All Seasons

Season 1

• S01E01 Tales Around the Table

  • August 6, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows viewers around his studio table. Guest storytellers: Mary Sue Milliken and Sue Feniger.

• S01E02 Where Do You Get Ideas?

  • August 7, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie tells us about his idea drawer. Guest storyteller: J.T. Steiny

• S01E03 What's a Story?

  • August 8, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie offers two drawing - a beginning and an ending. Guest storyteller: Ed Eyth

• S01E04 Stories for Myself

  • August 9, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows us his sketchbook, a visual journal. Guest storyteller: Alexandra Nichita

• S01E05 Food as Storytelling

  • August 10, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie fries up his famous Popeye. Guest storyteller: Mary Ann Esposito

• S01E06 That's a Story?!

  • August 13, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows how a collection of souvenirs tells a story. Guest storyteller: Charlotte Bird

• S01E07 Getting Started

  • August 14, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie suggests ways to get started. Guest storyteller: Art Clokey

• S01E08 Character

  • August 15, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows how visual traits help to define a character. Guest storytellers: Bill Barretta and Pepe the King Prawn

• S01E09 Setting

  • August 16, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie discusses how changing the setting changes the story. Guest storyteller: John Iacovelli

• S01E10 Point of View

  • August 17, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie takes a look at perspective. Guest storyteller: John E. Barrett

• S01E11 Performance as Storytelling

  • August 20, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about assuming a character’s voice & mannerisms. Guest storyteller: Martie Barylick

• S01E12 Every Picture Tells a Story

  • August 21, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about the story behind one of his paintings. Guest storyteller: Lotus Do Brooks

• S01E13 Making Sense of Our World Through Stories

  • August 22, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie encourages kids to draw or make up stories to deal with emotions. Guest storyteller: Jane Yolen

• S01E14 Taking a Chance

  • August 23, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie tells and shows the origins of his first chapter book. Guest storyteller: Frank Oz

• S01E15 Finding Your Audience

  • August 24, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about how stories and artwork change when they are shared with an audience. Guest storyteller: John Carney

• S01E16 Funny

  • August 27, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie explains the comedy rule of three. Guest storyteller: Bill Larkin

• S01E17 Scary

  • August 28, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows how different techniques can create a scary scene. Guest storyteller: David Barrington-Holt

• S01E18 Moods: Happy/Sad

  • August 29, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows how a few lines can change the mood of a face. Guest storyteller: Natalie McMaster

• S01E19 History

  • August 30, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie explains what a time capsule is. Guest storyteller: Victor Finkel

• S01E20 Music

  • August 31, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Gabe plays guitar riffs for Tomie that correspond to different moods. Guest storyteller: Dave Kinnoin

• S01E21 Make Believe Stories

  • September 4, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie is doodling. Guest storyteller: Doug Chiang

• S01E22 Real Stories

  • September 5, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about how family photos can inspire stories. Guest storyteller: Chris Connelly

• S01E23 More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Versions

  • September 6, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about the different ways you can tell a story. Guest storyteller: Savage Steve Holland

• S01E24 More Than One Way to Tell a Tale - Techniques

  • September 7, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie shows his Cornell boxes, using a different technique of art to tell a story. Guest storyteller: Sule Greg Wilson

• S01E25 Putting Heart Into Your Story

  • September 10, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about putting warmth, feeling, and emotion into a story. Guest storytellers: Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat

• S01E26 Collaboration

  • September 11, 2001
  • Hallmark Channel

  Tomie talks about collaboration. Guest storytellers: Stephen Holman and Josephine Huang