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The Patrick Wensink Coloring Contest

Growing up there was nothing cooler or more exciting then going through the check out at the Grocery and finding being handed a page to color for a coloring contest. I would enter every contest I could find and spend hours perfecting the color combination and technique. Of all the contests that I entered I only won one of them, but that victory made it all worth it. I waited weeks that seemed like months for my prize to arrive, checking the mail daily. Finally, it arrived in small cardboard box with my name neatly printed on the label. I tore open the package and found a small plush penguin that changed colors when placed in water. I wish I still had that little guy...