As those who have followed me know, I've already done over 100 Bernie chalks at colleges and universities across California and Nevada. Now I am turning my attention to the crucial state of Iowa. I have already spent over $1,000 on a one-way plane ticket to Des Moines, a rental car, and an Airbnb in Ames. Chalking Iowa will be my biggest challenge yet. Because of the cold and snowy conditions, I will have to experiment, but I am always confident in the idea that when there's a will there's a way.

My goal as an artist for Bernie is to make people feel inspired. I'm very conscious of how my art affects people emotionally. Not all art makes people feel good. Spray paint, for example, can feel like a violation of property. It evokes criminality. Chalk, on the other hand, evokes innocence. Many people haven't chalked since they were in elementary school. When they see it, it makes them feel good. The more I can evoke a sense of awe and connect it with Bernie, the better. I want people to think, wow, how did he do that? How did he make that huge chalk so proportional? How did he get a shirt on that statue? How are the lines so straight? The more people are in awe, the more they are inspired, and the more they connect their sense of inspiration with Bernie. Things that seem impossible are possible with Bernie. The bottom line is that the artwork has to make people feel good.

While the campaign focuses most on individual one-on-one conversations, art has been neglected. But art is an essential part of any revolutionary movement. There are many ways to reach people, and all of them have their pros and cons. So why is chalking such an essential part of winning?

1) The laws are stacked against the people. Chalking gets us accustomed to the idea that we have to break the rules. We cannot win playing according to the rules of the system.

2) Similarly, it's a powerful act that requires not asking for permission. It teaches that power is ours to take. We'll never get power by asking for it.

3) It teaches the grassroots to declare its independence from the official campaign. Because of it's borderline illegality, the official campaign is never going to support it. That's okay. We're doing it anyway.

4) It teaches solidarity. When engaging in civil disobedience, there is strength in numbers. The more we act collectively, the more unstoppable we are.

5) It teaches independent thinking. Instead of following orders from above, we can show creativity from below. This is our revolution. We can own it and make of it what we will.

6) It teaches us to think bigger than the Bernie campaign. Bernie is not our savior. We are. It all depends on us. If we don't really internalize that, we are doomed to fail.

Please support me in my journey.