Category: News

  • Seven years and a Blot on the landscape

    It’s been seven years since I started this blog. Really? I’d been posting mostly at my Patreon in the last few months while I wait for this site to be redesigned, which is why you’ve missed me. I’ve also opened a Blot, a new sort of microblog, in hopes of jumpstarting my brain into little…

  • 100 Gods of Egypt Kickstarter live!

    This afternoon, my latest project for Kickstarter went live: a Make 100 series project called “100 Gods of Egypt.” You can check it out for yourself here! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsiuda/100-gods-of-egypt-make-100 Please help me spread the word!

  • Rainy Day Thinking

    It’s pouring rain. I missed this sound this summer more than I realized, if my reaction is any indication. The scent of wet leaves and earth, the sound of the runoff from the roof and the pattering on the window next to where I’m typing, the need to turn on a light because it’s so…

  • Renewal

    For most, July is the “middle” of the year, when things slow down and get lazy, the heat of the summer (or the cold of the winter, if you’re in the other hemisphere) starts getting to you, and thoughts turn not to immediate plans but the past and the future. For me, it’s the final…

  • Patrons wanted – help grow my work!

    With the advice and help of some friends, I am now listed on Patreon as a content creator. If you’re unfamiliar, Patreon is sort of the digital equivalent of the fan clubs people my age and older were part of when we were younger. In return for monthly support of an artist, patrons receive perks…