WHAT WOULD YOU CALL ME?

I've been called a lot of things.

Handsome.


Ninja-like.


Rascal Flatts.


But as of recently,
you can call me...

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
OF
FISH HOOKS!

And that's pretty awesome.

Thanks Noah, Adam, Lisa
and all the folks at
Disney TV Animation!

The Art of Racing in th-- HEY LOOK!

As if making awesome pillows wasn't enough,
Fish Hooks Assistant Editor Carmen Woods
gets another 10 points for Gryffindor!

For what, you ask?

Well, while she was reading this:


She found this:


Good eye, Carmen!

I haven't read the book,
but obviously this guy Garth Stein guy has great taste.

MY KINDA PARTY!

I don't know who made this:


But they know how to throw a party!

If I was a character from a Hayao Miyazaki movie I would TOTALLY be there!

Awesome.

CONGRATS, MR. GROENING!

This week's Hollywood Reporter is all about Matt Groening.

And why not?

The Simpsons is hitting it's 500th episode.

And he's getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Of course, EVERYONE wants to congratulate him,
including the business manager we share.
So they asked if I would come up with a full page ad to run in the magazine.
And this is what I done:


Obviously it looks WAY cooler in the magazine,
so you should buy 12 copies.

CONGRATS to you, Mr. Groening!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

How lovely to find this on our desks when we got to work:


Lovingly hand-crafted by storyboard artist supreme, Diana Lafyatis.

YAY!

STAY SHARP!

I see you doing it.

Uh huh.

I am WATCHING.

And I STILL catch you people sharpening your own pencils.

I TOLD YOU it should be left to the professionals over HERE.

But you don't listen.
You just keep shoving your helpless pencils into those
gear-grinding
lead-lacerating
wood-wrenching
menaces instead of letting a
trained artisan hand-sharpen them.

Maybe you just need convincing.
Maybe you should watch how a craftsman does it.
Someone who cares.
Someone like David Rees.

A true master of his craft. Mr. Rees has taken time out
of his busy sharpening schedule
to hold a workshop in Brooklyn
TONIGHT!

TONIGHT, DARN YOU!!!

Go there.

And LEARN.

(and for FREE, no less!)

Please.

7:30
Monday, Feb. 13
Pete’s Candy Store
709 Lorimer St.
Brooklyn
NYC
(L train to Lorimer)
(G to Metropolitan)

More info HERE!
And thanks to the Gothamist
for linking to my original recommendation.

ITTY BITTY ART

I KNOW you like art.
And you'd like to have more.

But it's always so darn

BIG

and

EXPENSIVE!

So where can a brothuh go to find art that's
JUST THE RIGHT SIZE
and
JUST THE RIGHT PRICE?

I'm glad you asked.
Because Phineas and Ferb co-creator/executive producer/writer/voice actor/singer/dancer/sous chef
Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
has answered your prayers.

This Sunday
and this Sunday ONLY,
he and his wife will be hosting the fourth annual

ITTY BITTY

ART SHOW!

Held at the prestigious Lois Lambert
Gallery of Functional Art in Santa Monica, CA,
they'll be showing almost FOUR HUNDRED post card-sized
works of original art by hundreds of artists.

And each piece of art will cost...

Not $1000

Not $500

But $40 US Dollars.

You heard me.

$40

I know it seems impossible.
But it's true.

Now here's the fun part.
Each work of art is unsigned and anonymous.
You won't know who made it until you buy it and flip the card over.

For instance,
was this actually drawn by Conan O'Brian?


Or was it drawn by a fan?
Why dontcha buy it and find out?
It's only $40!

And how about this one:


This COULDN'T have been drawn by sooper famous
underground comic artist and
Phineas and Ferb story artist Kaz.

Or could it?

$40 will provide the answer.

And who could have possibly made these?










There's something for EVERYONE at this show.
Sketches
Paintings
Photography
Sculpture
Multi-media
And MORE!

Plus, it all benefits the arts programs at PS 1 in Santa Monica.

For more information and a sneaky peek at all the pieces for sale so far, check HERE

And if you're in the Southern California area
GET THERE!

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Lois Lambert
Gallery of Functional Art
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue E3
Santa Monica, CA 90404

8 a.m. first-come, first-served
numbered tickets handed out*
10 a.m. viewing
11 a.m. sale begins