TRICK OR TREAT : U-NEEK-O-LANTERN!

A little belated-Halloween project: Jordan and I did our annual pumpkin carving tradition a few weeks ago, before the holiday. I always want to do something challenging and original with my pumpkin, something that I'll enjoy seeing lit up on my front porch. And to commemorate all the success and fun I've had with U-NEEKS over the past year, what could be more perfect than having a big ol' Mustachio staring back at me?! It was definitely intense, but worth the patience and the nearly severed fingers. I already can't wait till next Halloween! What did you guys carve into your pumpkins?!

MEET THE U-NEEKS!

They're finally here! All fearfully and wonderfully made, a little quirky, a bit strange, and completely U-Neek!

This is the message we hope to bring to kids and adults alike: to embrace the qualities that may make us odd, funny or unique, but still exactly the way God fearfully and wonderfully made us. Through simple, pun-ny messages of encouragement, these characters are a perfect way to bring a smile to someone's face, and are sure to catch an eye or two (or three).

I had so much fun working on them with my buddy, Jon, and I hope we can get an opportunity to do more! Please check out the site here to learn more about the characters, and try your local Christian bookstore/retailer to see them in person!

U-NEEKS : Plush!

A couple weeks ago, I posted about a character driven card line that we're producing at Dayspring, due out this summer. Well, earlier this week, Jon Huckeby and I (the two designers behind the characters) received samples of the four plush characters that will be sold alongside the 20 other cards in the line! THEY ARE SO COOL! It is so neat to see something I drew brought to life in 3-dimensional form!

Anyways, wanted to give a preview to the plush that will be coming out with the cards later this summer. Check them out! More to come in the future.

Also check out this teaser-promo video, published by DaySpring: here