Deb Lawless is a chalk artist and volunteer, being an integral part of the Photography team in the Sarasota Chalk Festival in 2018 and chalk artist in 2016-2017. While continuing to look for ways to create something that brings emotions or vision to others, she strives to be a support to others through her various arts and volunteering.

"Art is many things for me, sometimes it soothes or energizes me, other times it is a way for me to express emotions and keep balance in my life." Inspired by her mother, who told her it's ok to be different and to embrace it, Deb believes in the need to view life and art from different angles.