Category: personal

trails at dawn

This has now been cross-posted to the new blog. In summary: this WordPress.com blog is now being sunsetted and I’ve removed it from being indexed due to concerns with WordPress and Tumblr working with companies that I don’t agree with.

Upcoming events:

Zine Shine, July 9-21, 2024

I’m participating in Zine Shine, which is an in-person and online event. My Tadaai logs zine will be available for purchase at the Issues Magazine Shop, and online, during that time.

Shibari Zine Kickstarter – funded!

The Shibari zine kickstarter production is underway.

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delusions of heaven

I made a free zine that’s basically Tadashi & Ainosuke making out, haha. You can download it for free on Itch.io.

Love & Kisses – a SK8 TadaAi zine – via Itch.io

Love & Kisses zine cover with Ainosuke blushing while holding two puppets that look like Tadashi and himself kissing.
page left: Tadashi kissing Ainosuke's palm. page right: Tadashi kissing Ainosuke's ear from behind.
page left: Ainosuke looking surprised while Tadashi licks his cheek. page right: Tadashi has a surprised expression while Ainosuke kisses his back.

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double back

Hello! I’m here to announce a panel/talk that I’m doing at Con-G (formerly located in Guelph, but now online). The topic will be zines that you can make, and the zines I’ve previously made. You can check out the full schedule on con-g.ca.

Introduction to DIY zines
Saturday, Feb 10, 2024
5PM ET
Broadcast via Twitch

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summer songs

Here’s the very delayed announcement for Citrus Con! I’ll be in in the online artist alley this weekend from August 26-27, 2023. The Bigcartel shop will open that time, but here’s a preview of what’s to come.

New items

Habanera zine…but physical. It will have a colour cover and is printed on 32-lb paper. 8 pages. You can still get version one for free on itch.io.

Habanera zine cover featuring Ainosuke lying on the ground was a cassia flower in his mouth
Habanera back cover
Habanera zine pages: on the left, child Tadashi and Ainosuke enjoy sparklers together. "Love is a rebellious bird that none can tame" On the right: teenage Ainosuke offers Tadashi a rose. "And it is quite in vain that one calls to it, if it suits it to refuse."
Habanera zine center page featuring Tadashi stabbing a sword into the ground next ot Ainosuke's head. "Nothing to be done, threat or plea."
Habanera zine pages featuring Tadashi and Ainosuke. On the left: A drinking Ainosuke and a Tadashi that is peeling an apple. "The one talks well, the other is silent." On the right: Ainosuke and Tadashi sitting by the pool with skateboards. "And it's the other that I prefer. He said nothing, but he pleases me."

Holographic stickers: There’s 2 new designs! One is based on the fujin design I made for Redbubble, but holographic. The second design is a shiny version of the emote that I made for the TadaAi emote set.

Rotten kanji holographic sticker
Rotten kanji holographic sticker
Hologlitter Adam butt sticker
Hologlitter Adam butt sticker
Hanafuda Adam and Snake stickers on a journal
Transparent vinyl stickers of Snake holding a melting heart, and Adam holding a red spider lily
Hanafuda TadaAi sticker sheet and TadaAi print
Assorted stickers: left to right, hanafuda sticker sheet, shiny holographic Ainosuke butt sticker, holographic "rotten" kanji sticker, a black gloves hand holding a red chrysanthemum, Tadashi and Ainosuke sharing a cigarette kiss holographic sticker, and black gloves holding a yellow melting heart
Assorted stickers: hanafuda sticker sheet, shiny holographic Ainosuke butt sticker, holographic "rotten" kanji sticker, a black gloves hand holding a red chrysanthemum, Tadashi and Ainosuke sharing a cigarette kiss holographic sticker, and black gloves holding a yellow melting heart

I’m also running a panel on Saturday August 26 at 7pm-8pm EDT! The topic will be Towards a more accessible fandom: Making your BL creations more accessible on the web.

And that’s all for now. I’d like to take a rest and work on some personal projects and think about things I want to do next year after Citrus Con.

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to the stray dogs

The next post will contain the details for Citrus Con, but I will attending the convention and having a virtual table. I’ll be in the online artist alley at the end of August, and the Bigcartel store will open at that time. I’m working on some prints. I wanted to do the zine printing, but it didn’t work out, so hopefully some other time. I’m also doing a panel on Saturday evening as well.

CitrusCon is an 18+ queer media con that is free to attend, so feel free to register if you’re interested! (Come say hi on Discord if you do register~)

TadaAi Logs

Tadaai logs sk8 unofficial fun book featuring Tadashi and Ainosuke in S gear holding hands happily
Zine pages: Left: Adam dances on his longboard while Snake rides his white skateboard. Right top: Adam and Snake from the anime "SK8 The Infinity" fighting each other with swords. Adam is dressed as a matador, and Snake in a dark jacket and purple cravat. They are both bleeding. Right bottom left: Snake from the anime "SK8 The Infinity" removes his black gloves. He is a young man with short black hair under a red cap. He is wearing an olive bomber jacket, white undershirt, and black pants. A large "S" sticker is on his left arm. Right bottom right: Snake from the anime SK8 holding a piece of silver heart jewellery in his mouth.
Zine pages - Left: Ainosuke from the anime "SK8 the Infinity" is a young man with bright blue air and red eyes. He lies on the ground in a matador outfit. He is holding a mask in one hand as a red snake crawls on him. A smear of blood shows on one of his cheeks. Right top: Ainosuke and Tadashi wearing their day suits together. Ainosuke looks at a heart-shaped lava cake that is plated nicely with sparkles around him and a surprised expression. Tadashi has his eyes closed with a blush while offering the lava cake to Ainosuke. Right bottom: Tadashi holding dessert and Ainosuke. Ainosuke is eating a strawberry with cream on it while being princess carried. They are dressed in their day job suit and vest outfits.
Zine pages - Left: Tadashi and Ainosuke sharing a cigarette break together. They are dressed in suits, and they are looking into each other's eyes. Tadashi, on the left, is affixing a holographic rose to Ainosuke's vest. A silhouette of a snake is visible on Tadashi's suit lapel. A red circle in the shape of a sun is behind them. Right top: Tadashi and Ainosuke as adults. Ainosuke is lying on the ground in half of his matador outfit and his cape spread around him. Tadashi is propped up on one arm above him, and is holding a sword that is stabbed into the ground next to Ainosuke's head. A spotlight shines over them on Tadashi and Ainosuke's heads. Right bottom: Tadashi and Ainosuke together as children. They are standing in front of a picture frame entwined with moonflowers. Tadashi is setting off a sparkler while Ainosuke clutches his arm and watches in wonder.
Zine pages - Left top: Snake glaring at the viewer while using his teeth to pull a glove off Adam's hand. Left bottom: Tadashi sleeps in a grey cushion while wearing a dark suit and a pair of shoes with red soles. A man in a dark pair suit sits nearby with his legs crossed on a red chair. Right top: Child Ainosuke dressed for horseback riding: from the left: riding on a horse, looking over while on horseback, and sitting with his legs together and smiling while holding a riding crop. Right bottom left: Tadashi kneeling with a chocolate on his nose. He is waiting in anticipation for Ainosuke to snap his fingers and let him eat it like the dog trick. Right bottom right: Tadashi and Ainosuke standing together, getting dressed. Tadashi is dressed with most of his buttons done up, but marks are visible around his neck and wrists. Ainosuke looks at him with an annoyed expression. Ainosuke stands with his shirt partially buttoned and an open vest. Parts of his chest is visible with bite marks, as well as a single bite mark on his ring finger.
Zine pages - Left: Adam and a Monster Hunter palico in Malzeno armor. Tadashi in Kamura armour with a palico. Right: Tadashi and Ainosuke sitting in bed. Ainosuke is dressed in a bathrobe with his hair down, and a large bite mark is visible on his neck. He is grabbing onto Tadashi's shirt front with an angry expression. Tadashi has a bloody lip, and is dressed in his black suit. He is holding one of Ainosuke's hand up, and holding a bottle of ointment in the other.
Zine page - Left top: Tadashi and Ainosuke laughing together at S. Ainosuke is holding a bouquet of roses and Tadashi is holding a paper chain with the name "Adam" with a heart on the end written on it. Left bottom: Ainosuke and Tadashi are sitting on an airport bench waiting for a flight. Ainosuke is dressed in a pink Kariyushi shirt and dark sunglasses, while Tadashi is napping with a baseball cap covering his closed eyes. By their sides and under their feet are bags with worn skateboards strapped to them. Ainosuke's skateboard is pink with the twin hearts symbol, and Tadashi's is light blue with a white snake. Right: Ainosuke and Tadashi in their day outfits of a vest and full suit working at the office. Ainosuke is seated while reading a piece of paper and holding a pen. Tadashi is standing and speaking to someone over his smartphone.
Photo pf the zine with banding in the printing

I have opted not to sell the above at this time because the printing places that have quoted me were very high, and the place I printed at for the above had some strange banding and cutting, which is what is to be expected for the price I paid for them. I only made a small handful of copies to gift friends and drop off at the local zine library, or trade.

I also made this fun shipper’s manifesto for fun, and gifted both these zines to the friend that encouraged me by telling me that drawing my own food will make me powerful, haha. Thank you to everyone that has watched over me over these last few years.

Tadashi x Ainosuke: A Man & His Dog, A Shipper’s Manifesto

Tadashi x Ainosuke shippers manifesto zine printed in black and write and stapled together: Tadashi x Ainosuke SK8 the Infinity, A Man & His Dog, a Shipper's Manifesto. Ainosuke pushes his hair back (the man) while Tadashi looks on (the dog).
Zine pages: Plot page and Tadashi Kikuchi introduction page
Zine pages: Ainosuke Shindo introduction page and Key events page
Zine pages: Trope and why I like Tadaai page
Zine pages: actor credits and official art
Snake and Adam from SK8 making a heart hand pose together
A sad Tadashi wearing a dog cone while kneeling
Sk8 season 2 and OVA: Tadashi and Ainosuke holding hands and smiling while standing close together as if dancing. Ainosuke is holding up two fingers in a sideways peace sign.
Xie'er, aka Scorpion King, cradles his pipa while sitting. He has his hair up in braids, and is dressed in dark coloured hanfu
Tadashi and Ainosuke ride in tandem on a surfboard, with Ainosuke being carried in Tadashi's arms. They are wearing swim trunks under bright sunlight
Ainosuke rides tandem on a surfboard while a small dog rides in front
Panel 1: Ainosuke walks by and notices something on a table Panel 2: Close up of a bowl of warm soup Panel 3: Ainosuke picks up the bowl Panel 2: From above, the bowl of soup looks like Tadashi's face, with the sound effect "ta-da-shi" above it
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the roaring bell rings again

New blog, new post! I thought I would have more to write about, but maybe next month.

I have a new sketch zine! You can check it out on itch.io.

Frontside 180 – Collected 2022 sketches (free, digital)

Frontside 180: A Sk8 the Infinity sketch zine, collected 2022 sketches. A grey toned cover featuring Adam and Snake. Adam is dressed in his Matador of Love outfit with his arms crossed over his chest. Snake is leaning over as if whispering something to Adam while holding Adam's longboard over one shoulder.

Until next time.

Ainosuke dressed in a suit of lights in the pose style of Anthony van Dyck's Robert Rich (1587–1658), Second Earl of Warwick painting.
Tadashi in his S outfit in the style of Anthony van Dyck's Lucas van Uffel (died 1637) painting.
Child Ainosuke dressed for horseback riding: from the left: riding on a horse, looking over while on horseback, and sitting with his legs together and smiling while holding a riding crop.
Rough sketch of two people in the garden holding mirrors and a bowl of water
Tadashi and Ainosuke standing together, getting dressed. Tadashi is dressed with most of his buttons done up, but marks are visible around his neck and wrists. Ainosuke looks at him with an annoyed expression. Ainosuke stands with his shirt partially buttoned and an open vest. Parts of his chest is visible with bite marks, as well as a single bite mark on his ring finger.
Tadashi sleeps in a grey cushion while wearing a dark suit and a pair of shoes with red soles. A man in a dark pair suit sits nearby with his legs crossed on a red chair.
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