This is going to be one of those strips where I have to remind my friends that our two heroes are in fact, young, single designers, not the ragged old men they were originally based upon.
Yesterday we were invited to make beauty happen upon shoes as a part of a fundraising drive for the Green Omaha Coalition. We like those people. The guest list of artists ranged from local radio celebrities, to a very talented industrial/product designer, and, somehow, to us. While I struggled against the medium of “shoe” to apply my trade, landing somewhere between the intended thought and the blurry, middle-school art projects of my past, Donovan erupted as a gladiator of artistic passion and strength, barely looking up or aware of anyone else being in the room. I’m pretty sure most people thought we had a sort of Penn & Teller thing going on.
The shoes go up for auction at some point today, and when they do we’ll be sure to link the holy crap out of them.
Nate Voss is a designer, illustrator, talkshow host and design journalist. Working in Omaha since 2001, Nate served four years on the Board of Directors for 
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The shoes are now online and up for auction.
It was a fun event, but Nate is right, I don’t think I said more than a few words the entire time. I felt like I was under a deadline that kept getting closer. 2 hours is a short time for painting, especially when you’re still rusty at it. Thankfully I have had the opportunity to paint those two toys in the past year to at least get back to where I feel I can do something with the brush.
Nice shoes guys!! Coming from a shoe connoisseur like myself, I’m sure you know that means a lot.