When guests at Disney World see their favorite characters drawn on the ground, it makes their whole day, Joel Hernandez Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez is a custodial cast member at Walt Disney World in Florida and also a water artist. Using a broom as his paintbrush, a dustpan as his palette, and the pavement as his canvas, he illustrates popular Disney characters.
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“We just use the pan and broom and that’s what makes it really special. Cause we’re using what we use on a daily basis as custodial cast members,” Rodriguez said.
“Water art is my favorite thing to do,” Rodriguez added. “It makes me really connect to the guest on a really personal level.”
And sometimes, Rodriguez even invites guests to help him finish a drawing, he said. But what he loves most is what his art does for the guests.