Tomorrow and all weekend long I’ll be a guest artist at Another Anime Convention, and with that my 2025 convention schedule is ending the same way it began… at a convention that is close to home. Very close. As in I’ll be going home every night to sleep in my bed. As someone whose conventions … Continue reading “Close To Home”
The title of today’s blog isn’t a flippant reference to “yet another” anime convention. It’s literally the name of my last convention of 2025, and the story about my attendance as a first-time guest(!) is one of the many reasons why I still insist on doing conventions all these years later. It happened over Anime … Continue reading “Another Anime Con”
Final Fantasy Tactics was rereleased about a week ago and I’ve been all about it. I played it through when it originally came out back in the late 90s and it was one of the more memorable gaming experiences I’ve ever had. To have it remastered, polished, and fully voice-acted after all these years has … Continue reading “The Starting Schmucks”
Every October I take part in a daily art exercise where I try to draw and post a picture every day of the month. Some days I’m really in to making something special, other days I’m burned out from my other responsibilities and make something simple. In any case, I look forward to seeing what … Continue reading “Drawtober or Artober or Whatever”
I work primarily with digital tools these days. I am so very glad I learned and practiced with traditional supplies for many years, but I thrive with the flexibility provided with my iPad and Procreate, my art program of choice. I’m able to experiment with ideas and use tools previously unavailable to me. That being … Continue reading “Only Skin Deep”
Tabletop roleplaying games are an important part of my creative process. Dungeons & Dragons was my first, but these days I’m a loyal Pathfinder player. Dominic Deegan was born from my very first tentative steps into making Wizards of different schools from a second edition D&D book, and I still use some of that creative … Continue reading “The Game Is My Backstory”
I’ve got two conventions left in my 2025 tour, and one of them is this upcoming weekend! For the first time, I’ll be exhibiting at Granite State Comic Con in New Hampshire! I have a weirdly good feeling about this one. I’ve never been there before and it’s only a Saturday & Sunday show, but … Continue reading “Granite State Comic Con”
I went apple picking with my family and close friends this past weekend. I love apple picking. I love the social aspect of it. I love the outdoors aspect of it. I love apples, they’re my favorite fruit. I love apple cider. I love eating apples right off the trees. I love the prospect of … Continue reading “The Lonely Apples”
One of my favorite games of all time is No Man’s Sky. I’ve been playing and enjoying it since its initial release, and have watched with excitement as it’s gotten better and better over the years. My son has been fascinated with it for years, too. It was only within the last few years that … Continue reading “The Voyagers”
Our son began his first year of middle school last week. I didn’t write a post about it because I was both too tired from my long journey home from DragonCon, and then I needed to write about the magic of that show before its wonder wore off. But now that I’ve had a week … Continue reading “Adjusting to Middle School”