip from Cleveland to Washington, D.C.

Not satisfied with sketching geometric shapes or stick figures, he made a picture of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Long after that trip, George Vlosich III is still producing highly intricate images on the Etch A Sketch. His detailed creations keep coming with each turn of the silver knobs. The red plastic box has become a vibrant frame for the artist's breathtaking creations. Young Vlosich stumbled upon a unique means of artistic expression that would one day land him on "Oprah" and have him sketching everyone from LeBron James to President Obama.

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