well a transformation is coming to
Detroit and it's off-the-wall house of
vans as in the pro skate shoes and
clothing brand is turning an entire
detroit school into an indoor skate park
and entertainment destination with live
music artists and more and you have a
chance to learn from the experts and not
just about skateboarding j howell is
here is the original character designer
of the Belcher family on the hit show
Bob's Burgers you also did created
Sanjay and Craig for Nickelodeon yeah
absolutely a pleasure to have you thank
you so much somewhat of a minor-league
delist artist myself to stand next to
greatness is covering what will you
actually be doing at this event okay so
it's this huge middle school that the
house of vans took over it's amazing
they have the skate park they have the
music venue I did murals on three floors
of the building there's a bunch of other
great artists there Saturday at 4 p.m.
I'll be doing a workshop a cartooning
workshop as well
which is pretty exciting well tell me
about your as you get to doodling here
tell me about your creative process what
do you what's what's your inspiration
that's popping around in your head right
now I don't know if you look at Bob's
from Bob's Burgers I think I share some
qualities with him beer got balding you
know kind of the funny shape of a person
so when I'm drawing I usually try to
start with kind of a fun shape you know
should it get go another character so
starts my eyes I have a long pointy nose
so I guess I'm my own inspiration really
look good nice little pointy nose going
smile because I'm a very enthusiastic
fun person mustache or two when did you
first notice that you had a signature
style that you know for instance when I
was in college I was an editorial
cartoonist and I looked up to Jim
Boardman from the Cincinnati Enquirer
Jeff McNally from Chicago to review
they're very distinct style yeah I
really liked a lot I was really into the
Simpsons it's Matt Groening disliked as
soon as I saw that as a kid I was like
is there some way on earth I could
possibly learn how to cartoon or get a
TV show or something like that so that
was my main inspiration that's just
watch what he did looks like you're
what's one now hey so you know that's
pretty much my inspiration
yeah so vans is really exciting and it's
gonna be a really cool event and come by
and talk to me
all right let's bring in Brook perch
from Van to tell us all about the event
Brooke good morning good morning good to
see you I saw a video online of this guy
actually drawing a bunch of dogs and
cats which he then sent to vans via the
web and they actually put it on a shoe
for him that's pretty cool yeah we've
been supporting Jay for many years now
he's been in some of our global
advertising campaigns he participates in
all our events we've become very good
friends he travels around with us so
yeah it's a great relationship all right
and tell us about the event of what
people can experience when they go there
who's it for why vans is doing this yeah
so Hausa vans is essentially where we
bring off the wall the ethos of off the
wall to life our whole mission is to
inspire and enable creative expression
and that's through our brand pillars
through the lenses of music our street
culture skateboarding in fashion so we
have all kinds of stuff planned for this
weekend
we are looking at pictures of the ramps
who does this attract who's the
demographic well it's Bert it's free and
it's all ages so it's really for the
local Detroit community and the
demographic is anybody who just wants to
get inspired and wants to express
themselves creatively all right and how
can people get tickets so people can get
tickets online if you go to house
advance calm you just RSVP and then you
show up that's it yes that's it anything
else you either one of you want the good
people of Detroit Canal this is a super
super cool event and it's like it's such
an amazing space so don't miss out on
this it's gonna be really really cool
and say hi to me what's gonna hang out
they got pancakes waffles one day right
we do so a little bit about the
programming so what do you think of this
I did this right before the show totally
from memory can I have it that's pretty
what you can have yeah thank you there
we go I did that of Jay right before the
show I got a career for you you just got
the glasses I had to add the john landis
80s glasses that you recently had to a
corner yeah I'm getting old so thanks
for pointing that out
thank you very much thanks it's right