THE RUINING OF MO WILLEMSESES TABLE

Mo Willems used to be dumb.

He used to invite lots of artsy fartsy people over for dinner

and then they'd draw all over his nice dining room table.

So he'd throw it out and get a new one.

And then it'd happen again.

And again.

But then one day,

his wife suggested putting paper over 

the table whenever art freaks came over.

And that's exactly what we did

LAST WEEKEND

when I flew out to do some 

top secret book stuff with Mr. Willems.

We had a delicious meal prepared 

by Mrs. Willems

and then commenced to drawing.

Here's the morning aftermath:

This was my mess:

And this is the boy with the dumpling for a brain.

He later transformed into this:

Mrs. Willems specializes in 

cool, colorful patterns:

Rebecca Leveille Guay

drew both Mo's daughter Trixie

and her own daughter, Vivianne.

Her husband Matt is a killer painter

and did some really amazing sketches.

Vivianne's got skills, too!

We spent a lot of time experimenting with writing 

and/or drawing with our opposite hands and/or our eyes closed.

Marquetry master and part time 

Model T driving Santa Claus

Silas Kopf

proved that every finger has a personality

as well as a story.

You should meet him.

He's a riot:

Trixie's art gets better and better

every time I see it:

Oh...

and whatshisface Mo did this:

And this:

It's always fun ruining Mo's furniture!

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