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A. L. Raden
@radenstudios.bsky.social
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Multidisciplinary Storyteller (Writer, Illustrator, Designer) | Cosplayer | Newbie Gardener | Runner | Cat Mom | Lifelong Geek | She/Her

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charliestickney.bsky.social
We are live with a new issue of The Game, wrapping up the 1st arc of the series. So if you love complete stories, this is the prefect place to come aboard.

PLUS an ashcan preview of RUN! A new series from @laynemorgan.bsky.social & @skyepatridge.bsky.social

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
The Game 1-5: The sexy, sci-fi thriller's complete first arc
In the game of life, no one's been keeping score... until now. From the creators of White Ash and Glarien. Welcome to THE GAME
www.kickstarter.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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abistevensart.bsky.social
I got a restock of my antifascist stickers earlier this week.
I mention this for no particular reason.
#illustration #medievalArt #artShop
Several colourful medieval bestiary inspired stickers with slogans including: you are not a burden, tax the rich, sick is not lazy, eat the corp leeches, sink the rich, and work is not worth.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Any work day is a better work day when you’re surrounded by cats 💙💙
Calico cat (named Tristana) laying on a blanketed perch on a desk, rolling onto her back and with her mouth open mid-meow for attention.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
I stopped by for a bit after Twin Cities Con today and LOVED this! Two of my three pieces have found new homes so far (thank you!) and there are so many beautiful tiny works of art! 💙💙
oacmn.bsky.social Otherworldly Arts Collective @oacmn.bsky.social · 7d
miniARTure kicked off last night with a big crowd! These mighty minis had people snapping up art all night long!

Join us again TONIGHT 6-10pm at ALTR Gallery! @clevergirl-jp.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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anavoltzart.bsky.social
All set up for Twin Cities Con!! This is going to be a fun one, so swing by and say hello should you find yourself in Minnesota and in need of spaceships and dinosaurs!
A photo of Ana’s art booth featuring vibrant art of spaceships and dinosaurs
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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verybigcomics.com
48 HOURS: LobStar is 225% funded! 🦞💙
You legends did it — now we’re aiming for $6,000 to unlock CHAPTER 2!
That’s 50 pages of weird, wonderful, crustacean-powered heroism.

Grab the Yessah tier for Sierra Barnes’ wicked cool alt cover!
verybigcomics.com/lobstar

#LobStar #Kickstarter #IndieComics
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
It's been a minute since I shared my upcoming convention/event schedule, so take a look at what you can expect for the rest of 2025 (plus possibly one or two art shows still incoming)!

As always, the most up-to-date schedule is on my website: radenstudios.com/events/
- November 7-9, 2025: Twin Cities Con, Minneapolis MN (Artist Alley table F9) - November 29, 2025: Nicollet Island Fall Park Market, Minneapolis, MN - December 4-6, 2025: Dragonsteel Nexus, Salt Lake City, UT - December 13, 2025: Nicollet Island Winter Park Market, Minneapolis, MN - November 7-9, 2025: Windycon, Oakbrook, IL - November 7-8, 2025: MiniARTure, Minneapolis, MN - November 21-23, 2025: Philcon, Cherry Hill, NJ - November 28-30, 2025: Loscon, Los Angeles, CA
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
The community around this project has been phenomenal. I love working alongside so many other talented artists and supporting each other through the whole process. 10/10, highly recommend! #Pintober
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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abistevensart.bsky.social
I've also added this rainboe-plated soft-enamel variant of my Furbtaur to the campaign! 😁
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

#CursedFurby #Backerkit #Pintober
A mock up of an enamel pin design featuring my drawing of a furby with a foals body attached. It has furby paws at the end of it's spindly legs.
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
ICYMI: Bards. Spooky. Mythical. In pin form! 😍

(Plus 49 other #Pintober spooky pin campaigns, and themed freebies for backing multiple!)

Ends at 11:59PM central time on November 1!
radenstudios.bsky.social A. L. Raden @radenstudios.bsky.social · 16d
The current crowdfunding marathon is ending soon! We have *just* under 48 hours remaining on these pins before my spooky Mythical Bards #Pintober campaign wraps. All five bard designs are now DONE and unlocked! ❤️❤️

Back on BackerKit: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
Compilation image of five different mythical creature bard enamel pin designs, along with a freebie mini pin for Pintober participants. The bards include a cat-sìth with a pipe organ; a haunted, two-headed dragon playing a courting dulcimer; a gargoyle playing a lithophone; will-o'-the-wisps playing a theremin; and a wolpertinger playing a snare drum set. The freebie mini pin is a cupcake with black glitter frosting and a spooky lute decoration.
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
The current crowdfunding marathon is ending soon! We have *just* under 48 hours remaining on these pins before my spooky Mythical Bards #Pintober campaign wraps. All five bard designs are now DONE and unlocked! ❤️❤️

Back on BackerKit: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
Compilation image of five different mythical creature bard enamel pin designs, along with a freebie mini pin for Pintober participants. The bards include a cat-sìth with a pipe organ; a haunted, two-headed dragon playing a courting dulcimer; a gargoyle playing a lithophone; will-o'-the-wisps playing a theremin; and a wolpertinger playing a snare drum set. The freebie mini pin is a cupcake with black glitter frosting and a spooky lute decoration.
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Date night! Hearing the music from one of my favorite games played and expanded on by a 35-piece orchestra was beautiful ☺️

(Earrings for the occasion made by my spouse 🥰)
October 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
I'm steadily wrapping up the pin designs for my #Pintober Mythical Bards campaign (ends in just one week on Nov 1!) and am really thrilled with how the haunted dragon came out 😍

Next, a gargoyle is in the works (and already unlocked!) with wolpertinger on the way!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
A haunted dragon pin design for my Mythical Bards hard enamel pin collection, featuring a black and green two-headed dragon playing a courting dulcimer.
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Zandra's work is so fun and some of my favorites! Definitely worth checking out!
October 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Took a break from my current art projects and crowdfunding prep to do a new-to-me art thing just for fun. It was a nice mental break, and now I have a flower I made with my own two hands ^_^
Homemade stained glass flower with red glass petals and a metal stem
October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
radenstudios.bsky.social
#Pintober launches tomorrow! Take a look at my campaign freebies. More info about each is on BackerKit!

The next three bards - as voted on in my recent BackerKit poll - will be a haunted dragon, gargoyle, and wolpertinger. I can't wait to share them with you!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
1.25" hard enamel pin depicting a cupcake with glittery black frosting, music note decorations, and a haunted lute. The pin is a freebie for Pintober backers, meaning that this project is one of 3+ Pintober 2025 projects you backed. 1.25" hard enamel pin depicting an artsy canvas with glittery ribbon around it and a stack of books and paint in front of it. The canvas reads "Stories nurture endless dreams & limitless possibilities." The pin is a freebie for Early Backers (those who back this project in the first 48 hours). 3" matte sticker of a pumpkin jack-o-lantern carved to look like a dragon face, with leaves, sticks, and pinecones stuck to it to add horn, arm, and wing details. The jack-o-lantern is holding a makeshift gourd lute. The sticker is free for returning backers.
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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theninagalaxy.bsky.social
As we get closer to spooky season, undead kungfu ghost killers are a cool creepy trick or treat that @plugo.bsky.social has live on @kickstarter.com
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October 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
New, spookier bards are coming for #Pintober on BackerKit, starting October 21! The first two finished pin designs are here, with a haunted dragon in the works. Plus freebies!

I'm so pleased with these so far, I hope you love them as much as I do!

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/r...
A cat-sìth, a spirit which looks like a black cat with a white spot on its chest, playing a haunted pipe organ. Glowing will-o'-the-wisps, mostly shapeless but with a center one in the shape of a hand, hovering over a woodsy theremin.
October 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
My face when it's Monday again 😅

My latest charcoal illustration, "Who Guards the Guardians," is done and dusted! You can see the full drawing on display at @oacmn.bsky.social's Gods and Monsters show starting October 18 👀
A garden gargoyle with eldritch horrors creeping their tentacles around it from the darkness behind.
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Today is the first day of @mncbaorg.bsky.social FallCon! I'll be at the MN State Fairgrounds with a whole bunch of other amazing artists and creators today and tomorrow (yay!), along with leading the panel "Finding Time for Creativity in a Busy World" at 1PM TODAY (Saturday). Come join us!
mncbaorg.bsky.social Minnesota Comic Book Association @mncbaorg.bsky.social · Jun 9
Join us on ⚡️Oct 11th 10:00AM - 5:00PM⚡️ and ⚡️Oct 12th 10:00AM - 4:00PM⚡️ to experience over 300 tables of creators, vendors, activities for the whole family, panels, prizes, and more! Kids 9 and under get in free!

#ComicBooks #ComicCon #ComicConvention #FallCon #Minneapolis #SaintPaulMN #TwinCities
vintage comic book-styled MNCBA FallCon 2025 flyer poster featuring Shortbox the Squirrel artwork by Mark Stegbauer
October 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Trying out the DragonCon hotel hunger games for the first time today and chose my Star Trek red shirt sweater to wear.

Fingers crossed for a lucky day, but it would be a *little* funny if, as a newbie, I miss out in traditional redshirt fashion 😆

Either way, we’re living on geeky vibes today!
October 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
ICYMI: The pre-order store for my Mythical Bards enamel pin campaign is OPEN and a new dragon bard was added (and already unlocked)! I do love a good storytelling dragon 😊

Heading into production soon, so excited! 🎉

Pre-order store: mythical-bards.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
A design preview for a hard enamel pin of a blue dragon standing on/crouching over a teetering pile of books while writing on a scroll with a quill pen. The whole scene is a bit messy - there's bits of paper and scrolls stacked on or sticking out of the books and ink spilling down the pile of books. A black magical swirl loops around and through the whole scene.
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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cassirole7.bsky.social cassirole7.bsky.social @cassirole7.bsky.social · Sep 8
@radenstudios.bsky.social Got my pins today and OMG they look so good 🥰 I love the stickers too and the drawing looks amazing. Thank you so much and can’t wait for part two of these 😁
September 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
The last 2-3 months has been *chaotic* (good, just nonstop!) but I have an open long weekend and just spent the morning giving my garden some much needed TLC. I haven’t felt so relaxed and at peace in a while ☺️ and now I get to spend all afternoon drawing, with no distractions. It’s a good day!
August 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
radenstudios.bsky.social
Me, after surviving my first Ren Fest weekend (and the accompanying HUGE thunderstorms, humidity, new setup, etc.) as a vendor. Super grateful for the opportunity, everyone who stopped by, and the excellent people in my life who helped! Also ready to rest this very tired body 😅
a close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom .
Alt: Frodo, after the one ring melted back into the fires of Mount Doom, and the weight of the world is lifted off of his shoulders, saying “It’s done.”
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August 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM