In the mind of chalk artist Joshua “Lakey” Hinson, intertwined chalk circles represent unity, togetherness, life cycles, blossoming flowers, overlapping friendship groups and beautification of civic spaces. But in two run-ins with VIA Metropolitan Transit police, Hinson’s erasable, ornately patterned and pastel-toned chalk drawings equate to criminal mischief and trespassing. On Feb. 6, Hinson was […]
