tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41322423429833067182024-02-28T15:42:16.181-08:00Taj MihelichThink Up Good Things and Make Them RealTajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-13681385725875924372023-05-02T18:51:00.010-07:002023-05-02T19:13:52.513-07:00Vans X Fairdale (and kind of X Taj too)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RBq2BCYguvhRh8qZTJO0bmq6wwsqYlydyckHfufXUvfGMjg_UzYoRO1Osgf7CpwHh0pua9-c1RZ5sTPY2cRhFPMNzwDuXFeGxFbDYPWu8tWsee3pZSmfAxwqD_xZlQmdm_-y1qhR-YZwcVIXJnd1xcltF0XojRyWRa1LzvSBmpMZhK-yh_RAxfJyiw/s2048/Vans%20Taj%20shoe%20WEB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RBq2BCYguvhRh8qZTJO0bmq6wwsqYlydyckHfufXUvfGMjg_UzYoRO1Osgf7CpwHh0pua9-c1RZ5sTPY2cRhFPMNzwDuXFeGxFbDYPWu8tWsee3pZSmfAxwqD_xZlQmdm_-y1qhR-YZwcVIXJnd1xcltF0XojRyWRa1LzvSBmpMZhK-yh_RAxfJyiw/s320/Vans%20Taj%20shoe%20WEB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div> I had the wonderful pleasure of working with both Vans and <a href="https://shop.fairdalebikes.com/collections/fairdale-x-vans" target="_blank">Fairdale Bikes </a>on a colab package. We took 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. He also appears on <a href="https://www.vans.com/en-us/search/product?q=fairdale" target="_blank">two Vans shoes</a> they let me design (all veggie) and a <a href="https://shop.fairdalebikes.com/collections/fairdale-x-vans" target="_blank">water bottle</a> and shirt from <a href="https://shop.fairdalebikes.com/collections/fairdale-x-vans" target="_blank">Fairdale</a>. Pretty darned sweet project to get to work on. Oh yeah! They also had me bring Giraffe to life in an <a href="https://youtu.be/AzAfRHvh1a8" target="_blank">animated short</a> (that was not that short to make). I packed in a bunch of my bad giraffe jokes, sneaked in a Monty appearance, Steve Van Doren too and had a right ol' laugh making the thing. My buddy Niall Byrne of<a href="https://theredneckmanifesto.bandcamp.com/album/the-how" target="_blank"> Redneck Manifesto</a> fame allowed us to use his <a href="https://billblood.bandcamp.com/album/come-softly-to-my-wake" target="_blank">Bill Blood</a> song as well. <p></p><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0E68FrSRU424SJsv3GJzdmMRLk-x4MP2rA3NPpRfe-2xh-0IFYWkFQkJBl9wsC7LXqa7J3jeQkNdXC0hlwHMHGb3bMJmiAtZ39gFivaDjiu5Kt5fBTDXKxSYIuxcpkFaGIUmIhHx9DPHT0xvRNoquDG3kT6mTjh3XRux4D2x13U0SumULVnRZWOyodQ/s3748/VansXFD_SQUARE_v2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="3626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0E68FrSRU424SJsv3GJzdmMRLk-x4MP2rA3NPpRfe-2xh-0IFYWkFQkJBl9wsC7LXqa7J3jeQkNdXC0hlwHMHGb3bMJmiAtZ39gFivaDjiu5Kt5fBTDXKxSYIuxcpkFaGIUmIhHx9DPHT0xvRNoquDG3kT6mTjh3XRux4D2x13U0SumULVnRZWOyodQ/s320/VansXFD_SQUARE_v2.jpg" width="310" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheGoldChp-yXSP1GDUC-sCt5vAp6pUrIAod16hs5fZSJsnfkaDxix-sv5r21n19BU7h-2kn7i-PTuualmD0eYQiASOgthnBMsj6JzwqfLgzhgbErTwZ8yAmeLXfjCJLAHtLmpzMILInTSg_B9Abg-XqJKQ5cxQzNJDTeXaOMP2wCw4YuFOJ46NjEElg/s2048/VANS%20TAJ%20Detail%202_2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheGoldChp-yXSP1GDUC-sCt5vAp6pUrIAod16hs5fZSJsnfkaDxix-sv5r21n19BU7h-2kn7i-PTuualmD0eYQiASOgthnBMsj6JzwqfLgzhgbErTwZ8yAmeLXfjCJLAHtLmpzMILInTSg_B9Abg-XqJKQ5cxQzNJDTeXaOMP2wCw4YuFOJ46NjEElg/s320/VANS%20TAJ%20Detail%202_2048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AzAfRHvh1a8" width="592" youtube-src-id="AzAfRHvh1a8"></iframe></div><br />Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-80603205708184127622023-02-11T12:13:00.003-08:002023-02-11T13:01:18.431-08:00A fancy high quality print of a painting of mine<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLiRflToa1Bc_-Sg8Q7qmuodSLlIcKkWOTiSVn6hKpMwhFYhwzSQFfCOPsJmWbMQQer0DLcGkHxOlFAZ-g6OsG-ukKkUBzUsXaATTcOM6PvyBPW2XZw7c0EEnIfKvUjQ5KG6ds9T5hekLa73zsT94r97uRYywMBNy9iD34tgMNHza5zFFW7WjoHTxdA/s1490/Plants3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLiRflToa1Bc_-Sg8Q7qmuodSLlIcKkWOTiSVn6hKpMwhFYhwzSQFfCOPsJmWbMQQer0DLcGkHxOlFAZ-g6OsG-ukKkUBzUsXaATTcOM6PvyBPW2XZw7c0EEnIfKvUjQ5KG6ds9T5hekLa73zsT94r97uRYywMBNy9iD34tgMNHza5zFFW7WjoHTxdA/s320/Plants3.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /> A few fancy prints of a recent painting of mine are now up on the store.<p></p><div><a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/">https://taj.bigcartel.com/</a></div>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-41888071413495649022022-11-04T06:46:00.004-07:002022-11-04T06:48:46.291-07:00Greg Minnaar: Fearless, Almost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8WhWQu747WU" width="320" youtube-src-id="8WhWQu747WU"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">A new animation project... </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://youtu.be/8WhWQu747WU">https://youtu.be/8WhWQu747WU</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I listened to the PinkBike Podcast with Greg Minnaar and I could see animations in my head. I reached out, wondering if he’d want to record a story for a project. And, a lot of drawing later here it is!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was nice to get to know Greg a bit through our video meetings. He was so laid back that it was disarming. A couple of times I found myself nodding in agreement, “Oh yeah, the same thing happens to me on my bike.” But of course, it’s not the same. I was talking about the super smooth flow trail behind my house and he was talking about going full throttle down this year’s extra gnarly Val Di Sole track.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks to Greg for working on this with me.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks to Sarah and Gaspare for the bonus interviews.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks to David Jack who worked on the first round of recording that we eventually scrapped because of microphone issues.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks to Jeff Frenette for doing sound on this version.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks for the music Niall (Able Drugger) and Richie (Jape).</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">And thanks to Anthill Films, Sandy Carson, Karen Kloss and Stew Johnson for watching some early versions to keep me on track.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-60903179160500301312022-05-17T12:24:00.003-07:002022-05-17T12:24:29.614-07:00Limited Edition Print for Copper Harbor Trails Club<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkynOsg4R8BBPmzuImC_MOENEUJ2tWt1JDDDoqTOKISTVvgZyets4TBjtKqqO_kCfAKQjauDqbiBaSIv8TowWCXfo6NqyJOU6QYPUs-5vN7NsBAYtH8pZ0GuCt58sGKYjpR6dYmw-_-RclJyxXryhUxseQ2jno6yEMQULcCPAuFm3yGqp9ogq9qF_Pw/s2558/COPPERHARBOR_FLYINGSQUIRREL_POSTER_TAJ_72DPI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="1750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkynOsg4R8BBPmzuImC_MOENEUJ2tWt1JDDDoqTOKISTVvgZyets4TBjtKqqO_kCfAKQjauDqbiBaSIv8TowWCXfo6NqyJOU6QYPUs-5vN7NsBAYtH8pZ0GuCt58sGKYjpR6dYmw-_-RclJyxXryhUxseQ2jno6yEMQULcCPAuFm3yGqp9ogq9qF_Pw/s320/COPPERHARBOR_FLYINGSQUIRREL_POSTER_TAJ_72DPI.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted this flying squirrel for Copper Harbor Trails annual ArtBike event. Lots of contributors create images to be turned into limited prints to help raise money for the awesome trails. The first chance to get one is at the <a href="https://copperharbortrails.org/event/ride-the-keweenaw" target="_blank">Ride the Keweenaw</a> Event May 27-29. More Copper Harbor Trails info <a href="https://copperharbortrails.org" target="_blank">here. </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKVZ8e0qr4DR4vEJTasAjsNt0FPPk9SiiZV_0Mp-ho49dYs4UdBua4ByGU9ez5_umebMbDGRTaiWDMhm0a6UWqDStACJWYMtnOySA3hv_BDtFcKpUYuI153RUfJCcitxH0k8AByRuj3JaMP-HJOXDqIQsE0BMPySBJaxFAJ2uOBMEXmUaiRSmjRH3MQ/s2000/FlyingSquirrelProgress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="2000" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKVZ8e0qr4DR4vEJTasAjsNt0FPPk9SiiZV_0Mp-ho49dYs4UdBua4ByGU9ez5_umebMbDGRTaiWDMhm0a6UWqDStACJWYMtnOySA3hv_BDtFcKpUYuI153RUfJCcitxH0k8AByRuj3JaMP-HJOXDqIQsE0BMPySBJaxFAJ2uOBMEXmUaiRSmjRH3MQ/s320/FlyingSquirrelProgress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-37158539121902226142022-03-25T05:53:00.002-07:002022-03-25T05:53:29.209-07:00Paul B in the Bicycle Film Festival <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY75LQCaQgDXjYh1BBX3ij4323uEKUr0pz6srezPi7Ou5hHtkJ7Z_2i_0lIZp0viYRwTWI7icCeKxj2V0zHZtzCHhBNI43DHoNlm4Njc9BA_BeiiM-vuVE-R9K1L2cEHDfBdWlSrH6yDUMQifEwroWNFdz4JUqO4wbr1gsN4DD955XOngSh_QO1RmlNg/s4998/PaulBuchanan.lightening2lauyrels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="4998" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY75LQCaQgDXjYh1BBX3ij4323uEKUr0pz6srezPi7Ou5hHtkJ7Z_2i_0lIZp0viYRwTWI7icCeKxj2V0zHZtzCHhBNI43DHoNlm4Njc9BA_BeiiM-vuVE-R9K1L2cEHDfBdWlSrH6yDUMQifEwroWNFdz4JUqO4wbr1gsN4DD955XOngSh_QO1RmlNg/s320/PaulBuchanan.lightening2lauyrels.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My short animation film about Paul Buchanan and the Church Gap is in the Bicycle Film Festival starting today. Listen to Sandy Carson tell the amazing story of Paul and his leap of faith and watch my clunky (but sincere) animation. Check out the BFF and its sliding ticket prices<a href="https://btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/120900940/bicycle-film-festival-new-york-2-virtual" target="_blank"> here</a>. <p></p><p>Paul's story is in Program 4 but there is loads of great work to see in the festival. </p><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-1187660047472254972022-03-23T11:16:00.002-07:002022-05-05T14:20:49.907-07:00New Pinkbike Drawing<p> As a kid I always wished I could draw cars like they did in CARtoons magazine. Still not there, but getting a little close with this one. New podcast over on <a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/its-all-downhill-from-here-episode-1-welcome-to-our-new-downhill-racing-podcast.html" target="_blank">Pinkbike. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQWnyCsJHWmPUvoz9Yoov6pPJtGSRypY9loxP13ygtoMNp0KPDOeBJGEEMO2sLJuhfJgnM7-aJoaqIHYdudY6sIn13wLuzHzNWEing7MJreVlgo5e95ZB5fBL_hG1YXV8zxQENT2UBWlwghTfjXcHsS9sRcwedrlCciG8m93NntYZj_Kkq3bJAL8aXw/s6000/PB.racing%20podcast%203.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQWnyCsJHWmPUvoz9Yoov6pPJtGSRypY9loxP13ygtoMNp0KPDOeBJGEEMO2sLJuhfJgnM7-aJoaqIHYdudY6sIn13wLuzHzNWEing7MJreVlgo5e95ZB5fBL_hG1YXV8zxQENT2UBWlwghTfjXcHsS9sRcwedrlCciG8m93NntYZj_Kkq3bJAL8aXw/s320/PB.racing%20podcast%203.2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-13431177056121874932022-03-23T11:11:00.001-07:002022-03-23T11:11:13.962-07:00Return to Earth Season 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLAT5dPbyGRV7vUe-KlZA7t5SbD4WAaOmtPhbAjPcyzl1Y9YR9oUGdxyOvTWzzdDGpa0Azi1eZ6J870tjwxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>I did some animation work for a new Anthill Films & Outside series. Above is the intro. Check out all the shows on Outside <a href="https://watch.outsideonline.com/series/return-to-earth-the-series/MvVZc83U-ctyyLDgv?utm_medium=social&utm_source=taj&utm_campaign=watch-ux-launch&utm_term=earned&utm_content=returntoearth" target="_blank">here. </a><p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-33220025270116087412022-02-17T15:00:00.004-08:002022-02-17T15:10:15.724-08:00Skatedeck <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://taj.threadless.com/designs/the-rail-you-shouldnt-do/accessories/skateboard/deck-only?size=8.5-inch" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="2588" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7QOO3xseh-LGmmlneCB4kR-9RbSa5ByMO_cZ--uqwYQHczToaPZeTb8jiTYoPD-DPgzgg7vBUm8ySlfdkOQc2UsEXg7F0S0XCyqVB-yCzbqlnz0KpFHeWRsC8zyG4Xnyp9ln_c8BS3NlTzx3Hyzn3fGxslDO3XwLq5lAzSlotMzKhmD6dJ-sIIZbS0w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://taj.threadless.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhegInk0q2Oi2NXVUaqQcOoY-APZf1vCc8HMmGfeQwzeOn9mEnNpGK_3V3Ssd2MJ2nk-wM_MRBiyuOl4eSiemd0dZIQm51Lr8-pi1u5p18vxFW5VmVJSU4hqpxzQ7DJHMb79mVAfEQoUwyATOGsbMlf2dyuotXTHjOl_-gLwTuCaFPbwnLlTDd5exFSwA=s320" width="298" /></a></div>I have absolutely no idea if this is a good deck to actually skate on, but I thought it was pretty cool I could make a custom deck. They're available on Threadless.com <a href="https://taj.threadless.com/" target="_blank">here.</a> <p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-20349149523414108022022-02-05T05:57:00.006-08:002022-03-23T11:11:47.793-07:00You Squeak, You Die!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://taj.bigcartel.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="3000" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQYR9ytvq_6brIXP9tNpbVecspiPa_TIrAx-6XgAh7HWHsRue3m9xNMJsCtQ4as4IzQkMBzIMAlbteAwaq9RrTpl01TgfESVxQX4VkWud7I5QnY6dZRIP3EqN3k0O678QkwVrS-zNbWnRKthGtdhObaJSl_hpLlYN0w1OMc_cxFpQ9YkeAamTmXmHXlg=s320" width="320" /></a></div>For ages, humankind's best friend has waged an all-out war against squeaky toys. <p></p><p>Now it is getting serious! </p><p>New shirt on my store<a href="http://taj.bigcartel.com"> here.</a> </p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-40165159117130941872022-01-20T11:58:00.004-08:002022-02-05T06:23:37.877-08:00Bad Shirt Ideas Turned Real<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijoQaJ0XIOHFWLHg8y49M_OTipyugE5NSg3uzFlCQ9qXK8UmTcnAMfSUkleQ4B-YUrJ5jnVpYGZGRWmInK-DSxTiihZCwz4E3-9Hm5jRBGklUAlbsrylLQKTqm873SpjnjLcrTaK-GB_T9Ie1NfYkH5YtrCaj3tidgkVnZiXgDVBXARY32tRFw5WV7Wg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpbzCqQvMzaTY4gINngS6C2HtEjWCV7hfq-MFqW_4rG70foAV2mxgJ9U0f5cG5IzwhN3C8BKvvrqgFBhyy580uw0Y-1bIN5zTzV9N_Z1CaCYfT7_Uhu2H2ryIBXEl53LI8f3u05MS1i9CGZU1JGj91_UUt755QGPr-PGhddc66saPFx-eU9dbUILpXug=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Added some new shirts to the <a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/">store.</a></div><br /><p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-18748617736835766472022-01-07T06:35:00.001-08:002022-01-07T06:35:09.978-08:00Sympathy for Mountain Bike Designers Part 1 on PinkBike<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRpYitTEh4gkYbk4RW0Rtb03VvM1Eob12vC8bqy9X9izZMMp8obMHxWfpk88szfyABmHgnjrDVPYsl4kVaL1iUCoBVQt5nPC5rqymGgWJ0uYHLfy6HeR6Tmk-sh1c1HxSgxHnpYHQO-jyCZZ8SrCw0Y-MmQfzVucdhQPf9A9w1npHOo8s8R3BxRaBAiQ=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRpYitTEh4gkYbk4RW0Rtb03VvM1Eob12vC8bqy9X9izZMMp8obMHxWfpk88szfyABmHgnjrDVPYsl4kVaL1iUCoBVQt5nPC5rqymGgWJ0uYHLfy6HeR6Tmk-sh1c1HxSgxHnpYHQO-jyCZZ8SrCw0Y-MmQfzVucdhQPf9A9w1npHOo8s8R3BxRaBAiQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Wrote a story and did some drawings over on PinkBike. Part 2 is in the works. Check it out <a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/why-taj-mihelich-has-sympathy-for-mountain-bike-designers.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-7957613577243106072021-11-26T06:01:00.002-08:002021-11-26T14:59:25.304-08:00Original Drawings Sale Now Live!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/products" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1500" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO86y1KoyJVSRyIUBNouPMXOXuNuf_r0tYM11GPXKTcH-baHYKC7MKfJ-2MXSaqnNvYkGdGL8BWntrMQ8FFN21J-lLidiPcQOnjIMqkFqFEw8lVg6Z0QXnUf6BfaOQBqU92S3Vyi0dsKa/s320/artsaleblogpost.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>43 original drawings are now live. Go <a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank">here</a> to check them out. <p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-20101991258843444912021-10-01T06:40:00.029-07:002023-05-05T03:37:14.048-07:00Books by Taj<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkrjpiHE0fcGLoPMjF1pFFj_RJsc4MDjob2AQa3_gXFSbRPmaj-qn7IUJcCNun1LvjBFNoYaFwTppDnj-sUZuOw6ZoKbpgEay_BG8TD9UzNgIwO367SiqEpSWi4VE7aG2IlusnWdQHMz2ehfHmssiQNbqmMpdJl6XQME0f6tmSVIr8GGqqY3kvkU6S-w=s1384" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkrjpiHE0fcGLoPMjF1pFFj_RJsc4MDjob2AQa3_gXFSbRPmaj-qn7IUJcCNun1LvjBFNoYaFwTppDnj-sUZuOw6ZoKbpgEay_BG8TD9UzNgIwO367SiqEpSWi4VE7aG2IlusnWdQHMz2ehfHmssiQNbqmMpdJl6XQME0f6tmSVIr8GGqqY3kvkU6S-w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I have two books out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">You can find them anywhere you might shop for books and they are available worldwide. Ask you local book store to bring one in for you (easiest to just search "Taj Mihelich"), or find them on Amazon, Target, Barnes and Noble, <a href="https://bookshop.org/contributors/taj-l-mihelich" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> and more. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Py54xRmg311Jru9h1wmEl0v0-2dRbopzGxklartgcd9UJ1YLIJQJjjyLEjWKwqZlL6heNa0OCzWDi5d-wuN238udAiSVxL16Yhav1gI9C_qG1Z_xFju29WpQIANweHucbMclzomqSzEl82g3p6iIhp327gy3OGZTl0Lv4LyjOvtrYe3kulb4Onlp2g=s1290" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1290" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Py54xRmg311Jru9h1wmEl0v0-2dRbopzGxklartgcd9UJ1YLIJQJjjyLEjWKwqZlL6heNa0OCzWDi5d-wuN238udAiSVxL16Yhav1gI9C_qG1Z_xFju29WpQIANweHucbMclzomqSzEl82g3p6iIhp327gy3OGZTl0Lv4LyjOvtrYe3kulb4Onlp2g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhxjJg-m82WPbS_IaYgKxaw7pofu5vIzEaB7clKKNTXqVBJY9EPiG5zhOStUnpHSJjjSFFG01XrduN8Z_9DuKmTWlVYSKoiTi1fKc19nwgnNA7c13VKBkOo3D2oBTqd6kRujdw7bHoSklScjuRYDgwZ6W05LJcMxGgorgFxYIi-eCM8gG1ZNEL4piQww=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhxjJg-m82WPbS_IaYgKxaw7pofu5vIzEaB7clKKNTXqVBJY9EPiG5zhOStUnpHSJjjSFFG01XrduN8Z_9DuKmTWlVYSKoiTi1fKc19nwgnNA7c13VKBkOo3D2oBTqd6kRujdw7bHoSklScjuRYDgwZ6W05LJcMxGgorgFxYIi-eCM8gG1ZNEL4piQww=s320" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTDZybviAevZmYkk8M8v6cDZBxy6QqnubOKW3WElNt1XuCpTWx-taoqvkE19dI0KNdrr2vca1xlq5Z7AIv7i_nkH3GWiVPrmZApizqziygSfjWoHIX34Bi6TPDvcwfUurF3Eo9FAJxXFVnol4wcuf1qHisDAnm2RBLiAleASUZkWJnARNzj7oMNfyI8A=s1500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1500" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTDZybviAevZmYkk8M8v6cDZBxy6QqnubOKW3WElNt1XuCpTWx-taoqvkE19dI0KNdrr2vca1xlq5Z7AIv7i_nkH3GWiVPrmZApizqziygSfjWoHIX34Bi6TPDvcwfUurF3Eo9FAJxXFVnol4wcuf1qHisDAnm2RBLiAleASUZkWJnARNzj7oMNfyI8A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Bernie the Bike Builder</b> is a children's book. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Bernie is a master bike builder. The bikes he designs and builds are sought after by bike racers all over the world. However, none of his close friends seem interested in riding bikes. After a discussion with Monty the Corgi he realizes that his friends think they can’t ride bicycles because no bikes fit them. Bernie takes on the challenge to build his motley crew of pals custom bikes that they can ride. It takes all of his creativity and skills to design and build special bikes for T-rex, Bat, Shark and more! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Enjoy a free downloadable and printable Bernie the Bike Builder activity book</span><span style="color: #212529;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #212529;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ZbJ3S-I0TIo9CjIq4fHOIn_0Km63KHe/view">here.</a> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The book is available worldwide from where ever you buy books.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtA5lKOdcDZSTHalvUlIAQ8ZFh6YnmpouE-7rvVhMwdAfMIa4XOm9uH2fXBLVWoxKT6KxVuUEcJ7x8GwuA7A426JN8YeUNhlWmjQApq5PQovYX06FfPbos3C80J014L-zYTAO7JOoTCWyu__1xaLg6VvRn48nQUu36S3GF9MUtcOv5VXsc86Hmhk4dHg=s839" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtA5lKOdcDZSTHalvUlIAQ8ZFh6YnmpouE-7rvVhMwdAfMIa4XOm9uH2fXBLVWoxKT6KxVuUEcJ7x8GwuA7A426JN8YeUNhlWmjQApq5PQovYX06FfPbos3C80J014L-zYTAO7JOoTCWyu__1xaLg6VvRn48nQUu36S3GF9MUtcOv5VXsc86Hmhk4dHg=s320" width="229" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><b>Back Before They Invented Open Face Helmets </b></span><span style="color: #0f1111;"><b> </b>is my cartoon book (few swear words so not exactly for kids). </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This book is 164 pages of my cartoons and doodles. There is a bunch of bicycle comics (including a number from Sunday Comics with Taj series on Pinkbike), lots of low- brow humor, dad jokes, questionable puns, and some things that are probably only funny to me. There's a few things I'm actually serious about, but hopefully you can't tell, and even a few essays. I call it a collection of not-too-artsy-fartsy work I've done over the last few years (though, there are a few fart jokes).</span></p><p><span style="color: #111111; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">The book is available worldwide from where ever you buy books.</span><a href="http://taj.bigcartel.com" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"> </a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-54747482886264522102021-05-18T10:16:00.002-07:002023-05-18T10:47:06.233-07:00Some Samples<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They are typically goofy and you can get them from Pinkbike's store <a href="https://shop.pinkbike.com/collections/the-taj-collection?_pos=1&_psq=taj&_ss=e&_v=1.0">here.</a> </p><p><br /></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-19057605578435336362021-03-03T05:24:00.003-08:002021-03-03T07:54:14.136-08:00The Legend of Paul Buchanan and the Church Gap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeSfF4ivlPk&list=PLIcFxuZej57zTNe7-8yixjX1jFVXn_y_O&index=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNv9RwOZSYjf5Y98JwLp9WhISmIiv48hFNSvUCj2kkOHqDk5vzYWxXR1JBWLFfIHN0Q2rAa4O3BjLH_P2RZr4hw4BDBWeM6Tr_rTy7c7bq2FcchyphenhypheniBwsC27NkQbdqX4hq_MVquU9fC3Vh/s320/PaulB.STILL.4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeSfF4ivlPk&list=PLIcFxuZej57zTNe7-8yixjX1jFVXn_y_O&index=1">The Legend of Paul Buchanan and the Church Gap</a></b><br /><div><br /></div><div>I wrote some words about this story over on<a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/the-legend-of-paul-buchanan-and-the-church-gap.html" target="_blank"> Pinkbike</a>, but I'll include them here too. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Paul probably wouldn't like being the center of attention in this cartoon. Sadly I can't be sure. There's no easy way to talk about Paul Buchanan without addressing the excruciating depression that overwhelmed him and ended with him taking his own life. Working on this project, I spent hours and hours thinking about him, remembering what a genius he was on a bike, and feeling heartbroken that I'd lost touch with him through the years. </div><div><br /></div><div>But this goofy cartoon I made is not a sad story. Thinking about Paul Buchanan also means remembering how pioneering, creative, inspiring, and just plain burly he was on a bike. Someone whispered a tall-tale-like version of this story to me a few years after it happened. I remember my feeling of incredulity. The "Church Gap" was a big deal. I couldn't wrap my head around someone attempting one of the biggest challenges on a bike and not bothering to capture it on film or video. The next time I saw Paul, still flustered with disbelief, I asked him about it. He calmly told me, "I just wanted to see what it felt like." </div><div><br /></div><div>Sandy Carson was with Paul that day and was kind enough to tell the story. Since there is no footage, I did some animation. Paul might not like being the center of attention, but I miss the guy and wanted to share this small moment of his greatness. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-36047744398969131012020-11-17T16:31:00.003-08:002020-11-17T16:57:11.529-08:00NEW BOOK! Back Before They Invented Open Face Helmets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shop.aer.io/Taj_Mihelich" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlQjx-YzsMnfnLI-5OoXL-OMjgjTPOU8F6yMJjbdYuK9Xmms2eaGHaz1sGayotBn-XJ9v_PgT_NkHyjbKOxMsDzCHdFbO5sPiq4uMNJkvoY2fvMq7ZunfGaHJW-3GFFRvgP6N4KkPFewP/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-11-16+at+2.18.27+PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> I finished up a new book, <a href="https://shop.aer.io/Taj_Mihelich" target="_blank"><i>Back Before They Invented Open Face Helmets</i></a>. It is a collection of my cartoons, doodles and a few essays. Check it out <a href="https://shop.aer.io/Taj_Mihelich" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Also, my children's book, <i><a href="https://shop.aer.io/Taj_Mihelich" target="_blank">Bernie the Bike Builder</a></i> is on sale too. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-22953924933004707202020-10-07T09:01:00.002-07:002020-10-07T09:01:31.188-07:00Wrote a Story Over on the PinkBIke<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/taj-mihelichs-how-to-pump-illustrated-the-trail-is-giving-away-free-speed.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-_XKXQ7Z3kksigNBL8-facPJ6vkCAD3ReT5NGGfk_LMpyixa_hGAoyg_Li5hJqRXZyZBGbpvlABWDTRP2awHMwbkvgW1tLvOfLHCr0_iYlNzuMjkpXQWVmXZxv6RaEBmYiqU7aCRLidp/s320/pb+pump+sotry.jpg" /></a></div>I wrote and illustrated a "How to Pump" story over on PinkBike. Check out the story <a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/taj-mihelichs-how-to-pump-illustrated-the-trail-is-giving-away-free-speed.html" target="_blank">here. </a><br /><p></p>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-51918809563418574032020-08-06T05:04:00.002-07:002020-08-06T05:04:34.498-07:00New shirts and stuff on store<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="2048" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQ4wDY8xs9oPeQhANDWKro_co4Njbyk49rG8CjTzGEqBGufFoce-2rSZapaBe6Jo3hCwXnlRV0o0KCEVM44I0aPECJpnMdT3hsa1eOxIv2qLKHUA5AbgFnCx-3y4mqjvhexCt7VCoJRDs/w320-h252/newstuff.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Added some new shirts and things to the <a href="https://taj.bigcartel.com/">store</a>. <br /></div>Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-414285437615039902020-06-30T15:42:00.000-07:002020-06-30T15:42:20.317-07:00Copper Harbor Trails Poster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the last few years I have done a poster for the Copper Harbor Trails Club <a href="https://chtrails.square.site/" target="_blank">"Art Bike" fundraiser</a>. Typically they are sold only in person up at the amazing Copper Harbor trails, but this year (with big gatherings postponed) the event is going online. The big unveiling happens July 1 at 6PM EST. There are lots of other great artists that have also created posters and a big variety of styles. The posters usually sell out quickly and are extremely high quality prints. All the funds go to supporting some of the best bike trails in the midwest. Check them out<a href="https://chtrails.square.site/" target="_blank"> here.</a><br />
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Over the winter I got to work with <a href="https://anthillfilms.com/" target="_blank">Anthill Films </a>on a new TV show they made for Outside TV called, Return to Earth: The Series. Anthill Films made a great mountain bike movie called Return to Earth (streaming on Amazon Prime if you wanted to check it out) that took them around the globe. On their travels they met some really interesting characters who all in their own way have contributed to mountain biking. They decided to tell the stories of the people they met through this TV series. Anthill asked me to do some animation segments for the shows. After explaining to them that I didn't know how to do that, and after they said, "We think you can figure it out," I accepted the job.<br />
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It was really cool work! I loved learning how to "properly" animate. I write that with the quotation marks because I only just scratched the surface of what is possible. I tried to keep things very simple and stay away from fancy tricks that I know are buried in the software. With my style of drawing and with the limited amount of time I had to work on the project I thought it best to just keep things simple.<br />
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I'm extremely grateful to have gotten to do the project. Working with Anthill was awesome and I learned so much. Also, I am hooked on using animation as a way to tell stories. I can't wait to do more of it and to keep growing my skills.<br />
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Here's a <a href="https://anthillfilms.com/blog/2020/06/09/return-to-earth-the-series-the-pioneer" target="_blank">5 minute preview of an episode that focuses on Don Cook</a>. Don sent me photos of his original $800 Klunker bike to draw. Mountain biking has come a LONG way! <br />
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Here's one on <a href="https://anthillfilms.com/blog/2020/06/17/return-to-earth-the-series-the-doctor" target="_blank">the Doctor, Cepi Raffo. </a>Thankfully Cepi got a laugh out of my over-the-top cartoon of "Cepi World". In reality I think he wants to build more a nature preserve with trails on it rather than my goofy resort town that I drew, but hopefully people will know it's not too serious.<br />
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And here's one on <a href="https://anthillfilms.com/blog/2020/06/09/return-to-earth-the-series-the-builder" target="_blank">Big Ted, the Builder. </a>Ted was cool and sent me some images of key things that he built in his career that I cartooned. <br />
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And, there is a couple more episodes still to come all on <a href="http://www.outsidetv.com/home/ready/playlist/offset/limit/media/index" target="_blank">Outside TV.</a><br />
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<br />Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-29020781280308088982020-04-15T11:26:00.000-07:002020-04-15T11:41:21.607-07:00Fairdale Over the Alps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I went on a Fairdale bike trip over the alps. Well... over a tiny little corner of an alp anyway. It was such a good adventure but somehow after I got home one project turned into another, months went by, and I never managed to write up the story. With the help of Chris Cotsonas (who pedaled with me) we finally got the story posted today.<br />
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You can download a PDF <a href="https://fairdalebikes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fairdalebikes-over-the-alps.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, or, check out the web version <a href="https://fairdalebikes.com/2020/04/fairdale-over-the-alps/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Hopefully this will be some inspiration for times ahead when we can all get out and travel and ride again!<br />
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<br />Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-52789660815217048292020-04-10T06:17:00.003-07:002020-04-10T07:44:05.739-07:00Bernie the Bike Builder Free Activity Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Print out this <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-ZbJ3S-I0TIo9CjIq4fHOIn_0Km63KHe" target="_blank">PDF book</a> and help Bernie design bikes for his friends!<br />
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Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-54483661062933027352019-12-22T05:14:00.002-08:002019-12-22T05:14:30.447-08:00Taj's Amazing Moments in Bicycle History Episode 1 - Jay Miron<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I animated a story about Jay Miron <a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/jay-miron-a-story-of-willpower-sunday-comics-with-taj-mihelich.html" target="_blank">here.</a> This is episode 1, which means I hope to keep this series going. <br /><br />Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4132242342983306718.post-35750927005637180052019-12-02T07:19:00.000-08:002019-12-05T07:20:16.219-08:00Sunday Comics on PinkBike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've had my Sunday Comics series going over on PinkBike for almost a year now! They are all over the place content and style wise... it is amazing they let me post whatever goofy thought pops into my head. Check 'em out <a href="https://www.pinkbike.com/news/tags/sunday-comics-with-taj-mihelich/" target="_blank">here. </a><br /><br />Tajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213617236706471818noreply@blogger.com