Artwork + Visual Essays
Original artwork, visual storytelling, illustrated essays, cultural reflections, and creative observations drawn from animation, media, technology, and modern life.
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Forgotten Cartoon That Predicted Adult Animation
Before The Simpsons redefined what animation could be, there was a 1970s series that quietly used the language of cartoons to explore a world that was anything but childlike. Wait Till Your Father Gets Home cartoon arrived before adult animation […]
A Conversation at the Edge of Change
A real-world snapshot of how AI in business workflows is reshaping productivity, leadership, and the future of work. This conversation began over lunch. It was one of those rare discussions that cut through the noise. I sat with a couple […]
The Story Gap: Why Authentic Storytelling Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI
Authentic storytelling in the age of AI is becoming the defining difference between content that disappears and content that actually connects. Something is happening right now that’s difficult to ignore once you see it. We are living in a moment […]
AI in Animation: The Questions We’re Asking (and the Ones We’re Not)
AI in animation was a topic that surfaced in nearly every panel I participated in this past weekend at Comic-Con—specifically, WonderCon 2026. The event itself was wonderful, full of energy, creativity, and community, but one conversation kept returning again and […]
An Unexpected Evening at the Saturn Awards
A few days ago, I found myself attending the Saturn Awards, which is not a sentence I ever expected to write. I had been invited only a few days earlier, and although I knew the name, I did not really […]
What We Build Is Who We Are
The Question That Keeps Returning About What We Build Is Who We Are When I reflect on the idea that what we build is who we are, I often think back to a long conversation I had with philosophers, policy […]
The Pros and Cons of Owning Your Own Intellectual Property
Owning your own intellectual property changes the position of an artist in the marketplace. Artists do more than make things. They create ideas that did not exist before. Once those ideas take shape, they become intellectual property (IP). In practical […]
What I Keep in Mind When I Draw
A Reflection on Instinct, Spirit, and the Quiet Language of Line Developing Your Art Style and Artistic Voice Developing your art style isn’t something I set out to engineer — it’s something I discovered by accident. People often ask how […]
The Radford Lot Is in Foreclosure — And That’s Where I Learned How Television Really Works
The Radford Studio Center is currently in foreclosure. I never expected to write that sentence about a place filled with early career memories—not just of soundstages and shows, but of how the television industry actually works. Long before streaming wars, […]
Are Movie Theaters Really Back? What the Billion-Dollar Films Actually Tell Us
Every time a handful of films cross the billion-dollar mark at the international box office, the same question resurfaces: are movie theaters really back? In 2025, three Disney-backed releases — Avatar, Lilo & Stitch, and Zootopia — each surpassed $1 […]
When a Character Becomes a Brand: How Mickey Mouse Defined Disney’s Identity
A company isn’t only defined by what it sells. It’s defined by what it signals—what it promises before a product is even opened, before a ticket is even scanned, before a word is even spoken. That signal is identity, and […]
Classic Cartoon Writing: Why These Cartoons Weren’t for Kids
There are voices you recognize instantly. And then there are voices you’ve known your entire life—without ever realizing how much intention, intelligence, and writing lived behind them. June Foray was a legendary voice actor. But the conversations I remember most […]
Chuck Jones Fired: From Gallery Walls to the Gay Purr-ee Moment
The phrase “Chuck Jones fired” is one of those that instantly changes how you see a film. What starts as a fun animation deep-cut can suddenly become a pivotal studio-era turning point. That’s exactly what happened for me while creating […]