What do you get when you cross a bunch of weird blob things with off-kilter musical onomatopoeia?

You get Honkbarn, the brainchild of Classical Animation grad Todd Ramsay.

Then what happens when you throw Honkbarn’s mastermind at, of all things, political cartoons?

You get Todd’s latest project, animating the work of Pulitzer-winning Houston Chronicle editorial cartoonist Nick Anderson. Here’s the first one.

Since graduating from VFS in 2000, Todd’s contributed to many local animated productions as both an animator and a director. Meanwhile, he’s managed to finish up the fourth Honkbarn musical vignette in December. There’s more on the way – this is worth adding to your RSS feed.

So how does Todd find time? This interview with The Animation Show sheds some light, and there’s lots of detail and background on Todd’s Honkbarn blog. Take a look!