Category: Cartoons
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BMX Giraffe
If you wonder why I’ve been drawing Giraffe so much lately it’s because I’m working on a book with him. I’m excited about drawing him and each little doodle brings me closer to diving into the book’s final art. I felt roasted after my day riding through The Netherlands west coat dunes (Garmin says it…
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Leaving Whistler
In the blink of an eye two and half months at Whistler have passed. Remarkably I’m still in one piece and feeling strong. My bike has not been so lucky. I’m not even taking it home. I donated what was still useable but there wasn’t much left. Riding the park understandably accelerated the wear on…
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An Animation Project with Greg Minnaar
The recent World Cup Downhill race at Val di Sole reminded me of an animation that I made with Greg Minnaar. Greg had won the World Champtionships at the 2021 Val di Sole race but at the 2022 Val di Sole race he had a bad crash resulting in a broken neck. I interviewed him…
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Few Doodled Thoughts
I still don’t like coffee but I do like getting out of my little airBNB and putting myself into a new place to tap into the creative inspiration offered up by people watching. My drink, which feels more like the price of admission to the coffee shop rather than something I’m really craving is: hot…
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Vans X Fairdale Animation Project
Along with the Vans X Fairdale bike and shoes collaboration project I animated a short story about Giraffe. I tapped into a handful of my giraffe dad jokes for this one and sneaked Monty into the art too. Giraffe also performs the never-been-done-before kiss of death jump. We had originally planned to shoot this whole…
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Vans x Fairdale (and kind of ” x Taj” too)
I had the wonderful pleasure of working with both Vans and Fairdale Bikes on a colab package. We started with one of my signature bikes, the Taj 27.5″ cruiser, and covered it in some special decals I drew. My character Giraffe is the star of the Vans x Fairdale bike. He also appears on two Vans shoes they let…
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Books By Taj
I currently have two books out in the world. “Bernie the Bike Builder” and “Back Before They Invented Open Face Helmets“ Bernie the Bike Builder is a children’s book. Bernie the Bike Builder Buy Now Bernie is a master bike builder. The bikes he designs and builds are sought after by bike racers all over the…
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