Tinker Fan Art!

Jeff Welborn and I recently had the opportunity to teach a cartooning class for Camp Forbing's Winter Program and it was a lot of fun! We did some "draw-alongs" with the kids in our respective styles (Jeff did step-by-step superhero art, and I focused on some TOOMASOOBA-esque cartoons).

There were a couple of young gals who, by the end of the session, were obsessed with all things Tinker. It's really cool to see your work connect with an audience and I was honored that they liked it so much. Below you can see some of their art...I better watch out, looks like I've got some competition!

Art by McKenzie (9) and Grayson (9) - Click to view larger version!

TOOMASOOBA in Nashville

Talula Gallery

In December 2010, I headed to Tennessee to visit some friends and to check out the local art scene. East Nashville is home to eclectic galleries and shops that specialize in unique artwork...and I wanted to be a part of it, dang it.

I stopped by the awesome Talula Gallery, took a look around and dropped off a stack of bookmarks for folks to pick up. The owners were cool and, long story short, Talula is now carrying TOOMASOOBA prints in their store!

If you just happen to be in Nashville, swing by and grab one (or two or three)...check out their website for location info and hours. Tell 'em Jeremy sent you.

ToomaBot

Fellow 4AFTER5-er Travis and his wife recently had a baby boy named Jonas, and he asked myself and some other dudes to help decorate the room, robot-style! Trav gave us cool little blank figures to customize, and we had a lot of fun with it.

To the right you'll see my contribution -- I think I did a good job putting a TOOMASOOBA spin on the little fella. I also chose the color as a nod to "My Name is Jonas" on Weezer's Blue Album. And he has a fancy little hat. You can never go wrong with fancy little hats.

You can see some other figurine awesomeness here and here. Thanks for the chance to snazz up the space, Trav!

Framed!

So my good friend (and child psychologist) just moved into a new office in Dallas, TX, and wanted to spruce up her space with some bright and fun artwork for the kiddos. I felt honored when she asked to add some TOOMASOOBA-ness to the walls and was happy to fix her up with a couple of prints.

I should have my Etsy shop set up in the next few weeks with all kinds of awesomeness such as this...in the meantime, enjoy the photo!

Lewis and RoBoy, just hangin' out.

4AFTER5 on the News

The 4AFTER5 crew was featured on KTBS-3's November 29th broadcast. See some art! Learn about our methods! Listen to us stumble over our words!

The show runs through January 7, 2011 at Artspace in Downtown Shreveport and features the work of Jeff Welborn, Travis Eck, Brad Campbell and myself. More info can be found here.

Spreading the TOOMASOOBA Word...

Boomabot at Minicine

Fall 2010 has definitely been a successful period in TOOMASOOBA's short history! I'd been toiling away in semi-seclusion since TOOMA's inception, really trying to shape the direction and overall vibe of the work. Shreveport's first ever indie arts & crafts show called "Maker's Fair" seemed like a great place for the public debut, so I jumped at the chance to exhibit. Held over two Saturdays in October and November, it was a success all around -- sold a number of prints, shirts, plush, etc., and met a ton of new friends in the local arts community!

Our 4AFTER5 group show opened at Artspace on November 18th -- after planning the exhibit for well over six months, it was rewarding to see it all come together. There were plenty of congratulatory high-fives to go around, let me tell you. Want to see some photos from the opening? Click here.

Meanwhile, Brad Campbell and I were honored to show some illustration work at the American Rose Center's Christmas in Roseland over the holidays. And on December 11th, I took part in "X-mas Under Da Ground", a one-night film/art/music event at Minicine in downtown Shreveport.

All in all, a busy (but awesome) couple of months! I already have a few cool opportunities in the works for 2011, when I hope to spread the TOOMASOOBA love far and wide. Keep an eye on this here page for some sweet announcements, will ya?

Welcome to the TOOMASOOBLOG!

Hello friends! Yowza, TOOMASOOBA has been chugging along for over a year now -- and things have really begun to pick up steam as of late.

Attending Shreveport's Maker's Fair and participating in several recent art shows has really helped raise the profile and gotten my silly illustrations out to the public...the feedback has been positive, and I appreciate everyone who has expressed interest along the way.

Now, instead of using the Facebook fan page exclusively for updates, I've decided to start an official TOOMASOOBA blog...so here we are!

The new year will bring many new and exciting developments to the TOOMASOOBA universe...Stay tuned to this page for all the latest. Oh, and while you're at it -- don't forget to join the Facebook group and check out the Toomasooba website!