A few photos from the town’s annual NYE Giant Puppet parade last night. Happy New Year to you all, wherever you maybe be 🥂

For Xmas I’ve been reunited with a piece of my childhood: Major Matt Mason. He’s in almost pristine condition, virtually no wear to the paintwork &, most importantly, (& rarely) none of his wires are broken! So, merry Christmas, may you also be reunited with childhood memories this festive season 🥂

Big sky in the sea this evening

A few photos from my last D&D game of the year. I must admit that I’m thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to both embrace my TTRPG hobby and make cool terrain for the games at the moment - it makes a nice change of pace from making things for a living for a while. #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons

Just revisiting Fallout 4 after a year or so in preparation for Fallout season two. Mostly playing around with a couple of my favourite settlements and making them a little weirder for fun #fallout

Last night was the annual Dickensian Evening, with giant puppets of the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, I made the ghost of Christmas Past. I love that my home town does so many events like this throughout the year.

Today’s D&D game - again, mistakes were rolled, people got hurt but laughs were plenty and nobody actually died, (although it was close a couple of times), just the way it should be 😊 #D&D #trpg

My first time playing a tabletop RPG in a cavern - a game of HeroQuest in Carnglaze Caverns in Cornwall. It definitely added to the ambience! #carnglazecaverns #heroquest #companyofthegoldendragon #tabletopgames

I think that’s the cult and their minor Old God all painted for the next game now. Prints from MyMiniFactory #D&D #miniaturepaining

The Egyptian-style temple is beginning to come together #DnD #Dungeonsanddragons

Playing around with street layouts, it’s going to be a challenge to to do 3 resets during the game and not break the flow of the game - hence these layout photo references 🌴🐪🌴

South coast of Cornwall - I love the sea, it’s like the heartbeat of the world.

These hands have been responsible for everything I’ve ever built or drawn or painted during my lifetime. I guess it’s no real surprise that they’ve developed some wear and tear over the years. #arthritis

Adding some new 3D printed buildings along with the scratch-built ones to my upcoming ruined city exploration in the next game

Seaside, seashore, seaweed.

A blustery day on Bodmin moor up on Stowe’s Hill and the Cheesewring tor.

Pirate-based art shenanigans around town today

Early morning art-bombing for the town art trail today.

I’ve gone full arty…

A little bit of free ‘urban art’ for our local art trail next weekend - with all due credit to Banksy for inspiration

I figured these guys needed a home…

D&D went well yesterday, mistakes were made, people got hurt but nobody died and there was much laughter. Just the way it should be.

A couple of new beasties for the next D&D game. These were 3D printed from myminifactory.com and the wings were base coated with mirror paint from culturehustle.com and then overpainted with speedpaints.

New location completed for the next game at the end of the month #DnD

Going through my unedited pics last night - it turns out that I’ve made a LOT of stuff over the past 10 years or so (and these are just a sample of them, theres a lot of more recent stuff that’s not in this batch plus a lot more prior to this). I guess I’ve been a busy artist.

More toys for the next D&D game session at the end of this month.

Last week, on Dungeons & Dragons…

Turns out the IMAX 4D X is not comparable with people with spine/neck damage - had to walk out of my 2nd viewing of Fantastic 4: 1st Steps after 1 minute. Damn 😕

I’ve had this costume for what must be approaching 14+ years by now, but I think it’s probably time to say goodbye to it and sell it on to someone who’s not in their 60’s now. Time for a new, simpler costume methinks.

I’m a massive Fantastic Four fan, & have been since I first read the UK reprints back in the 70’s. So, after what’s felt like a 20+ year wait, I went to see the new FF film at the weekend. Finally, a proper FF film that embraced the original source material that I loved so much as a kid. 9/10

Ready for a couple of sessions time… #DnD #tabletopgames #rpg

I think that’ll make a fun encounter venue for some giant sand worms?

Finished painting the sand worms this weekend, and also painted another beastie for later in the campaign. #DnD

Some doodles I did for a couple of character ideas during lockdown, all those many years ago. I had the vague idea of doing these as proper full-colour illustrations but never really got round to doing anything with them in the end.

🎶 Hello micro, my old friend, I’ve come to eat with you again Co Op jalfrezi & some rice, a proper meal would be nice But the kitchen people fucked it up, & with half a kitchen I am stuck, And the ping’s telling me that it’s time to stir the meal, it’s half way done Just like my bloo-dy kitchen… 🎶

An excellent weekend of piratin’ with likeminded piratin’ types at the Burnt is Clean LARP. It felt good to put on the silly hat again 🏴‍☠️🍻

Yeah, they’ve gone a bit mental now, probably need re-potting I suspect.

Spent a nice afternoon painting miniatures for my D&D campaign. Sort of getting there I think, but they definitely need more work.

Yeah, absolutely nothing to see here - get AI to rewrite the bits of world history you don’t like to align with your own world view? Cool future we’re in right now eh? Shame about the past tho…

10.10pm. June 21st. UK. Happy Solstice.

Looe joke shop - your classic British seaside joke shop of your childhood.

Latest puppet on her way to her new care home - I wish them luck…

I guess Soros must be pretty much bankrupt after the weekend?

Mistakes were made, people got hurt…

Anyone wanna Dalek? My partner is selling this, he needs a little TLC, but he comes with a spare claw and a voice modulator. £1,200.00 - collect from Cornwall.

I think she’s probably finished now - I just need to take some proper folio pics tomorrow and then pop her in the post.

Starting to dress her now, almost done…

Puppet progress today, I’m suddenly getting strong vibes of Zelda from Terrahawks 😄