Title: COS Leader Creates Community Art

Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/tx-cos-leader-creates-community-art|tx-cos-leader-creates-community-art]]

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Created: 2020-04-13 20:12:04

Updated: 2022-09-16 01:21:50

Published: 2020-04-16 03:00:00

Converted: 2025-04-14T21:05:24.703411096


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While many community activities are on hold and even traditional religious observances were cancelled over Holy Week, one Convention of States Texas volunteer found a creative way to connect and encourage celebration among her neighbors.

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Edna Krueger marked off a length of her sidewalk and set out a box of colored chalk, encouraging her Odessa neighbors to create sidewalk art celebrating the holy days.

Edna, a professional artist herself, set the pace with a drawing depicting Palm Sunday (shown above). She followed up with Easter-themed artwork the following week.

The neighborhood project even garnered a clip on the [[https://www.cbs7.com/video?vid=569432312|local news]].

Edna has served as a Convention of States District Captain in Odessa before taking on the larger role of Regional Captain. Currently her focus is assisting the Texas team with volunteer activation.

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After earning a bachelor of fine arts at UTPB, Edna has worked as an artist for over 40 years, specializing in portraiture. She uses a variety of media, but one of her favorites is pastels, which she says is similar to chalk!

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In 2017, Edna created a Christmas tree ornament at the request of her state representative, Brooks Landgraf. It was displayed in the House of Representatives chamber at the state capitol, representing her House district #81.

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In a time when many Americans look to government to provide security and a sense of well-being, Edna's holiday project demonstrates how ordinary citizens can use their talents to enhance the communities where they live. This is what we in Convention of States call self-governance!