1992- Baby's Room

Another old newspaper article I came across was this one from October, 1992. The photo shows 3 year old Satchel sitting in a rocking chair in the nursery Kim and I had created. Satch's little sister, Riley, would be born two months after this photo appeared.___We had a dalmatian, Sam, at the time and went with that as the room's theme...thus all the spots, plus we created cartoon characters on foamcore, cut them out, painted'em and hung them on the walls. Wooden shelving units were made, not by me, to look like gym lockers. Oh, and there were glow-n-the-dark stars all over the ceiling. It was a lot of work....but very rewarding and so worth it!

The Joneses make the news...circa, February, 1995

Wow, time flies! Just found this newspaper article from February, 1995,...15 years ago. The article was about a line of apparel my wife had created using our 5 year son's artwork. The line was called, SATCHMAN, after our son Satchel's nickname, Satchman. The apparel was created to honor his big brother, Max, who passed away shortly after birth in 1988. A percentage of the proceeds went to charities.___Proud stuff!

Those Thin Jones Boys, Circa 1965

Contrary to the popular rumor of that time, my brothers and I did get feed regularly. This photo was taken of us while living in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1965. I'm the little guy with the broken arm. My brother, Robby, is in the middle displaying trophies he won...for lord knows what (ha) and the tallest one is my oldest brother, Scotty.

Long Week= Salty Dog

It's FRIDAY!!! Get through the day and then treat yourself to a well deserved Salty Dog...or the beverage of your choice!

Drop Your Pants Wine Label

Prior to this past Christmas I was hired to create a humorous wine label for an Iowa Winery. I did a number concept sketches for them and this is the design they went with. It was fun to create and I look forward to creating more novelty wine labels for them in the future!

Basset Hound+Kidney Issue= Lots of Water

My poor basset hound, Blaze, is dealing with a kidney issue right now that causes her to drink an excessive amount of water.
Making sure her water bowl is constantly full is a chore in itself. I think it might be easier just to give her a long straw and a 5 gallon jug of water and let her have at it!

Deep Snow- Short Legs

I know I shouldn't laugh but it really is quite comical watching Blaze, the basset hound, try and find her way through deep snow to take care of her business. Those poor short legs just don't hack it in this wintery wonderland.