A Brightly Crafted Easter in the Village

Easter Sunday 2011 began early for many who excitedly set out in search for brightly crafted Easter Eggs hidden in the streets of the Carlsbad Village. Kids, parents and couples were seen peeking though bushes and in tree stumps for their favorite crafted egg.

This 4th annual is a community celebration of art and the Carlsbad Village beginning with a community gathering and egg crafting party hosted this year at . 100 eggs were brightly crafted, given a log number and placed in the streets for the Easter Sunday morning hunt.

Each egg contained a limited edition sticker, a log number and a puzzle piece, as well as a friendly note that asked finders to “please be kind and leave some behind” for later searchers. The finders were encouraged to expose a piece of a puzzle by visiting carlsbadcrawl.com.

Oceanside residents Bianca Lara and son David Hethorn spent the majority of their Easter searching high and low for one of the additional “Bonus Eggs” painted in Snyder’s signature drip technique. “Davey was crazed to find a painted one. He missed one in the ivy sign by one minute, but after finding the last bonus egg, her son announced, "this was best hunt we’ve had in years!”

Carlsbad locals and visitors were invited to participate in both the project kick off craft party and the Easter morning egg hunt. This event is entirely sponsored by Snyder Art and Design and is “planted” in the streets as a way to encourage the development of an artistic local culture, promote local business and give back to the local village community.