A Colorful Dream Come True

SMITHVILLE — A downtown Smithville block burst into color Thursday evening as Crayola pulled off a surprise celebration for a local 9-yearold artist whose drawing sparked a nationwide creative movement.

Caydence, a fourth grader at Mina Elementary School in Bastrop, was greeted July 10 with a marching band, rainbow pyrotechnics and a runway of color after stepping into what she believed would be a small event about her art. Instead, she walked into a film set packed with original artwork inspired by her drawing, “Colors of Emotion.” 

“I love, love, love it. I had no idea,” she said, her face turning a shade of red reminiscent of her drawing. “I can’t believe this — it’s so cool — so many colors and everyone is so good.”