The front of a hand-made envelope with stickers featuring some flooded ground, flooded trees and some red leaves.

Here is the back of the envelope with more stickers of leaves, clouds, and a forest bird flying through some rainy skies.

A set of four illustrated zines, covered in patterns and leaves, Oat the owlet and the Toad looking as grumpy as ever.

it is the last quarter of the February moon - the flooded ground moon, on account of all the rain
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this set comes in a hand-made envelope illustrated with stickers and some raindrops drawn in orange ink :)
🦔
#zines
#altcomics
#zineset
#smallpress
#envelopeart
#一次創作
#同人誌

A set of zines wrapped in sugar paper with stickers of cloudy skies and leaf.

The first layer of the wrap is taken off and underneath is another cloudy sky sticker.

Here are the four zines or comics from the set. Detective Tso is up in arms, amongst leaves, flowers, and Hiccup the cat.

not too bad for my chequered history…only a week late this time 🙃
the quiet moon set features a sugar paper wrap illustrated with stickers of quiet, cloudy skies 🦔
#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #comics #snailmail

A set of zines inside an illustrated wrap, with a drawing of a winter forest with a house nestled in the trees, a lamp, a blanket, some books, a coffee pot, and some leaves.

Here is the same set of zines but with the top wrap removed. The wrap underneath has two illustrated leaf stickers.

Here are the four zines spread out. Lots of leaves and patterns illustrate the paper…and there’s also a washing machine!

a whole month late 😬 but I finally have the moon set for December up online :) it was the hermit moon for me, as I kind of crawled under a rock and stayed there until the new year arrived.
#zines #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #comics #snailmail

The cover of an A6 zine with detective Tso and Fraser the cat running in opposite directions. The sky is filled with branches and red berries.

A set of illustrated stickers, featuring a house, some forest trees, patterns, birds, leaves, flowers, and Hiske the owl.

A piece of paper with a question mark drawn on it. Behind it are pages from some comics that are nearly finished…but not quite…hence the mystery.

detective Tso and Fraser the strawberry cat are striding into the new year with purpose and determination! (yes, they are two days late…but they’re trying their best 🙃)
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all are available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail

The cover of an illustrated zine, showing a starry sky of blues and greens and some black trees silhouetted in the foreground.

A set of illustrated stickers featuring a tawny owl, a kingfisher, a heron in flight, a hare, a starling, a stoat, and patterns.

A set of comics wrapped in illustrated paper of leaves, patterns and fireworks.

snail mail keeps snailing…. and I’ve still been creating stuff but just a bit more slowly as I feel a little run-down… here is the zine and stickers for December, displayed in my usual uneven fashion 🙃
🦔
available throughout the month :)
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail

A set of four comics/zines wrapped in a paper wrap that has drawings of fireworks, patterns, and leaves.

The set of comics with the first wrap taken off and underneath is a second wrap with a sticker of a red leaf.

a day late oops 🙃 but here is the sparkling moon set for November, that includes my first attempts at colour printing (I still need to learn what ink works and what doesn’t)
🦔🐦‍⬛🦔🐦‍⬛
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset

A drawing of detective Tso flying through the sky, arms covered in feathers, following a forest bird which has similar feathers, through a cloudy sky.

A set of patterned designs that will end up as stickers. The patterns include mushrooms and leaf motifs.

A set of illustrated comics/zines that are wrapped in a patterned paper sheet that features leaves, a bird, and a magnifying glass.

in relatively exciting news, I will have some access to colour printing from next week. Only inkjet, but still :) so it means the November snail mail will be in colour. …
available throughout the month 🦉🦊🍂
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics
#zineset #snailmail

A set of four zines that are wrapped with an illustrated paper featuring leaves, raindrops and a magnifying glass.

A comic page featuring Fraser the cat designing wanted posters and taking action. Fraser is no longer wrapped in a blanket but is fighting with the pencil, not the sword!

An illustration of an owl flying through the sky. Leaves are also flying and there are patterns too.

the October moon felt like the waiting moon as I did a lot of waiting around 🙃
🦔 also a new comic is up today 🦔
#zines #comics #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #zineset

The cover of an illustrated zine featuring Hiske the owl flying through a sky full of leaves.

A set of illustrated stickers featuring rainy days scenes. Detective Tso, Fraser, and the toad all have umbrellas, a forest bird is passing by a rain-streaked window, there is a rainy sky, a forest at night, a fish swimming, and a oak leaf.

fresh off the train where I’ve been today, an owl zine and some rainy day stickers for the August snail mail :)
these are available throughout the month 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉✨
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A small illustrated zine featuring a drawing of the summer monster, sloping through the forest.

A set of illustrated stickers featuring detective Tso, Hiske the owl, Auran the tree sprite, leaves, flowers, and a forest bird.

A set of four comics/zines featuring detective Tso’s very dainty legs! :)

snail mail for July is here :)
you can follow the summer monster on a small adventure if you like :)
🌞🌼🌳
these are available throughout the month
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The illustration for the front cover of a zine showing trees with dark, lichen-speckled bark and covered in leaves.

A set of six illustrated stickers featuring several forest characters: detective Tso, Fraser the cat, the toad, Oat the owlet, Hiske the owl, and the forest itself.

A set of four illustrated comics, including a terrified Fraser, detective Tso listening intently, Fraser and Tso annoyed at having to leave the forest, and many leaves and flowers.

An illustrated envelope with detective Tso looking slightly forlorn, standing amongst a sea of leaves and flowers.

roll up, roll up, it’s a new month and a new snail mail set :)
Thought I’d go back to basics and show the drawing for the front cover of the zine…it will be printed before sending out :)
🌿🌿🌿
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #artwork #一次創作 #同人誌 #zineclub #snailmail #altcomics

a set of illustrated stickers featuring detective Tso, owlet Oat, Fraser the cat, the toad, and the stoat, plus some flowers and spiders. And then there is a set of zines and also a bigger zine that has an illustration of a bird flying through cloudy skies, over a forest.

May has arrived and a bird from the forest is flying high above the trees ✨ …and there is also a giant flower in the sky 🙃 …luckily detective Tso is on the case :)
🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸
available throughout the month 🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #一次創作 #同人誌 #zineclub #snailmail #stickers

The cover of a glassine envelope that has an illustrated design of blossom and leaves, for the blossom moon of April.

A set of four comics/zines with illustrations of detective Tso and Fraser the cat and some trees and flowers. Then there are also some cut-out characters made from card that can be picked up and moved around the zine.

The back of the glassine envelope that has a sticker of detective Tso listening intently, surrounded by leaves and flowers.

a set for the Blossom moon of April :)
with little sewn details and also some characters that can be moved through the zine :)
✨✨✨✨🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #comicart #artwork #drawing #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #handsewing #zineset #comicset #aprilfullmoon

A landscape-folded A5 zine illustrated with leaves and flowers. Then also a set of four zines featuring detective Tso and more leaves and flowers. Then also a set of stickers that each have an illustration of a bird and an ink drawing of a tree flows throughout the stickers.

Here is the cover of the zine unfolded. It has leaves, flowers and patterns. And it has a sewn binding.

the April blossom brings some April mail :)
a landscape-A5 zine and some stickers, that when lined up, form the shape of a tree
🌸🌼🌸
these are available throughout the month 🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #artwork #一次創作 #同人誌 #forestdiary #zineclub #snailmail #stickers #stickerart

The covers of two a7 size zines with illustrations of flowers and the beginning of the issue’s storyline that sees detective Tso and owlet Oat investigating strange puddles in the forest.

Here are the backs of the zines with the issue numbers sewn on with paper and thread. Detective Tso is being tripped up and tangled by the strange puddles, and Tso is a little scared to say the least!

The front of an illustrated envelope with flowers and leaves and a plate in the middle that has illustrations of twigs with new buds in spring.

A set of four illustrated zines/comics, featuring Fraser the cat, Detective Tso, owlet Oat, leaves, flowers and the one and only best ever adventure pack!

TSO 118 is hot off the press :)
some little paper-appliqué details on the back :)
🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
These form part of the moon set for March’s New Bud moon ✨
#zines #illustration #comics #comicart #artwork #drawing #一次創作 #同人誌 #altcomics #handsewing #zineset #comicset #marchfullmoon

A set of illustrated stickers featuring forest animals, detective Tso, Fraser the cat, leaves, and flowers. Then there are hexagonal-shaped zines with flowers on them, and a set of four zines in the corner.

after the haze of February, the March snail mail is here :)
🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
You can get these in the mail if you sign up anytime this month 🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #artwork #forestart #一次創作 #同人誌 #forestdiary #zineclub #snailmail #stickers #stickerart

An envelope decorated with illustrations featuring geese and patterns.

A set of four zines/comics with illustrations of trees, flowers, patterns, detective Tso, Fraser the cat, and the toad covered in snow.

a zine/comic set for February’s Goose Moon :)
I’ve been so tired I struggled to get the comic done this week, and also the moon set cover…but it just about turned out okay :)
🦉✨🦉✨🦉✨🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #一次創作 #同人誌 #detectivecomics #comicset #februarymoon #goosemoon

A set of illustrated stickers, a zine with an ink drawing of some forest trees on the cover, and a set of zines/comics also illustrated.

it’s snail mail time again :)
This month we are travelling amongst the forest trees 🌳
these are available throughout February :)
🌼✨🦉🌼✨🦉🌼✨🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #artwork #forestart #一次創作 #同人誌 #forestdiary #zineclub #snailmail #stickers #stickerart #stickerclub

Three illustrated envelopes with patterns and leaves and a full moon with the words Centre Moon January 2025 written inside.

Here is one envelope opened, showing a patterned sticker design on the back and on the inside.

Four illustrated zines/comics featuring detective Tso looking worried and surrounded by a no-clue fog.

Here are the backs of the envelopes that feature the illustrated stickers, the edges of which have been cut to show two points meeting.

a new moon set is here!!!
This time is it for January’s Centre Moon, the moon in the middle of the winter season in the northern hemisphere
✨🦉✨🦉✨🦉✨
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #artwork #forestart #detective #spy #sleuth #一次創作 #同人誌 #detectivecomics #comicset #altcomics

The cover of a small a7 zine/comic with an illustration of a slightly-worried looking owl.

A little a7 zine, a set of illustrated stickers, and a set of zines/comics, all printed on colour paper and featuring many patterns and characters.

go big or….go small :)
Last month the zine/comic was quite big and so this month it’s a little A7 one :)
The stickers fit together through the form of a tree 🌳
🦉✨🦉🪶🦉✨🦉
🌙🌼🌙🌼🌙🌼🌙
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #artwork #forestart #一次創作 #同人誌 #forestdiary #zineclub #snailmail #stickers

A set of four zines/comics, packaged in a glassine envelope, with strips of patterned paper over the top.

Here is the set with one of the strips taken off and put to the side. The strip remaining is hand-printed with a stamp.

This is the set with just one strip and the envelope.

Here are the comics taken out of the envelope. Their covers feature patterns, mushrooms, a rug, and leaves.

as the year ends, the last set for 2024 :)
made over the long night moon of December
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Happy 2025 to everyone 🙂
🦉🪶🦉🪶🪶🪶🦉
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #artwork #forestart #detective #spy #sleuth #一次創作 #同人誌 #detectivecomics #comicset #longnightmoon #decemberfullmoon #starrysky

The cover of a narrow A5 comic/zine folded out, showing illustrations of a bird and leaves and patterns.

A set of illustrated stickers on green, blue, and yellow papers, featuring forest characters and many leaves and flowers.

A set of illustrated TSO comics/zines, of varying sizes, with Fraser the cat and Oat the owlet looking quite grumpy on the front of one.

a bird of the forest brings the December snail mail, in the form of a narrow A5 zine/comic, and some quite giant stickers :)
🍂🪶🍂🪶🍂🪶🍂🪶🍂🪶
#zines #illustration #comics #zineset #comicart #evtso #artwork #forestart #一次創作 #同人誌 #forestdiary #zineclub #snailmail #stickers #stickerart #stickerclub