Small Wonder Scale models for Disneyland's Very Merry Christmas Parade, lined up backstage, 1977. It was the most wonderful time of the ...

Those Silly Reindeer at Disneyland appear to have a not-too-distant cousin. This comical critter is yet another creation of Disney artist Bi...

I miss those Silly Reindeer at Disneyland, do you?  It's not quite Christmas without their lolling tongues, crossed eyes that blinked an...

Ghosts of Christmas Past This year I spent several days in the small German town of Lauscha with my friend, American folk artist Debbee Thib...

December 15, 1963 Forty-five years ago, two movie-star-attractive people threw a wedding and invited everyone they knew. I wasn't there...

Merry and Bright Speaking of priceless heirlooms and exquisite trash, it's Christmas at our house once again! Everything that bakes in...

1957 Castle Keepsake In 1957, Disneyland guests could purchase a lavish full-color booklet as a souvenir of their visit to the Sleeping Beau...

Sleeping Beauty Rare Eyvind Earle's exquisite cover painting for the 1957 Sleeping Beauty storybook published by Golden Press.

Ninth Day of Dasara! This smiling Indian elephant is being decked out for the Hindu fall festival Dasara.  It's a new piece I completed ...

Ronald Searle Gets Bewitched To set the stage for a day of spooks and spirits, I'm excited to share with you some really rare illustrati...

Angus MacBadger Day Today, October 29th 2008, marks the twentieth anniversary of Angus MacBadger Day! To those of you out there who celebra...

Good golly, I almost forgot to wish Annette Funicello a happy birthday this week. Yesterday was the day, October 22, and I hope it was a ...

Paper Parade I've been relentlessly busy the past month with a mix of projects, but here's a peep at one currently in the works.  Th...

There are ghosts in my neighborhood. They’re invisible, but they’re everywhere, all around. Everyday I walk right through bunches of th...