Thank you to the seven young animators who spent 15 hours writing, storyboarding, and animating at last week's week-long summer animation workshop. This was definitely one of the greatest Floating Shape Workshop events to date. With the help of my pal Tara Heilman, a few animators even sewed their names (for their film's ending credits) into animation paper. Three small groups each created a unique collaborative film (which will shortly be uploaded to FSW's YT channel).

A few of my favorite shots ...

Excited to have just gotten word that next week's week-long animation workshop at Robot Inside is full! It should be another great week making a collaborative film.

... during a 6-hour layover in Minneapolis (on little brown postcards I got at a Muji store).

Had a blast briefly stopping by the Echo Park Film Center microcinema space when we I was in Los Angeles last week. Had a short, friendly conversation about our own local Mini Microcinema (and Floating Shape Workshop) in Cincinnati. They kindly invited me to screen some animation at their annual "Open Screen" event which I would have loved but unfortunately it was the evening before we flew back.

I also documented the west coast trip w/ that 35mm Minolta and just sent the film away to get developed ... going to be making a little short film when I get the prints back. Thanks again to my friend Jennifer Fischer for the tip about the EPFC.

I recently completed this little animated spot for the Wump Mucket Puppets and their upcoming touring program "Space is the Place" (yes, that title is a nod to jazz legend Sun Ra ... can you spot the little Ra-related easter egg?) The WMP troupe obviously takes a lot of influence from Sesame Street, and it delights me that people have said this animation gives them that vibe.  The telescope scene was done via cutouts. Also in the spirit of Sesame Street, the Wump Muckets also had their performance broadcast on PBS a few years ago. There are currently 27(!) shows booked for the new "Space is the Place" program.

I currently have two ink & watercolor pieces on display and available for purchase at Wooden Hill in Westwood. They have some of the cat totes for sale. also Thanks, Amanda, and her great shop and gallery space!

"Jazz Hands" (ink & paint on tan-colored paper)

"Ocean" (ink & paint on wc paper)

A couple of exciting FSW animation workshops coming up this summer. Announcements soon ...

Absolutely thrilled to have animated this little promo to promote the 15th anniversary of Dungen's seminal record "Ta Det Lugnt". It is a little incomprehensible that 2004 was a decade and a half ago ... such is aging, I suppose. This is a record that has meant a lot to me and is definitely an all time favorite. I could spend several paragraphs on that but will focus on the animation. It was a blast getting to paint the beautiful, psychedelic LP cover for this. They are performing the album in its entirety with a series of Swedish and Scandinavian shows this summer in June and July (see end of video or link above for dates).