Tracy Lee Stum is an

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best known for her 3D street paintings or

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drawings. She at one point held the

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for the Largest Chalk Painting by an Individual. Stum taught herself to draw as a child, and later went on to earn a bachelor's degree at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. She continued her studies in naturalism at the

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in Italy. She began

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in 1998. She creates 3D optical illusion art using chalk. In 2006, Stum was recognized with the

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for the largest street painting by an individual. Later in 2013, she was a contributor to the Cannes Gold Lion award-winning team for their work in a Honda CRV commercial. That year, she curated the first annual DO/AC 3D Chalk Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, showcasing 14 international 3D street art & chalk artists. Strum creates commissioned 3D and 4D works in chalks for advertising, events, publicity and education for corporations. She has developed street painting festivals in China, Mexico, India, Russia, and throughout the United States. She has taught workshops about street art at colleges and universities.

Gallery

File:3d chalk art by Tracy Lee Stum Macon's International Cherry Blossom Festival.png, Interactive 3d sidewalk painting at the

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International Cherry Blossom Festival The International Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Macon, Georgia every spring. Macon, known as the "Cherry Blossom Capital of the World," has around 300,000–350,000 Yoshino Cherry Trees that bloom around the city in late March every year. Th ...

in front of the

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External links

Tracy Lee stum's Official Web Page
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