Type: Interactive Performance
Topic(s): Arts
Tags: cartooning, storytelling, performance, family
Uniquely blending storytelling and live illustration, this cartoonist/storyteller draws the stories as he tells them in this lively interactive program for all ages.
Web site: http://www.onceuponatoon.com
Joe Wos
oe Wos is a freelance cartoonist and storyteller from Pittsburgh. Who has been sharing his talents with audiences across the nation for the past 20 years. His one-man show, "Once Upon a Toon,"combines his passion for storytelling and drawing cartoons. Joe, with his quick wit and lightning-speed drawings of original stories, classic fables and folk tales, never fails to amaze and entertain during "Once Upon a Toon." A single presentation yields an average of 20 original drawings, which are given to the audience at the end of each show. His rapid drawing skills have earned Joe the reputation as "Fastest Draw in the East!" And his tours of Texas, California and Arizona have extended this reputation to "Fastest Draw in the West." Joe has performed at many festivals, museums, libraries, and schools nationwide.
Joe has worked as a freelance cartoonist since the age of 14. Clients have included the late presidential candidate and comedian Pat Paulsen and a goat cheese farm in Slovenia. His mazes, dubbed "The World's Most Difficult" by Ripley's Believe It or Not!, are on exhibit at museums worldwide. His parodys of famous artists and their works, "Great Art Belongs on Refrigerator Doors," remains one of his favorite exhibits. He also co creates stuffed monsters with artist Missy Steele. Joe, a cartooning instructor since age 18, Joe continues to spread his love of cartooning and share his skills and techniques as a cartoonist with students of all ages. He had the great honor of being the first resident cartoonist of the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa Calif. When not performing , Joe spends his time writing stories for his program and practicing them on his family.
onceuponatoon.com