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New Lepidoptera Charms Have Arrived!

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The new charms are here and shipping now! Check each out in the shop to learn more about the depicted species and snap up your favorites!

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Did the Things!

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These little guys are six mixed media traditional pieces! The originals have been individually framed and will be at the Anthrocon art show in a few weeks, but I'll also have them available together as a print like this and on print-on-demand stuff a little later. I'll be posting them publicly very shortly, but first peek goes t...

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Western Sheep Moth Enamel Pin Now in the Shop!

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I've got a brand-new moth pin up for preorder in the shop! This beautiful design features the Western Sheep moth, a dayflying species native to west North American. Its vibrant pink and yellow colors are reminiscent of a sunset to me.

Hard enamel pin with gold plating, double posts, and rubber clutches.  Approximately 50m...

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New Charms!!

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Brand new and up for preorder: three new lepidopteran favorites as acrylic charms!  Each stylized but inspired-by-nature design makes a statement about your love of insects and the natural world.  Double-sided designs show off the markings and structure of the real  creatures they depict! Nab your favorite or all ...

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New Display!

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My patrons and supporters are generous people, and I do my best to put the funds and resources they provide me with to good use making cool new things and making existing works available in new forms as my audience requests. Part of making good use of my resources sometimes includes looking at what I already have and deciding ho...

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That's A Good Bumble

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All done the design sketched in the last post! Took a little tinkering to get the color balance right for what I wanted, but I think it turned out great!

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NEW Invertebrate Fossil & Spider bandanas!

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Preorders are now live for the brand-new Invertebrate Fossil bandanas and Spider bandanas!  Each comes in two colors as shown. These will all be screenprinted as usual on 22" square standard size, 100% cotton bandanas, made in the USA by the same folks who’ve helped me with all my previous designs over th...

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♫ not a yes-sir / not a follower ♪

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Mini Update: Guest of Honor!

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Some of you have probably already heard, but for those who haven't, I'm going to be one of the Guests of Honor at next year's Furnal Equinox held in Toronto, Canada from March 15-17! I've had to keep this secret ...

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Insecta Geometrica Pins are finally live!

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✨ I am delighted to announce that the complete set of Insecta Geometrica pins is now available in the shop! ✨

Kickstarter backers will be receiving theirs shortly as I power through shipping backer rewards. The rest of the inventory is...

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Blast from the Past: Cicada Design Development

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Here's a sneak peek at how I decided how to draw toony cicadas. Four years ago now! Feels longer for some reason. It's interesting to me that the overall shape I simplified the body to in the upper right hand corner is not so different from the design I settled on for the Insecta Geometrica cicada pin, which was developed at a d...

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Inktober Originals in Shop

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The remaining Inktober 2017 Originals are up in the shop! This grid is up-to-date as of this morning for which pieces have yet to be claimed.  The others have already found homes! If you would like to own one, 2018-02-05 16:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Monthly Update coming soon!

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I'm still away but will be home in a few days, at which time I'll be able to post the December report. Hope you all are doing well! Happy New Year!

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Sketch Pack sneak peek!

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Here's a bit of a sketch page I've done during my holiday break! Wishing you a safe, happy, and warm end of the year.

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Patreon has decided not to go forward with the fee changes!

As of early this afternoon, Patreon has responded to the feedback on its planned fee changes and apologized. You can read Jack's blog post here. 

I'm glad to see Patreon listening to its userbase and actually acknowledging some o...

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Patreon Changes & What I'm Doing

Hi folks. Some of you have probably heard by now that Patreon is planning to start passing fees on to patrons. You may have seen creator discussion on social media, and you will probably be receiving an email from Patreon itself today if you haven't already. Patreon is pitching this as a creator-positive move, but it isn't, and ...

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Elemental: BALANCE (Progress Snapshots)

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I've been working on the Elemental commission series this month in between everything else going on, and I'm particularly proud of the third piece, "BALANCE"! The final work is above; here's a peek at how it was made.


First, above is the finished sketch I worked from...

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Inktober 30 & 31

 ...and miles to go before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.

They're all done now! For the previous Inktober pieces, here's the 2017-11-20 18:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Inktober 28 & 29

...the woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep...

Two more left, coming shortly. Thank you for bearing with me.

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Inktober 26 & 27

Only a few to go now. Have an idea for the last bunch...

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Inktober 24 & 25

Thank you for your patience with me as I finish up despite the health interruption!

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Inktober 22 & 23

Only now as I post these two do I realize they kind of go together!

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Inktober 20 & 21

Controlled vs freehand.

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Inktober 18 & 19

I'm just feeling very autumn-themed this time around.

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Inktober 16 & 17


Still under the weather, but doing my best to get back up to speed!

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Inktober 14 & 15

I'm enjoying the chance to do a lot of little landscapes, but the character drawings are fun, too.

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Inktober 12 & 13

Have been under the weather, so I'm just now catching up.

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Inktober 10 & 11

Mostly Pentel Pocket brush for these as well.

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Inktober 8 & 9

 Pretty much Pentel Pocket brushpen for both here.

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Inktober 6 & 7

Mostly Pentel Pocket brushpen for the first, multiliners for the second.

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