In Which We Choose Paints for the Bus Mural and Robbi Discovers Her New Favorite Color
by Matthew
April 12, 2022

Yesterday we stopped by our local Sherwin-Williams to pick out paints for the bus mural.

Robbi had created a color palette, which she printed out and brought with us in hopes of finding colors that would match.

We needn’t have worried. The folks at Sherwin-Williams led us into the heart of the rainbow where we quickly found each rich and vibrant hue Robbi was looking for—including her new all-time-favorite, Obstinate Orange.

We also picked up some tape, some brushes and rollers, and a gallon of primer. And the most delicious, dark, and shiny black paint Robbi has ever encountered. We left happy and grateful and excited for the adventure ahead.

Next up, some light sanding and spot cleaning, followed by comprehensive priming. When that’s done, Robbi will roll up her sleeves and start doing the line work in anticipation of our public mural-painting event at HH Garnet Elementary School on May 6.

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We hope you’ll join us then!

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Author/illustrator duo Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (that’s us) and our four kids will spend the 2022-2023 school year traveling the country in a school bus/tiny home, visiting Title I schools in all 50 states (plus DC), and giving away 25,000 hardcover books to students and teachers from underserved communities.

As we travel, we will be blogging, vlogging and posting frequently to social media. All of our content will be appropriate for bringing families and students along on our ultimate road trip.

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We have pasta and firewood, a pound of salami and two cases of Coke. Our water and gas tanks are full.

Robbi did this drive as a kid, crammed in the back of a pickup with her sister and brother. Back then the roads weren’t paved and she spent the whole trip eating dust. Our drive will be luxurious in comparison.

So long for now—or not, depending on the whims of the rural Canadian Internet.

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