A. L. Raden

Just a few more hours to go!

Just binged all of Stargate for the first time last year and it makes me unreasonably giddy that I recognized it from *this* screenshot 😅

Series 2 of Con Adventures hard enamel pin series. Each pin is 1.5" tall and feature an activity that happens at a con. These ones, in alphabetical order, read "Charge" (featuring a dragon holding a bunch of electronics and cords while facing a full electric outlet), "Delight" (featuring dragon and cat surrounded by badge ribbons and little ducky trinkets), "Play" (featuring a cat and dragon standing on/next to a pile of board games, a computer mouse, and holding a gaming console controler), "Relax" (featuring a sunglass-wearing cat resting on a dragon-shaped pool floatie while in the pool), "Snack" (featuring a cat reaching up to grab some pizza, with a pile of chips, granola bars, apples, and bananas behind her), and "Transform" (featuring a dragon gluing a feather to a top hat, sewing machine in the background).

Freebies and extras from the Con Adventurers campaign! "Caffeinate" (featuring a cat about to pounce on a pile of coffee, tea, and energy drinks) was a freebie for early bird backers but is also available in the add-on store for anyone. "Make New Friends" (featuring a cat, dragon, and corgi posing for the camera) is only currently available to folks who back both my project and my cross-collab partner's project, Piles of Plush. The three mini pins - backpack, camera, and convention badge - come in a set of three and are roughly 0.75" tall.

We're in the final 24 hours, Adventurers! Con Adventurers 2 is a continued celebration of the community and fandom that comes together at conventions. This #Pintopia campaign ends at 1PM PT tomorrow (Feb 12) and ALL of the pins are unlocked!

Back now >> www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...

🤞Here's hoping :) Poor little guy has been getting extra treats and snuggles all day and is so loved, hopefully he'll be happily storming after his favorite toys again soon :)

Figaro, a tuxedo cat, curled up on his side, sleeping.

My oldest cat, Figaro, had a rough day today that resulted in a severe arthritis diagnosis, trying a new arthritis shot, and a day of wobbley wobbles from meds. But now my little old man is fast asleep in his favorite spot (my lap) and that still makes the day about perfect for me 💙💙

Also, “Relax” has been unlocked since this post was originally made. Only 2 pins and roughly $550 to go to have the whole main set unlocked!

We’re down to the last *three days* before this campaign has run its course! Celebrate community and conventions with me 💙💙

Whole thread but especially this.

My view from Minneapolis is that I'm surrounded by acts and messages of solidarity, support, and defiance, and some of them make me cringe but THAT'S OKAY, it's not all FOR me.

It all adds up. There is power in the accumulation of signs, gestures and assistance.

Excellent advice, so hard to follow 😅 (Also love both of these characters so much!)

Yessss! I love co-op games a lot these days. Will check it out!

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

A muted calico cat named Tristana curled in a tight ball on top of a pillow.

A cute little furry gremlin to brighten your timeline today! She’s currently being a supportive “mews” while I vector some aliens 🥰

Paul is a wonderful comic creator, instructor, and all around person. Please send some support his way if you are able!

We have a new wishlist set-up, thanks to @unburntwitch.com putting me in a headlock and wrenching a task I totally did not have the time to properly do out of my grasp!!!

Not only are they better organized, but the highest need is at the top, so you can save a printer from running out!

A graphic that reads "Ivy & Monstera mini series". The graphic shows two mockups of enamel pin designs as part of a set of 2. One design is a black dyed metal pin featuring a stylized black cat with green eyes sitting on top of a branch of ivy leaves with a curious expression. The other design is a black dyed metal pin featuring a monstera albo leaf, with half of the leaf showing a creamy white color. Two black cats are peeking out from behind the leaf, and each cat has heterochromia eyes featuring the green and cream colors of the leaf to match.

Ivy & Monstera Albo 🍃

The poll on my previous Backerkit update overwhelmingly showed folks wanted another pin set, and this one is leaf themed!

This set is already unlocked and you can add it to your pledge right now 💚

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/z...

[ #cuteart #artshop ]

Second day EVER of tap dancing! My only regret is not trying this sooner. I love it, I love it, I love it!!! 💙💙

Morning. Publishing for Minnesota supporters now raised $140K

Auction ends tonight 11:45pm EST.

Link to bid on Event Horizon (wonderful to see all those bids!):
www.32auctions.com/organization...

Link to general auction: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...

Thinks back to 2023 when myself and other artists/illustrators began warning folks and pleading we stop Gen AI.

We were told we were overreacting.
We were told we were entitled.
We were told this is the future.
We were told get over it.

👇🏼

I am SO excited for these Frankencorgis! I have the Murphy plush already and it's the cutest 🥰

(Also there's extra freebies if you back both of our campaigns!)

Core pins from Con Adventurers 2, including: - Charge, because electronics are so helpful (when the battery isn't dead!) - Delight, celebrating the little goodies, trinkets, and surprises that add an extra dash of fun to the day - Play, for all the gamers of all kinds - Relax, which, let's be honest, we don't usually have time for during a con, but it's so nice and helpful when we do! - Snack, because we all need to keep our energy up - Transform, for all the cosplayers and costuming creativity!

Freebies/extra add-ons available during the campaign. "Caffeinate" was an early bird freebie (for people who back in the first 48 hours) but is also available as an add-on, because we know those con days are looong (and early!) "Make New Friends" is only available right now if you also back my cross-collab partner's campaign, Piles of Plush by Robot Dragon Studios. They are making a Frankencorgi plush/pins/etc.! The mini pins (a backpack, camera, and convention badge) are available as a backing level all on their own or as an add-on. They're about half the height of the regular campaign pins.

Series 1 of the Con Adventurers series, all of which are available as add-ons! - Experience, which celebrates the convention experience as a whole - Discuss, dedicated to the panels and conversations we have at cons - Anticipate, because lines are very much a thing at so many cons (but what's at the end is usually so fun!) - HYDRATE! It's the first thing I forget at a con but also one of the most important. Drink water! - Explore, because there are so many great things to find at cons if you do a little wandering! - Collect, dedicated to all the goodies - collectibles or otherwise - that you can bring home from your adventures

From series 1 and now available as an add-on in Con Adventurers 2, "Support Human Artists" celebrates the skill and creativity of the human artists (NOT AI!) at conventions. We are anti-AI here. Human art only!

Hiya! I'm Amber, running a continuation of my Con Adventurers series! Conventions are my happy place, I love the community spirit and celebration of stories. I have 7 pins in the original set and another 3 + fillers/freebies currently unlocked now, with more to go!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...

I love the title of the episode, "The thruline is I love comics". Perfect. 💙💙

You can listen to the whole thing on Apple Podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Pin mock up that's a gold trimmed manta ray.

Pin mock up of a giant octopus. There's a half raised design under transparent enamel that's shaped like a bridge.

pin mock up of a sting ray enamel pin.

pin mock up of an orca jumping over the waves with a half halo of seaweed along the bottom

I'm Jordaan! And I'm funding a series of animal Indigenous art pins. This year's theme is "in the waves," which is a personal challenge because MARINE LIFE TERRIFIES ME 😂

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Stabby turtle! :D

These are gorgeous!

I'm not saying it's just a photo of me every early morning, but I'm not saying it's NOT lol 😆

😍 How cute!!!

Illustration of all Scene Pin kits including the Forest, Hot Pot and Magic Forest. XL pins and mini pits shown within the theme.

Photo of my Forest Pin Kit with an XL background scene pin of a forest with mushrooms, wooden logs and flowers. Stacked on top is a squirrel and frog mini pin

Hello! I'm running my Make a Scene campaign. You get to choose from different pin kits that come with an XL Scene pin with several holes and 2 Mini Pins you can stack on top to make different scenes. Use any mini pin you own already! All goals have been unlocked.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Image of a hand holding up a plush robot wolf plush prototype! The plush is various soft short gray faux furs with green minky "joints" and golden embroidered details. Text on the image reads, "Byte Funded!!" and "Now this CAN be you" with an arrow pointing to the hand holding the plush. Three geometric hearts have been drawn by Byte's face.

Image showcasing five enamel pin samples of a brown bear, horse, polar bear, anatomical heart, and honey bee! All five are designed to look like printed circuit boards (PCB) with yellow "solder masks", are plated with rose gold metal, and feature recessed, sandblasted metal "components". Text on the image reads, "Soft Circuit", "Unit Line: Light".

Mockup of an enamel pin design featuring a snarling werewolf styled to look like a printed circuit board (PCB). Text on the image reads, "Soft Circuit", "Unit Line: Earth", and "SOFTWERE".

Promo image showcasing all the circuit board bandanas unlocked in the Soft Circuit campaign so far - in green, blue, purple, and red-orange! The bandanas are pictured in two sizes: small triangular cut ones, and large square versions. The triangular bandanas are shown here mocked up with how the PCB enamel pins can "plug in" to them - the green is demonstrated with a snarling wolf, the blue with a swan, the purple with a noodle dragon, and the red with a goat. Text in the bottom right reads, "Bandana Colorways Unlocked So Far!"

Thanks for the tag Aimee <3

I'm Anya, and my Pintopia campaign is SOFT CIRCUIT: a third expansion to my PCB style "bot board" pin 'verse, which this time also includes a plush wolf pup robot and circuit board bandanas to "plug in" said bot boards!!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... 💚🐺

I love this circuit style so much, it's so clever!

Pintopia Pins Plushies Ita Bags Art Share. • Find great projects • Share your favorites • Meet new artists! Open to Pintopia pin/plush/ita bag projects and other pin projects currently running Participate • Engage • Do Not Drop & Go • NO AI

Hey Pintopians! There's 200+ of us this year, so I thought it'd be a great idea to see who's here on Bsky. Let's do an art share! Here's what you'll do:
📌Show some ART (not just the link) of your pins in the project!
📌Tell us a little!
📌Give us the link for where to back it!
📌Add alt text to images!