The Dispatch
Small paper parcels, odd little field notes, or handmade story objects from the stranger corners of Realmscapes…zines and chapbooks are dispatches in small packages. Some are polished collections, some are experiments, and some are strange little messages from wherever the map got interesting.
Still Working on Life, Ten Years Later
Over ten years of blogging, I’ve changed names, designs, subjects, and selves. Looking through the old evidence reminded me why I keep returning: I’m still working on life, one realm at a time.
Sketching Shenandoah: What I Packed, What I Used, and What I Brought Home
I packed enough art supplies for several imaginary versions of myself, then discovered that the artist who actually showed up in Shenandoah mostly needed a sketchbook, a pen, and five spare minutes. Between mountain drives, campground deer, wildfire haze,...
When Watercolor Textures Turn Into Tiny Storytellers
A simple watercolor texture exercise unexpectedly turned into a series of tiny storyteller artworks. These pocket-sized ACEOs grew from painted experiments, old ideas, and the hope that someone might take home a small piece of Jonesborough’s storytelling spirit.
The July Realmscapes Newsletter Is Up, and This Month It’s a Zine
The July Realmscapes newsletter is up on Substack, and this month it’s a downloadable zine: a small creative dispatch with art, writing updates, studio notes, and assorted oddments.
A New Little Side Door Has Appeared
Realmscapes now has a Patreon. It’s not replacing the website, just offering another free companion space for creative updates, news-zines, and behind-the-scenes notes.
De Stijl Inspiration for a Landscape Painting Experiment
A limited-palette watercolor experiment using only cobalt blue, red, yellow, and black, with no mixing allowed. What started as a De Stijl-inspired color exercise became a lesson in design.