Towards the middle of the creation of the Maskwitches GM’s Companion, I discovered the joy of vintage camera lenses. I’d taken a rare afternoon off, and headed to the nearby town of Stirling to spend some long overdue quality time. In Stirling I stumbled into a makers’ space
Regular readers of this column will know of my frustration at missing the Northern lights a while back. When I heard we were due a solar eclipse I was ready. I got a couple of figures secured to a rocky base and hoisted it up on a cheap tripod (or
I have a bunch of projects to catch us up on - it's been an amazingly creative time as the Maskwitches GM's companion comes together, and I've ben building non-stop. Here I want to document a project I've been meaning to complete
For a while now I've wanted to make some images of nettles. Nettle cordage seems important in the era of Maskwitches, and I keep seeing nettles on my walks. Nettles also loomed very large in my childhood, as perennial enemies, so they'r a resonant plant in
We're delighted to have been invited to be a part of this year's ENnies Emporium. As a nominee for the awards last year for Best Art, Maskwitches will be a part of this "ready-to-ship" event. This seems like the very best place
I’m thinking a lot lately about creativity. Making things has always been something I’ve just undertaken, very naturally and often without much self examination. But over time, that self examination, that reflexivity, seems to just grow from the act of doing. As the act of making comes naturally,
Working on a thing. A bag arrived. Check it out.
I've been working with resin to help generate various in-camera effects and in-world objects, but I have also been thinking about crossing the threshold of in world artefacts which also work as gaming tokens. Perhaps just for my own table, perhaps something that people can buy.
I’ve been really enjoying working with resin in my small moments of spare time. Here are the latest shots from this very morning. I’ve also set up a couple of landscapes with figures. The next Maskwitches book is growing considerably as in addition to a new story scenario,
Resin pouring will continue until morale improves... I do find this stuff strangely affecting. As a child I was obsessed with things like reflectors on bikes. There's something about that glowing orange. Behind the scenes... Fresh from the mould. I singularly failed to take any images of the
And they were all of them deceived for another disc was made.... well to be fair no one was deceived and no one will be surprised by the existence of a second resin disc. This time with mini rocks in it. I spent a bit longer mixing the resin for
It's been a while, but never mind about that. A story best told in pictures. This is just the beginning of the hottest in-camera special effects that 1930 has to offer. Stay tuned. While you wait, ponder Pepper's Ghost.