Made a tour poster for the one and only Deerhoof! Which was a blast, because they are a band that has meant a lot to me for a long time now. Catch em' as they round the country this month!

Had the most terrific turnout at last weekend's Floating Shape animation workshop at the Taft Museum of Art. I'm grateful to the Taft for having me and allowing me access to their great facilities (including the large widescreen w/ HDMI, perfect for doing live animation exercises). We did a collaborative, cutout animation project (with each child creating detailed backgrounds based on pieces inspired by the museum's collection). We also looked at examples of zoetropes and other non-film animation. It was a blast and I look forward to doing another there in the future. Below are some pictures of the workshop as well as the video of the animation we made.

I found this vintage floral tin (recipe box?) at an antique mall recently. It is a perfect fit to store my flipbook collection. I am honestly pretty excited about it.

I am hosting a Floating Shape animation workshop at the Taft Museum of Art on Saturday, February 2nd! This workshops runs for 3 hours (1-4 PM) and is designed for ages 6-14 in mind. Using the museum's historic collection as inspiration, we will be doing a collaborative cutout animation project. Here is the link if you are interested in registering ... registration cost is $10.

Apparently some of my annual holiday postcards (that traveled long distance) arrived damaged and ink-smudged, like this one below that went to Georgia. It's a shame, because I actually mailed them in kraft envelopes for the first time this year.