🐐👗🧈 BLACK PHILLIP 🧈👗🐐
"Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress?"
I claimed I was going to do a variation on this theme, but when my good friend (and brilliant writer) Casey Gilly suggested a Black Phillip hat in the style of my others, I had to make one just for her. This is a gift, but I couldn't resist making a spooky little video before I send it to its new home.
And a few photos:
Inspired by (spoilers for THE VVITCH) the Devil’s own unique form, a huge black goat with a terrible attitude. But he’s always been nice to me…
Made from reclaimed black yarn (thanks again to Remainders in Pasadena!, CA) and a pack of cross charms, over a month or so with a lot of ‘trust the process’ involved. I kept begging Casey for guidance and she insisted I find my own way, which is part of what made this such a pleasure to make.
Earlier examples of my fiber art were done purely by feel, in a vacuum, for no one but myself. Sure, I’ve made hats, blankets, bags - gifts for loved ones that were made for utility with aesthetic in mind. Handmade garments, and nice ones, but not art.
The importance of having friends who understand your art is that they don’t let their preference get in the way when they encourage you. The gift of making this piece for another person was that it encouraged in me a sense of refinement- at just the right time.
If my first fiber art project was about feeling out the space and seeing if it was possible, my second was about excess, all of the over-the-top impulses I had with the first attempt but reigned in. (Which thematically, worked out quite nicely, which says something for the power of creative intuition. I didn’t know I was doing that when I was doing it.)
Which means making this third piece for a dear friend with the guidance to simply ‘do what you would do,’ encouraged me in new ways. With this hat going to another person, I wanted it to speak for me when I might not be present, I wanted it to stand on its own merit. I wanted it to feel refined.
Trust the process! We’re always telling stories to ourselves, about ourselves, with everything we make. Flaky but it’s true! Unfortunately the world is full of wonder!!!
(How’s that for a Crochet Corner,
?)
MOMOCON REPORT
This year’s Momocon was its 20th anniversary, and as great a time as I always remember. I got to see some of my favorite comics people, meet so many lovely fans, and I even snuck down to the arcade after hours to play Beatmania, Guitar Hero, and Fester’s Quest???
If you’re looking to see me at an upcoming con, I’ll be at Galaxycon New Orleans and Galaxycon Raleigh in July!
Here are some photos from the trip - keep scrolling for a sneak peek below!
SNEAK PEEKS WERE PROMISED?
We’re getting really close to some announcements, so here is a collage of some aspects of an upcoming book…
God damn that looks good all together like that!
Any guesses?
WE’RE ON YOUTUBE NOW
Subscribe here if you please! If you’re not on Instagram but want to see more of my crochet art videos, this is the place. Hopefully longer form stuff here soon, too!
AND THE SHOP
-god this feels like a lot of self-promo, but the shop is always open with trades and signed comics, should you desire. If you’ve read this far, just hit the subscribe button and use code SCORPIOROOM at checkout for 10% off your order. 🖤
Okay okay stay weird, talk soon -
-TH 6.2.2025 20:40
The top left corner looks like a staff, and it seems awfully familiar, but I can't place it. The art style reminds me of Kael Ngu, so I am guessing him on a variant cover. The bottom right looks like Caspar Wijngaard art. I was thinking Runaways, but the staff is all wrong. I bet it would be a slap my hand on the forehead moment, when it is announced. I did contact Steve from Third Eye and he is very much open for a store signing. So maybe the first issue can be a Third Eye signing. One can hope.
Maybe it's because I've recently got wa-wa-wampires on the mind, but that sneak peak for sure puts me in the mind of Vampire Hunter D and Utena. I for one cannot wait to read the romance between a floral fanger and a were-car.