Our local arts council hosts several exhibitions during the year, and for Black History Month the show is called, “The Color of Soul.” I was immediately taken by the work Conversation with the Elders by New York artist Emmett Wigglesworth, The puzzle-like quality of the shapes reminding me of one of my favorite children’s books, [...]

My son was watching Sesame Street the other day and remarked that a claymation segment “looked like play-doh.” “It IS play-doh,” I replied, followed by a quizzical look.  “Would you like to make a play-doh movie?” “YES!” was the eager reply. Yeah, so the wow factor isn’t there, but hey for 10 minutes what do [...]

I’ve been going through old boxes of drawings and sketchbooks and I came across this guy. I drew him back in ’96 as kind of an alternative for the famously scorned Atlanta Olympic Mascot, Izzy.