{"id":42782,"date":"2025-07-28T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/42782\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:16:12","slug":"artist-cleverly-turns-manhole-cover-into-a-waffle-maker-for-a-3d-chalk-drawn-possum-and-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/42782\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Cleverly Turns Manhole Cover Into a Waffle Maker for a 3D Chalk-Drawn Possum and Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>Sidewalk artist <a href=\"https:\/\/zinnart.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">David Zinn<\/a>, who has created a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=David+Zinn\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">menagerie of characters<\/a> that he draws onto the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=Ann+Arbor\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Ann Arbor, Michigan<\/a>, very cleverly turned a cement-smeared <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=manhole+cover\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">manhole cover<\/a> into a <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=waffle+iron\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">waffle iron<\/a> for a 3D chalk-drawn <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=possum\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">possum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/?s=squirrel\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">squirrel<\/a>, whom he named Clem and Stuart.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, Clem and Stuart\u2019s new business venture hit a rough patch when they learned that waffle makers need to be plugged in. This temporary street art installation was created with chalk, charcoal and a concrete-smeared utility cover on August 17, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Manhole-Cover-Waffle-Maker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Manhole Cover Waffle Maker\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Other Chalk Drawings by David Zinn<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJrLFJ9uv3y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">       <\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJrLFJ9uv3y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">A post shared by David Zinn (@davidzinn)<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJMY6ByuEPV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">       <\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJMY6ByuEPV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">A post shared by David Zinn (@davidzinn)<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DId9sKROPq0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">       <\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DId9sKROPq0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">A post shared by David Zinn (@davidzinn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"https:\/\/blort.meepzorp.com\/retromingent\/20250421-20250427.html#34290\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Everlasting Blort<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated Posts\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sidewalk artist David Zinn, who has created a wonderful menagerie of characters that he draws onto the streets&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42783,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-42782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}