 
 
 
When we left Austria in 2002, we left
Ralph's "Chalk Talk" easel, lights etc. with an
Austrian who wanted to continue that ministry. We assumed
that this would conclude that chapter for us but it has
turned out differently.
Ralph was asked to do a Chalk Talk for the church
Christmas program. He explained that he no longer had
equipment. Friends in the church purchased the light hood
and dimmer switches from Eternity Arts. Ralph
built his own easel rather than purchasing a ready-made
one because he likes to include back-lighting in addition
to the standard colored and ultra violet lights. Below is
a pictorial history of the construction. Ralph built a
box for the drawing board with back lighting. Self
sticking Velcro strips were used for exact placement of
the lights. Sheets of 1/4" milky Plexiglass and
1/8" clear Plexiglass were made for the board. Dark
paper figures or cutouts are sandwiched between these
sheets of Plexiglass for lighting effects such as a moon,
beam of a lighthouse etc.
 
 
The chalk tray has a slot in it for a
sliding cover to keep children from playing with the
chalk and for transport.
 
 
 
 
  
The new Chalk Talk easel can be
assembled and disassembled in a few minutes. It was first
used for the Christmas program in First Baptist Church of
Elmer in 2008. The second and third were for the AWANA
programs in area churches.
 
 
 
In October, 2012, Ralph presented
"Chalk Talks" at the town Harvest Festival from
10:00 AM until 4:00 PM. In addition to color pictures, he
drew caricatures and gave object lessons to the public.
Two articles of a series that Ralph wrote were published
in the Spring, 2013 edition of Chalk Illustrated
Magazine. Click on the images below to enlarge:
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