In 2017, Seattle artist Ronnie Hawkins decided he wanted to pay tribute to the city he loves. He had no idea it would become a six-year project that had him working his fingers to the bone. “Thousands of pencils too!” Hawkins laughed. The passion project is an impressive mural featuring much of Seattle’s iconic people and places of the past and present. “I remember showing up here in the 90s and fell in love at first sight. I found Seattle to be so romantic and full of amazing culture,” Hawkins said. Hawkins graduated from Seattle’s Art Institute and eventually took a job teaching English in Japan. After more than a decade overseas Hawkins returned to Seattle and fell in love with the city all over again. He decided to put his artistic spin on the history and heritage of the area with a stack of led pencils and a mountain of ideas. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mural-seattle-past-and-present-using-pencil/281-37848488-e1d2-4faf-afb2-8dbb27b3dd9d