RiverTriesToMakeStuff
rivertries.bsky.social
RiverTriesToMakeStuff
@rivertries.bsky.social
Visual artist, writer, porn performer (soon). AuDHD. Ⓐ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ He/they/idk. Message if you want to make stuff together. https://riverwright.itch.io
Did some installation art today. It turned out well! Looks great from a distance as you glimpse it through the trees. #art #artsky
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The Steam Machine reminds me a bit of Deep Thought from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy film. I choose to believe that this is intentional.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Heating engineers came to spec up the house for some work yesterday. We forgot that this sign was in a cupboard they needed to inspect. The engineers were... bemused.

It's not mine, I hasten to add.
May 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Nice heels, Vladi.

Time and time again 'strongmen' can't help but demonstrate just how insecure they are.
May 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Don't threaten me with a good time, Jeremy.
April 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Finished a sculpture today - a rare and momentous occasion. Also did prelim on two others.
April 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Bit of scrimshaw. #art #artsky
April 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Standard AI interaction.
April 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is the sort of thing that I'd do. Ship emerging, stars/planets/galaxies but distorted by ripples/waves. Classic sci fi adventure typography in that kind of 70s style. Bright, non-macho colour that is a contrast of the blackness of the space-water and gives a sort of colour inversion effect.
March 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
March 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My fifth book of the year was Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. An enjoyable and easy read through some incredibly dark and cynical subject matter. #booksky
March 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
So my days of passing as cis-het are pretty definitively over...
March 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
March 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Something I threw together that feels very salient currently.

I don't feel like I'm doing as much as I could be. I'd be interested to know of any UK-based anarchist groups/communities/etc. that are doing good work and need people/art.

#graphicdesign #politics #anarchism #protest #activism
March 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And here it is finished. It may not be perfect, but I do think it's in the running for best bin made from the knackered walls of a caravan of the year.
March 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today I am building a four-compartment bin out of these bits of aluminium caravan siding. It won't be pretty, but it ought to work.
February 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This 'shorthand' system is something that has been percolating for a long time. Today I finally got it to the point where I can write things with it. I think it looks pretty good!
February 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Designing a logo for a company/venue that doesn't exist (yet?). A #graphicdesign exercise I keep coming back to. A reference to Moby Dick, of course.

#logodesign #branding
February 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
MBAs right now:
February 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Gotta say Secret Files: Tunguska. I *love* 2.5D point-and-click adventure games, and this is one of the greats. It's silly (moon logic abounds) and kinda sloppy (each character's name gets about half a dozen different pronunciations) but it exudes charisma and style.
February 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
With the news that they're going to demolish Grenfell tower, here's a Grenfell memorial design concept I came up with a while ago. #grenfell #architecture #grenfellmemorial
February 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Enjoying working on my upcoming project. I really want to make typography and graphic design an integral part of the experience.

#gamedev #solodev #indiegames #gamewriting #vn #visualnovel #mentalhealth #graphicdesign #typography
January 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Plan for my upcoming interactive story project. Unsure about whether to continue making it in Tuesday JS or move over to RenPy. It feels like being playable in-browser is important - I know both do both, but itch has filesize limitations I might hit

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #renpy #tuesdayjs #vn
January 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM