Part of the problem with the previous art festivals was the weather,

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic

This is obviously not a typical art exhibit. I've been working for more than a year on the timing with Darren Butler, who will direct the play and knew about this exhibit, and we thought this was the perfect opportunity for a collaboration between the visual and performing arts.

The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.

I think everybody was ready to play. You know (the weather) is going to be like this all weekend. So you go out and play.

First it was the fascinating comic book art that caught my attention, ... Later, I began to read the stories, then the art and the stories came together, and it was magic.