Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Very stoked to tell you that my People Watching project is being collected into a book. 956 drawings of 1462 awesome people from all around Aotearoa. Out November 3rd, from Allen & Unwin NZ. Thanks to everyone I drew, can't wait for everybody to see it. 512637
Reposted by Toby MorrisThe Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026There's a particular magic that occurs between text and image in a great picture book ... We asked the finalists in the @nzcyabookawards.bsky.social Bookhub Picture Book Award how that magic happened: www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2026-o... 152
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Made myself a new website for the first time in about 15 years. Bet you $3.79 there's at least one thing on there you didn't know I drew... xtotl.com 1111132
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Last day for pre-orders for this new tee, putting the order in to the printers tomorrow morning. Big thanks to everyone who has ordered so far, appreciate it! Orders at: xtotl.bigcartel.com 096
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 23/02/2026A new tee - I wanted to make something positive for stormy times. I'll take pre-orders up until March 10th and print them after that. Pre-order means it takes a little longer than buying something off the shelf but it'll be custom screenprinted, sent directly from me to you. xtotl.bigcartel.com 24421
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 20/12/2025So, today I'm wrapping up People Watching. Massive thanks to everyone who has supported it & all the cool people I've met and drawn. I wrote an article in the Sunday Magazine today talking about the lessons I've learned doing it - and there were so many. www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3609... 3223344
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 16/12/2025People Watching: Backstage preparations at Auckland Academy of Dance's end of year show, Playhouse Theatre, Glen Eden, on a Thursday evening 0418
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 09/12/2025People Watching: Dan's Traditional Barber Shop, Karangahape Rd, Auckland, on a hot Friday afternoon 1333
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025People Watching: HomeGround - Auckland City Mission's housing, healthcare & social services centre, central Auckland, on a Tuesday morning 14411
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Pūkeko Who-keko is in The Listener’s ‘50 Best Books for Children’ for 2025! If you or someone small you know likes the sound of ‘sassy assemblage of outrageously rhyming constructs will have you cracking up’ - it might make a good Christmas present, just saying quietly… 1349
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Fun job to get: can design for a new Garage Project beer celebrating the incredible work of old mates Capital Kiwi Project bringing brown kiwi back into the hills of Wellington. Legends 411321
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 25/11/2025People Watching: Opening party for 'Pop to Present: American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki on a Friday night 0397
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Love this so much - kids at Hamilton East School have been reading my book Pūkeko Who-keko, and one class decided to write and illustrate their own version. A few favourite pages here but the whole thing was great 1434
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 18/11/2025People Watching: Lining up down Shotover St for Fergburger, Queenstown, on a beautiful Saturday evening 0283
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 11/11/2025People Watching: 'Mega-strike' - Healthcare staff, educators and firefighters march in central Auckland on a Thursday 78629
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 04/11/2025People Watching: Waka Ama at Māngere Bridge Boating Club - Māngere Bridge to French Bay Regatta, on a Saturday morning 0416
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 01/11/2025You might have seen that Siouxsie won her legal battle against the UoA, but even after the damages were awarded she ended up massively out of pocket. So she's asking for help - There's been lots of support already, which is cool to see - Siouxsie deserves it! www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/852...pledgeme.co.nzSupport Dr Siouxsie After She Supported Us! | PledgeMeSupport Dr Siouxsie to recover some of the money she spent fighting her legal case to protect employees experiencing online abuse 17642
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 28/10/2025People Watching: Royal New Zealand Ballet, St James Theatre, Wellington, as they prepare for their new production of The Nutcracker 15511
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 21/10/2025People Watching: Rainbow's End theme park, Auckland, on a drizzly school holiday Friday afternoon 1508
Reposted by Toby MorrisMatt @kiwimatt.bsky.social · 18/10/2025@xtotl.bsky.social 4yo loves Pūkeko Who-Keko? and decided to draw his own version of his favourite page 💙 (numbers in the top right are unrelated) Thank you for writing such a wonderful, funny book! 1182
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 07/10/2025People Watching: Metlifecare Bayswater Retirement Village, Mt Maunganui, at lunchtime on a sunny Thursday 44413
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 30/09/2025People Watching: Smokefree Rockquest 2025 National Final, ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland, on a Friday night 06012
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 23/09/2025People Watching: All Blacks vs Springboks, Eden Park, Auckland, on a Saturday night 0297
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 16/09/2025People Watching 100: Auckland LARP (Live action roleplaying) Faire, Panmure Community Centre, Saturday afternoon 17424
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025People Watching: NZ Fashion Week opening party and 'Into the Archive' showcase, Auckland city, on a Monday night 25114
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 02/09/2025People Watching: Soundcheck for Vera Ellen & Neil Finn, night two of the MUFGAL (Make us feel good about life) concert series, Roundhead Studios, Auckland 16012
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 26/08/2025People Watching: Livestock auctions at Pukekohe stockyards on a foggy Saturday morning 25213
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 19/08/2025People Watching: Ice skating at Ice Sports Southland, Gore, on a wintry Saturday afternoon 05112
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 12/08/2025People Watching: Free Church of Tonga, Ōtāhuhu Intermediate Hall, Auckland, on a Sunday afternoon 66717
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 05/08/2025People Watching: Saturday morning around Lochiel and Winton, Southland 1394
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 29/07/2025People Watching: Henderson Hospice Op-shop, West Auckland, on a Saturday afternoon 18014
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 22/07/2025People Watching: MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology), Auckland, on a wintery school holiday morning 27617
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 15/07/2025People Watching: Waiwhakaiho River mouth, New Plymouth, at sunrise on a stunning Saturday morning 16113
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 08/07/2025People Watching: ThreeNews team prepare for its 6pm broadcast on a Tuesday afternoon 1405
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Lovely review here, among a great set of cool new NZ picture books. “A feel-good instant classic of New Zealand children’s literature” 😳 chuffed with that, so happy people are enjoying it! 0242
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Tomorrow in Wellington: Unity, 2pm - I’m reading my new picture book and maybe doing a bit of drawing. Bring the kids! 18829
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 01/07/2025People Watching: 'First sound, Last Sound' (2022-2025) by Mel O'Callaghan, performed live at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, on a Saturday morning 2314
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025A boring technical question - anyone in Auckland have a good fast IT recommendation? My PC I use for drawing is having memory issues - running slow, crashing etc - but I can’t afford to drop in anywhere and not have it for any length of time 😬 541
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 24/06/2025People Watching: Morningside Playcentre, Auckland, on a drizzly Wednesday morning 47517
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 17/06/2025People Watching: SPCA Auckland Centre, Māngere, on a Saturday morning 27517
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 10/06/2025People Watching: Tākaka main street, Golden Bay, Tasman district, on a Friday afternoon 0489
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I'm going to be in Taranaki friday and saturday and hoping to gather some people for a People Watching column or two while I'm there. I have a few ideas but don't know the area that well so keen for suggestions (or just tips on places to check/things to eat) 22411
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025People Watching: Aro Street, Wellington, on a brisk but clear Wednesday afternoon 28416
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 27/05/2025People Watching: Midway through a 9.30am group workout at 09 Thrive, Mt Albert, Auckland, on a rainy Friday morning 4438
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025People Watching: Nelson Market on a sunny autumn Saturday morning 14512
Toby Morris @xtotl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025People Watching: Unity Books, Wellington, on a slightly grey Tuesday morning 37613