Chalk art outside Nonna Maria's inspires Southern Arizona and beyond

For more than two decades, Nonna Maria's has been serving up authentic Italian food in the community of Oracle, but now it's not just the dishes inside the restaurant that have folks talking.

FROM SNOOPY TO THE STATUE OFLIBERTY TO A SPECIAL TRIBUTEFOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.3:48-3:55 "IVE GOTTEN RESPONSEFROM ITALY, ILLINOIS ALL OVERTHE PLACE REALLY.

ITS REALLYBEEN GREAT." THIS ARTIST ISUSUALLY MAKING WORKS OF ART INTHE KITCHEN BUT FRANKPALAZZOLO (PAH-LAH-ZOLO)...THE OWNER OF NONNAMARIA'S...WAS IN NEED OF SOMEINSPIRATION.

2:05-2:13 "SO MYWIFE GOES YOU HAVE A LOT OFARTWORK IN THE RESTAURANT WHYDON'T YOU DO SOMETHING HERESSOME CHALK GO OUTSIDE AND DOSOMETHING." HIS WIFE'S ADIVCECAME WHEN FRANK FIRST GOT WORDTHAT THEIR FAMILY IN ITALY WASUNDER LOCKDOWN ... 4:35-4:39"MY UNCLE OVER THERE HE'S 85YEARS OLD..MY UNCLE PETE ANDHE'S SCARED TO LEAVE HIS HOUSEHE HAD MY COUSIN LITERALLYLEAVE THE FOOD BEHIND HIS DOORAND THEN HE WOULD OPEN THEDOOR AND GET HIS FOOD AND TAKEIT INSIDE." SO FRANK STARTEDTAKING HIS PAIN OUT TO THESIDEWALK...CREATIN G HOPE OUTOF CHALK AND INCLUDING ANYONETHAT NEEDS A LITTLE PICK MEUP.

2:37-2:44 "SO I PUT IT ONOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND FOLKSSTARTED RESPONDING AND YOUKNOW GIVING ME IDEAS ORINSPIRATIONS." INSPIRATIONTHAT IS DEFINITELY NEEDEDRIGHT NOW...AS RESTAURANTSLIKE NONNA MARIA'S DEAL WITHTHE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT THEFUTURE WILL BRING 8:13-8:23<"WITH THE WAY THINGS AREGOING WE'RE REALLY NOT SUREBECAUSE THEY'RE TALKING MYSEATING CAPACITY COULD GO FROM80 TO 25." FRANK SAYS WHATREOPENING WILL LOOK LIKE FORTHEM IS STILL EVOLVING BUT ONETHING IS FOR CERTAIN...HE'SPLANNING ON STAYING POSITIVE .9:28-9:38 "I ALWAYS SAY THEGLASS IS HALF FULL LETS FIGUREOUT HOW TO FILL IT UP ALL THEWAY AND KEEP FILLING THEGLASSES UP THATS HOW I'AMTHATS MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS THERESTAURANT BUSINESS.'

THECHALK ART MAY WASH AWAY BUTTHE MESSAGE LIVES ON...STAYSTRONG OR AS MUHAMMAD ALIWOULD SAY... 5:07-5:12 "IF ALIWAS ALIVE, YOU KNOW FLOAT LIKEA BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE,VIRUS OUT IN THREE IS WHAT HEWOULD SAY."FRANK IS ALSO DRAWING A CHALKPIECE FOR THE GRADUATES OF2020.

YOU CAN CATCH ALL OF HISBEAUTIFUL ART ON NONNA MARIA'SFACEBOOK PAGE I HAVE THE LINKFOR YOU ON KGUN NINE DOT COM.A CORONAVIRUS PATIEN