What even is a makerspace? If you’re not familiar with makerspaces, here’s a definition: they’re spaces where people make things. Literally, that’s it– you could make pretty much anything at a makerspace, with the primary constraints being your own imagination, and what you can get away with. Makerspaces come in […]
Read More#Inktober 2014
I got a late start– not for any good reason, but because it just completely slipped my mind until October 3rd that it was Inktober– but I’m participating. I’m posting drawings here, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. As with last year, the quality varies. I’m trying to do […]
Read MoreHappy Father’s Day
This year’s Father’s Day card: Gorilla dad. I say “This year’s,” like I do it every year. Actually this is the first year– the first time— I’ve designed a greeting card. But I really like how it turned out, even though it lost some detail by the time I uploaded […]
Read MoreThe saga of learning a new craft
Update: I’m now selling freeze peaches at my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Rillion I haven’t been writing much lately, I know. That’s due to a lot of factors, but one of them is something I have the opportunity to now write about and show you. I’ve been learning how to make things with […]
Read MoreAnd so #Inktober draws to a close
…Whew! That was fun. And work. And fun. I did a single ink-on-paper drawing every day for the month of Ink– I mean, October– for Inktober. I had about an hour each day in which to do my drawing, which means on a few occasions I posted something with which […]
Read More#Inktober
According to Mr. Jake Parker.com, Inktober is: Thirty-one days, thirty-one ink drawings. Are you ready?!INKtober rules: 1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want). 2) Post it on tumblr (or Instagram, twitter, facebook, flickr, Pinterest or just pin it on your wall.) 3) Hashtag it with #inktober 4) […]
Read MoreThreadless photography
Here’s a video on how Threadless does their seemingly endless t-shirt photo shoots, featuring photographers Sean Dorgan and Sean Donohue. If you shop at Threadless (and I do, more than I should) you’re probably familiar with how they give each shirt a style of photography and setting to complement its […]
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