Creative: RAW FEST, Menorca Take One
“I follow you on YouTube.” A Cuban found me two weeks ago. An Italian, years back. Americans and Germans have been following since the beginning. And then there are the…
Creative: Hong Kong to the Page (Quickly)
Just make something. I’ve been dealing with one gentleman for eight years, but he has yet to make his first test book. He threatens, over and over, but never does…
Creative: Third Time For the First Time
I’ve been here before. Twice, actually. Pre-handover 1996 Hong Kong, and then 2014-ish, airline travel contest participant Hong Kong, but this is the first time I’m actually here. This is…
Creative: Update Japan
We learned a lot. People are nice, Japan endures, and opening a piece of book software can be downright intimidating. The workshop is complete, and now it’s time to move…
Creative: Japan, Look IV, the 30-min Book
Open a piece of bookmaking software, and you will know where you stand. There is no hiding from the book. Random snappers beware. I like to torment myself because it…
Creative: Japan, Look III
5:24 AM “EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE.” A 6.1 near Fukushima, just off the coast of Southern Hokkaido. And yes, we felt it. Nothing major up here, just a slow roller about…
Creative: Japan Look II
There will be wax and charcoal. The page above the prints will have the charcoal, and the wax will come later in a way I’m not sure will work, but…
Creative: Japan Look
Things are starting to take shape. Day two in Japan. I had this concept in mind before I left, but didn’t know if I would like it until I glued…
Creative: Update April 2026
Me talking to you about you, and me, and other things that may or may not have any meaning. I’m here to explain the Internet. And I’m here to gently…