work in progress Back to the Long, Long Drawing Board Thanksgiving break is over, and it’s back to the reprint grind! One down, six colorful updates to go...
work in progress Procreate Tip for Risograph Prep: Select & Cut Saves the Day! Using Procreate’s Select & Cut tool to prep clean layers for risograph printing—game changer
work in progress Bit by Bit: Color Tweaks for Something Long A quiet day, but I still got one small step done on Something Long—repainting one illustration in risograph colors. One layer at a time!
work in progress Reworking the Color Separation for “Something Long” I pulled out my “Something Long” project to redo the color separation. This time, I’m aiming for bolder, more satisfying risograph colors!
work in progress Reprinting Everyone: Back at Spudnik Press! I revisited a piece I made in 2020—Everyone—for a brand-new risograph reprint, now in a vibrant 4-color palette!
work in progress Taking a Breather After the Big Send-Off Four days after mailing out my Osusowake Club packages, messages are rolling in—even from Montana and Hawaii!
work in progress Reprinting the Cat for extra Osusowake! Got a surprise order for the Osusowake cat postcard—did a solo reprint session and made some color improvements, too!
work in progress Warming Hearts Through the Osusowake Club While prepping Osusowake Club mailings, reconnecting with old friends warmed my heart more than I expected.
work in progress Osusowake Club: Packing Up the First Batch! Getting ready to ship the first batch of Osusowake Club mail—red envelopes and all! The holiday joy is almost on its way.
work in progress The Osusowake Club: Let the Sharing Begin! The very first Osusowake Club sets are starting to go out—some by mail, others hand-delivered. It’s finally time to share the joy!
work in progress Back at Spudnik: Cutting, Chatting, and Riso Community Joy Trimmed prints at Spudnik and met new riso friends! Feeling inspired as Osusowake Club gets closer to launch. ✂️
work in progress Ready, Set… Cut! Trimming Time for Osusowake Club I might’ve been totally wiped from all the printing prep—but I still sharpened my pencil and got back to it today! ✂️ Time to get everything ready for tomorrow’s big trimming session!
work in progress Risograph Trials & Inky Triumphs Printed at Spudnik today! Some tiny discoveries, a few head-scratches, and lots of inky joy. The Osusowake Club is coming to life!
work in progress My Brain Is Fried, But Osusowake Club Is Hatching Nicely! I've been glued to Procreate doing color separations all day, and yes—my brain is totally fried. But!! Osusowake Club is finally hatching into the world.
work in progress Pamphlet Time: What Even Is Osusowake Club? Today I worked on the bilingual pamphlet for Osusowake Club! Because if I just mail people art with no explanation… they’re gonna be confused.
work in progress Osusowake Club: Production Week Begins! Kicking off a big production week for Osusowake Club! There's still a lot to do, but I’m taking deep breaths and going one step at a time.
work in progress Getting Ready to Table (For the First Time Ever!) Tomorrow is Chicago Publishers Fair! First time putting price tags on our work and showing it to real people. Let’s gooo!
work in progress Osusowake Club #3: Cat & Wrapping Paper Started the third Osusowake Club illustration—this time featuring a cat I’ve been drawing for 20 years! No more just my face!
work in progress Getting Solid (No More Fuzzy Ink!) Finishing up the message card for my friend—and testing solid pens this time. Risograph fuzz + fuzzy pen = not cute. Lesson learned!
work in progress Studying Risograph Like a Nerd After last week’s print flop, I grabbed all the risograph prints we own and took notes like a total nerd. Time to learn from the masters!
work in progress Running Out of Time (and Energy, Too) With only 11 days left in October, I had to pause Peachtober—ouch. But I need to focus on the work that really matters right now.
work in progress Testing, Tweaking, Still Not Quite There Went back to Spudnik today to test one more layer on the tree print. Better… but still not quite right. Next week: redraw!
work in progress Heartbreaking but Helpful: Risograph Lessons Printed my Halloween card and attempted the Christmas tree risograph… and learned the hard way what not to do. Ouch, but okay!
work in progress Print Day Eve: Separations, Layers, and Surprises Tomorrow is the first Osusowake Club print day! I did the color separations today—and finished in just 30 minutes!?
work in progress No sad postcards allowed I fixed some distracting snow and resized the artwork so it’ll fit in frames and envelopes around the world. No sad postcards here!
