April in the Pickle Jar

Welcome to this month's Pickle Jar. It's been a busy one this month. I've been working on  various unfinished Landmark prints as well as rephotographing them all and updating the Etsy store. 
Below is my finally finished Tatooine print which I can't wait to get printed. If you're interested in a copy drop me a message and I'll do a pre-order list. Might even do a special offer with the other Star Wars prints!!

I've also been busy working on Apple Tree Pirates pages in particular puzzle pages which has been great fun. The creative genius that is my 9 year old has come up with some more characters for me to draw at some point too.

Right well I'd best get back to the drawing board and get some work done. Speak to you all soon.
Mike :-)

Pickle Mail

I've been a busy pickle today working on all sorts of cool stuff to progress the business. One of which is a funky new mail list so I can keep you all updated with whats going on and to offer some cool special offers to subscribers only. I've popped in a box below so you can drop your email in and get signed up but as you can see in the picture at the bottom I've added it into the side of the blog itself.  So get subscribing folks and lets see what offers we can pull out of the Pickle Jar. 

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March In the Pickle Jar

In the Pickle Jar this month I've been super busy getting everything back up and running so I can push forward with all the plans for this year. As such I thought I'd share some of it with you. I also thought I could do a monthly 'In the Pickle Jar' to keep you all updated.
So what have I been doing?!? Well I've been updating the Apple Tree Pirates Patreon page and cracking on with drawing strips and puzzle pages for them.

As well as the Apple Tree Pirates I've been busy working on some new LIA's (Literary Invasion Art) where as before they were mostly single page pieces like in the front of the pile below, I've now started work on some much bigger pieces including a couple of secret ones I'll tell you about another time. All of this and new landmark prints coming for the Etsy store too. So watch this space for more funky updates.

Patreon Reborn

The Apple Tree Pirates has been a pet project of mine for a number of years now. A few years back I made a Patreon page to support it and so I could get things made and out there for the world to see. Sadly with life taking the twisty windy road that is normally the way it kind of got shelved and left to gather dust. Now this has bugged the hell out of me because a project as cool as this should be made and published not left to languish. 
As I said in my previous blog post my priorities have changed a lot recently and the Apple Tree Pirates has been pushed up the list...... a lot. So with that in mind I've gone over the Patreon page again and modernised it a bit, rewritten some of it and want to launch it anew. 
This is where you guys come in. My intentions are to crack on and draw the Apple Tree Pirates comics, kids books, and activity books and get these little dudes into the public eye. To do that takes time and some new gear wouldn't go a miss either but that can wait. If I can earn enough money from selling my artwork online and the support on the Patreon page then I will be able to work less hours in my day job and spend much more time on making these books a reality. 
So if you feel you want to become a patron from as little as 64 pence a month or you know someone who would then share it around and lets see if we can get the Apple Tree Pirates published and in your local book shops. 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween folks
I thought I'd share an oldie with you today. Even the Apple Tree Pirates like a bit of Halloween fun

Don't forget you can follow the Apple Tree Pirates on Patreon as well help support them to become a real life childrens book!!

Happy Halloween

The Apple Tree Pirates have been getting ready for Halloween.

Why not click on one of the pictures to take a look at the Patreon page. If you like them and want to see more please become a patron for as little as 64p ($1) a month and help to keep them coming back for more and so I can make them into a proper book.

The Clumsy Pickle

Have you met the Clumsy Pickle? He's been making me work hard lately on cartoons and the like. In particular the Apple Tree Pirates. Personally I think he wants a spot of the limelight himself. 

Click on the picture below to be taken over to the Patreon page where you can show your support and help to keep the Apple Tree Pirates going.