new print, etc

my god i finally did something i said i was going to do!

UNBURDENED HOPE; A SWORD TO REND THE CREEPING HORROR

new print is DONE!!!!! i’m very happy with it, despite a few mistakes that are solely due to my carving blades not being very sharp anymore. c’est la vie i guess, and my fault for not popping by deserres and getting a new set. now i know for next time. if you’re local in montreal and would like one, please hit me up— i’ve also printed it a few times on patches, in both red and white.

apart from the print, i also finished the sending it zine; i’m happy with it, though the tone is pretty dour. that’s what happens a lot of the time when i’m partway through writing something. i get all depresso while being expresso and then you end up with a lot of “man life sucks huh” but… i think i turned it into a positive thing? i hope?

currently on the docket is a final fantasy xiv zine, which i drew the illustrations for like three years ago and then had no idea what to do with. now i know what i’m doing with them! the only problem is due to how much my style’s shifted from 2019-ish i can’t really draw up anything auxiliary, so i’m a little stuck with the illustrations i’ve got. (apart from the cover, which i will be drawing anyway.) it’s very fun to write within another world, reminds me of the dnd zines and worldbuilding i’ve worked on in the past.

what else? novella is tentatively done (still waiting on more feedback), am already thinking about writing another one with even more annoying characters. or maybe i should write more chill characters. it’s unclear. i just read some pynchon on the plane and got inspired. we’ll see where that goes, if anywhere— right now i’m considering typesetting the novella into zine format and seeing if it’s short enough that it’s a feasible zine. if not, i’m going to talk to a publisher i know here and see if it’s possible for them to help me do a print run. (i’m not holding my breath.) either way i’m going to keep editing it and fleshing it out; it can really only get better.

i’m also planning on printing postcard-sized prints on one of my newer illustrations:

it does kind of scream “RISOGRAPH ME!” but i have no idea how to gain access to one of those bad boys. for now i’ll just have it printed regular-style. those should be ready later this summer or at least for expozine.

ok i think that’s all i have today! thank’s for reading! will endeavour to update more often but man i am bad at that!