JUMP VBS character - Science Kids Team





(from left to right) Dr. Y, Mattie, Spike and Nick

  
Here's Dr. Y with his smart team of science kids.  They help Doctor Youngenstein do all kinds of research and tests.  All three love learning about God and the cool things He created!

JUMP VBS character - Doctor Y

Here's one of the characters from the new Team Expansion JUMP VBS curriculum that I have been developing.  His name is Doctor Youngenstein or Dr. Y for short. He heads up a small science team of kid helpers finding answers to perplexing questions.  He loves God and loves science.  Dr. Y believes that science supports the existence of God.  And he's old and can't see very well.

JUMP VBS character - Cosmo the Globe.

Here's the main character from the new Team Expansion JUMP VBS curriculum that I have been developing.  His name is Cosmo the Globe.  He's passionate and loves showing kids where God is working all over the world!

JUMP VBS packet

I've finally finished a ten page packet for churches interested in Team Expansion's new VBS curriculum.  I've mentioned it before, it is called JUMP and contains some new cartoon characters that I created.  My next few posts will contain images of them. 

As you check them out, remember they are for a great new VBS curriculum that gets kids excited about missions.  And best of all....it's FREE!  Your missions offering would go toward Team Expansion, but the only other cost to you would be copies of materials to handout, decorations for story rooms, snacks, and other logistical stuff like any VBS would have. 

If you are interested in using the new Team Expansion JUMP VBS curriculum, let me know and I can get you and your church a ten page sample packet.

Sketches From My Moleskin While Traveling

     Here are a few scans from my moleskin sketchpad. I use it for writing, drawing, collecting ideas, sermon notes, planning and numerous other things.  I have filled three moleskins already and now I am on my fourth.  All but the last picture I drew during our trip to Italy.  Some inspired by things we saw, others direct from my imagination.  The last image (friendly scarecrow) was the initial concept for our church's Fall Fun Fest sign artwork. I hope you enjoy and look forward to your comments!

Fall Fun Fest Scarecrow

For our annual Fall Fun Fest offered by our church as a community outreach, I was part of the signage team that designed signs for directing traffic.  I made a scarecrow to put on each sign.  Here he is.

Magazine Artwork - Emerald Hills

Here's an illustrated version of Emerald Hills in Louisville, Kentucky where our headquarters are located for Team Expansion.  I made this using CorelDraw X5 for possible use in our organization's magazing coming out this autumn called, Tell.

Piggyback Curriculum - Exodus Kid's Series - Egyptian Dog

Here is another design from our Exodus Kid's series that we're working on.  I had fun with this one! I had the reference photo in one of my books on the Egyptian life called, The Hidden Life Of Ancient Egypt.

Magazine Artwork - Revolution

Here's some initial graphics for an article in the magazine for Team Expansion that I mentioned in my previous post.  This article is about needing a revolution in worldwide missions by the church.  Not sure what the final product will look like, but these are my initial attempts.

Magazine Artwork - Expulsion

I have been working on a few possible magazine article illustrations for one Team Expansion publications.  It's called the TELL and will be out before the National Missionary Convention.  Here's a couple versions of the first article I worked on, with a larger version of the more final look.  The article will go on two pages and the text will be in the black space.  The title will go in the arm/hand silhouette.

The article is of somber content.  It is about the reality of missionaries when "kicked out" or expelled from a country.  What is the church's responsibility when they return to the states?  How do we care for them?  How do we minister to them?

I actually used inspiration from an unlikely source.  During  WWII, the major cartoon studios in America made their own propaganda films.  This included Disney in a short called, "Education for Death - The Making of the Nazi".  I had seen them before and remembered the use of the silhouette and thought it fitting.  Above you can see a snapshot from the aforementioned short.  You can find it on Youtube, if you really want to see it.