Last year I was hired by Big Idea to design some costumes and props for a VeggieTales compilation DVD called "God Loves You Very Much" (Amazon link). The DVD contains three previously published VeggieTales stories ("The Ballad of Little Joe", "Gideon: Tuba Warrior" and "Rack Shack and Benny") but new countertop segments were created to weave the stories together. My...
A few tidbits from around the webisphere: • VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer is coming to a pair of headphones near you with The Phil Vischer Podcast. He discusses pop culture, theology, and Christian living with equal parts insight and silliness. I listened to Episode 2 today at the gym. It took a couple of minutes to get going but there was...
Over the past few months I've been doing some FPO comp art illustration for CPC Intersect, a Twin Cities marketing firm that specializes in "experience marketing". They're a creative bunch and they've got a real spirit of fun that they bring to their projects. I've been fortunate enough to help them out with pitches to brands such as Coca-Cola, Dasani,...
Time for my annual Good Friday post: Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the torture, crucifixion, and death of Jesus Christ. So why is it called “good?” Because it was a good day for you and me. Earlier in my career I illustrated this 8-page cartoon Gospel tract. I hope it will help explain. If you like the tract, you can download...
Yesterday I was sketching up some doodles as part of a new promotional campaign I'm working on. I liked how this bear turned out so I decided to clean it up and color it in Photoshop. If you'd like to purchase the rights to use this image please contact me....
A couple of years ago I was hired by the owner of a small food company to design a mascot for a new line of chocolate covered cashews. His idea was to call them "Chocolate Covered Elf Ears", since the shape reminded him of the ears on a small elf and he thought it would be a fun way to...
