Mar 18, 2023
100...AND COUNTING!!
Celebrating the 100th birthday of this remarkable – Enid Denbo Wizig! T'was an afternoon brimming with L-O-V-E from start to finish! Enid...
Apr 21, 2022
Farewell to the Woman Behind Walt Disney's "Chip"
Norma Swank-Haviland, one of the few surviving artists of animation at Walt Disney Studios during the 1940s, passed away in early April...
Aug 18, 2020
A LANDMARK VOTE!
Marking the centennial of one of the most pivotal transformations within our collective history may seem the last thing to be focusing on...
Jul 22, 2020
A Monumental Birthday!
Celebrating! In 1910, Glacier National Park was established in Montana, signaling the start of American tourism in the Western states;...
Mar 30, 2020
Animation – We Can Do It!
Indeed, we are living in strange and uncertain times. With family and friends in the medical field, the daily updates on the rising curve...
Feb 5, 2020
The 'Holy Grail' of Never Land
On February 5th, 1953, Walt Disney's fourteenth animated feature film premiered! The movie had taken more than thirteen years of...
Jan 17, 2020
Dorothea Redmond — A CREDIT to Her Profession
80 years ago — January 17, 1940, one of the most highly anticipated and celebrated films to grace the silver screen debuted. Gone With...
Dec 31, 2019
Remembering The Future
BLADE RUNNER, ALIENS, TRON, STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, STAR WARS, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, TIMECOP,...
Aug 30, 2019
A GLORIOUS Celebration of MARY BLAIR!!
In my humble opinion, there can never be enough opportunities to celebrate the brilliant artistry of Mary Blair! The story of this...
Aug 19, 2019
A Colorful Part of the Legacy
Sherri Vandoli, the last of the premium painters who worked on hand-painted productions at the Walt Disney Studios, has passed. When I...
Aug 14, 2019
An Angel's Passing...
I'm deeply saddened to learn today of the loss of an amazing soul, a talented artist & dear friend — Laurel Wiley. After a lifetime of...
Jul 28, 2019
An Iconic Voice
One of the most recognizable and beloved voices of all time has passed. The sad news of the loss of the great Russi Taylor is still...
Jul 22, 2019
A Devastating Loss...
The tragic events of July 18th marked damaging changes to the animation industry. The Kyoto Animation Studio Fire, set off by a deranged...
Jul 21, 2019
A COMIC-CON DEBUT...
Once a year the beautiful city of San Diego, CA transforms into the Mecca of all things pop-culture, comics, animation, super-heroes,...
Jun 5, 2019
The 19th at 100!
Today marks 100 years since the passing of the 19th Amendment by Congress on June 4th, 1919, ensuring all American women the right to...
