I honestly thought they were joking when the folks at Author’s Projects asked if I’d be interested in illustrating George Washington and Abraham Lincoln for a series of short TV ads for Presidents Day. Turns out, they were completely serious.

They had a great script and an elite squad of cell animators that included Arley Cornell, Alex Bernas and Chris Zachary. I created the character artwork and various scenes and the animators took the nonsense coming out of my head and turned it into the beautiful commercials you see before you. Aside from being essentially my dream project, I also developed a newfound respect for cell animation.