Notes from the Teleidoplex

My friend Wendy has been liveblogging her viewing of The Untamed. Wendy has already won the internet so many times that we don’t even bother to give it to her anymore, but her booty report insp...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/08/29/the-untamed-assessment/

A little less than a year ago (August 11, 2020), I decided I wanted to learn how to draw. I was unemployed, stuck in quarantine, and not doing all that great mental health wise. A few days later,...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/08/03/state-of-the-art-one-year-check-in/

It’s started to feel like every piece has four stages. There’s the first stage where I dither forever about what to draw because everything seems blah and I have no inspiration. After I get o...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/art-progress-fan-boys-pt-2-the-shadening/

I really like thematic groupings — they give me the inspiration and structure I need to push past executive dysfunction. I’ve found this is especially true of my drawing practice. Deciding wh...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/04/09/art-progress-fan-boys-pt-i/

I had a few goals this month for learning to draw. I wanted to practice figures in movement, and I wanted to get more comfortably free with my shading and highlights — sort of deliberately mess...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/shut-up-and-draw-dancing/

Happy pi (π) day! Those of you who’ve watched one of our recent virtual events know that I’ve been making astrological charts based on one of the magic systems and the in-world calendar of T...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/03/14/pie-day-chart/

Back in mid-August 2020, I decided I wanted to learn to draw. I got myself a Wacom pad and a subscription to Clip Studio Paint, downloaded a few courses on Udemy and watched a bunch of youtube tu...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/02/14/six-month-art-progress-check-in/

We have two exciting events coming up for next week’s publication of The Mask of Mirrors. First, Mysterious Galaxy is hosting a virtual book launch on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 7pm PT. It’s a joint...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/book-week-launch-events/

The Mask of Mirrors is a book shot through with textile metaphors, from slang terms like ‘knots’ for the gangs and ‘cuffs’ for the nobility; to the pattern deck and its suits of the spinn...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/the-clothes-make-the-con-artist/

The lack of job and annual Christmas trip with my mom meant that I had a LOT of spare time this year to dive into Yuletide. That ended up with me writing my assignment, two pinch-hits, and a trea...

https://alychelms.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/yuletide-treasures/