Tomie spoke at an Open Meeting of the MidState Medical Center Auxiliary in Meriden, Connecticut on Monday. Here he is telling the story from THE ART LESSON: "As Miss Landers passed them out to the class, she said, 'These crayons are school property, so do not break them, peel off the paper, or wear down the points.'" It's always a crowd-pleasing story with good audience reaction.
