October 2, 2026Published by Mike on October 2, 2026Categories ProjectsStudy: George’s Gretsch (Illustrator)A preliminary sketch to get the ball rolling before I revisit a previous piece in a different style.
September 28, 2026Published by Mike on September 28, 2026Categories Projects3D Toon Shading / Grease Pencil (Blender)YouTube to the rescue: starting from zero to learn some new (to me) Blender techniques.
September 26, 2026Published by Mike on September 26, 2026Categories IllustrationHorikawa Busy Cart Robot (Blender)He works hard for the money: my 3D tribute to a mid-century classic, the OG gig worker bot.
September 16, 2026Published by Mike on September 16, 2026Categories Illustration2026 Holiday Card Previz (Blender)Using Blender to alleviate some of the guesswork of putting together my annual holiday card.
August 27, 2026Published by Mike on August 27, 2026Categories IllustrationHorikawa Missile Robot (Blender)The newest addition to my planned series of post-golden age plastic robots reimagined in tin.
August 8, 2026Published by Mike on August 8, 2026Categories musings Travel UncategorizedJapan 2026: TokunoshimaPart 3: Discovering and rediscovering deep connections and the joys of island life
August 6, 2026Published by Mike on August 6, 2026Categories JapanPeacock (Illustrator)Third in a series, sort of. My colorful take on an already colorful bird
July 26, 2026Published by Mike on July 26, 2026Categories TravelTeardown 2026: Meet ClimatronBringing our open-source air quality monitor to Portland's annual hardware conference
July 24, 2026Published by Mike on July 24, 2026Categories musings Travel UncategorizedJapan 2026: Retail is Still KingPart 2 in a series: my thoughts on why brick-and-mortar retail is alive and well in Tokyo