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”
DragonCon was magical, and I mean that literally. There’s always something special about that weekend, but this year it felt like there was some actual magic in the air. Beautiful things happened across all four days; some were comedic and many were touching, but all of them made for one of the most memorable DragonCons … Continue reading “There Was Magic At DragonCon”
This weekend I’ll be making my annual return to DragonCon in Atlanta! It’s a wild weekend full of amazing people and unforgettable experiences. It is also a week-long commitment for yours truly. My DragonCon week actually begins tomorrow night, where I hop on a plane to fly down to meet up with Garth. That next … Continue reading “It’s DragonCon Week!”
Last weekend I had my summer treat, which was to return to an old summer vacation spot with a number of my good friends and chill out for a couple of days. It felt all too brief, but it was a perfect end to my otherwise overbooked summer… not counting my return to DragonCon next … Continue reading “A Weekend with the Boys”
When my wife and son go away to her family’s annual vacation spot, my version of the vacation is the Me Time I get while they’re away. Historically this has been interrupted by things going wrong at home while I’m watching the place, from damaging leaks in the walls to this most recent invasion of … Continue reading “My Turn For A Summer Treat”