Dasha found! Crayola sought Oak Ridge third-grade artist from 1996

Dasha has been found.

Earlier this week, we published the question, "Do you know Dasha?"

The Oak Ridger quickly found the answer to the question posed by Crayola, the maker of crayons.

Dasha is Dasha Gorin, her father, Audrey Gorin revealed. He has a copy of the artwork she made in third grade at Linden Elementary School still on the wall at his Oak Ridge home. Dasha, 28, is now a movie producer and director of research operation at the company Infillion.

We've also heard from one of her teachers, and Dasha herself - but we plan to talk to her more for a feature story in the near future.

But for now, we just wanted to let you know that we now know the identity of Dasha, as does Crayola.

The original story is below.

Crayola is counting on it. The company is looking to reunite a former Linden Elementary School student with the artwork she created - in 1996.

About 28 years ago, an Oak Ridge third grader named Dasha crafted a piece of art titled "Jade the Bird Ate Two Dozen Shrimp" as part of Crayola’s Dream Makers program, according to a news release. The Dream Makers program ran from 1984 to 2013 to encourage art experiences in the classroom, according to the Crayola website.

It selected pieces to display in galleries around the U.S. during that time, and eventually Crayola became the owners of a massive collection of children's artwork. Since then, Dasha's creation and others have been kept at Crayola's company headquarters.

Her artwork is one piece of many Crayola is working to return to original creators across the country through its Campaign for Creativity, which aims to inspire children's creativity.

As part of Crayola's search for Dasha, "Jade the Bird Ate Two Dozen Shrimp" recently was featured on a billboard in New York City's Times Square.

As of Wednesday, July 17, she hadn't been found, a Crayola spokesperson told The Oak Ridger by email. Dasha would now be in her mid 30s.

The artworks can be claimed on the Crayola website, crayola.com/featured/campaign-for-creativity .

And let The Oak Ridger know, too. Email your information to dsmith@oakridger.com .

The Oak Ridger's News Editor Donna Smith contributed to this story.

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