Pee-Wee's Playhouse

Come in, and pull yourself up a chair (like Chairry)!

This was designed and sized to match to the NECA toys Pee-Wee Herman figures, the Chairry by Abisai Elizondo, and the Mattel Cindi Lauper.

There were no clear images online of the Playhouse, so I had to take some screen captures and piece things together.  The wall behind Mr. Window was taken from the 1980's Matchbox Playset.  The floor design had to be completely recreated as there were no good images of that floor.  The walls were recreated as well, but the door was taken from the last stage show Pee-Wee did before he passed away.

Johnny the Worm: Winner, Richard Wright Literary Award

Written by June Stephens Griffith when her kids were little, her children Tricia and Ed reached out to me to do the illustrations for the book.  Published in a limited quantity, Johnny the Worm is the story of a little worm who doesn't listen to his parents and finds himself in a dirt load of trouble.

As part of the book layout, the title and ending pages contain Ms. Griffith's own handwriting from her journal where the story was written.  

In summer 2026, the book was nominated for a Richard Wright Literary Award for the text, and it won for "Best Children's Fiction 2026!"  Ed Griffith, who was the videographer and editor for both of The Muley and Friends Show TV Specials, accepted the award for his mom, and invited me onto the stage.

For the group picture at the end, I drew a picture of Johnny so he could be included as well.  Both the award and the drawing are home with the Griffith family.

This isn't the first award shared with Ed Griffith, as our 48-Hour Film Festival short "The Spy Who Fleeced Me" won best in show, then went on to the regional competition.

Playskool Sesame Street Playset 1984

Fun photos from the archives of my collection, here is the Playskool Sesame Street Playset.  This is the complete set, made in 1984 by CBS Toys.

I had to completely remake the sticker for under Hooper's Store window.  Other than that, I didn't do any other alterations to this particular playset, unlike the second building I have for the Fisher Price Little People Sesame Street Playset.  It's super neat to have the box as well.

I took closeups of the fantastic art by Michael J. Smollin.  He's the artist of the book 'The Monster at the End of this Book.'