Alex Blott

@alexblott

Figuring things out ✍️ Writing | 📚 Comics | ☕️ Ceramics | 📷 Photos He/Him

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Alex Blott@alexblott· 7d

I also submit, based on their logic. A drawing of a circle

Alex Blott@alexblott· 7d

I present, in sequence. The way that I think this should be talked about. Followed by the way that all my friends think it should.

Alex Blott@alexblott· 19d

On this ✨ #smallpressday ✨ why not grab yourself a deeeeal from Scottish comics creators. There’s amazing work in here. Support small presses and an important cause all in one. Enjoy the first pages from PuddleJumpers Issue 1 in the collection. itch.io/b/3727/scott...

Page one of puddlejumpers. A pilot comes in to land and refuel his plane

A second pilot arrives in a rush, asking to refuel first. She is not pleased to see the first pilot

The two pilots stand awkwardly staring at one another. A small robot wakes up and asks id they know one another.

The second pilot asks the first to let her go but the robot states the first pilot has right to fuel first

Alex Blott@alexblott· 23d

I go back and forth on whether I like the raw body outer and colourful inner. I think maybe a more matte clear glaze here would do the job. Body: Sibelco Scandi Glaze: Spectrum Floating Bougainvillea

Alex Blott@alexblott· 23d

Probably. my favourite mug of the moment. Weighty! And the handle feels great in my hand. Holds a decent amount of tea as well. Body: Sibelco Scandi Glaze: Spectrum Floating Turquoise + Floating Bougainvillea

Alex Blott@alexblott· 23d

Not thrilled with the glazing on this one (think tenmoku looks a little odd if it doesn't go all the way to the bottom) but the delicate handle makes me happy Body: Sibelco Scandi Glaze: Tenmoku

Alex Blott@alexblott· 23d

One of my favourite happy accidents is why my handle pulls away from the bottom connection and hangs free. I *will* figure out how to make this happen deliberately Body: Sibelco Scandi Glaze: Potpurri

Alex Blott@alexblott· 23d

Got fed up trying to make my glaze gloop consistently. So made the mug gloopy with slip and glazed that instead *head tap* Body: Sibelco Scandi Glaze: Spectrum Floating Turquoise

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 30

State secrets of the heart.

a three panel photo-comic.
panel 1: a person in shadow from the waist up, wearing a green coat. "if our governments knew we'd met..."
panel 2: a person in shadow from the wait up, wearing a red coat and holding a bag. "I don't care, I love you. And I've got enough state secrets in this bag.
Panel 3: the two figures standing side by side, upper bodies still in shadow. "to pay for a bangin' wedding."

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 14

Thanks! Should look like this when it's fired 🤞

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 14

Made a little mug-shaped bucket to help me dip-glaze with my favourite brush-on. Friends. I was MOTORING. #ceramics #pottery

A plastic, mug shaped bucket filled with glaze. It is sick. The coolest thing ever.

22 dip glazed mugs, waiting to be fired.

A close up of five dip-glazed mugs. Needing cleaning up.

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 7

A three panel comic. A wall covered in tape with a person adding more.
Panel 1: I promised I would fix it
Panel 2: but there are voices coming through the cracks
Panel 3: that say the nicest things

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 6

a three panel comic. Panel 1 and 2 flow into each other, a photo of cows in the driving rain and wet grass. Panel 3 zooms out to show low cloud and the base of a wind turbine.
Panel 1: she wants what I want
Panel 2: a patch of land, some animals
Panel 3: energy independence so we can weather the blackouts

Alex Blott@alexblott· May 5

Close up shots of elaborate architecture. Separated into three panels
panel 1: give me high walls and ancient emnities
panel 2: ornate corridors that go on too long
panel 3: parapets that whisper secrets when it rains

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 23

No no, This is good. That light is a death trap wired by a madman.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 23

Wood has arrived for the office shelving project. Getting the wood into the office has also accelerated the ‘replacing the shonky office light’ project…

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 14

Hi #PortfolioDay 🫡 I'm Alex, I write comics. Here are the first 3 pages of 'PuddleJumpers' issue 1 and a sneak peak at what's coming with issue 2. Plus some of my silly solo work under 'This Constant Experiment' as well. Hope you like what you see!

The first 4 pages of Puddlejumpers issue one, showing two of the main characters landing on a remote island, and immediately beginning to argue.

A black and white page showing the crowded interior of a bar. One of the characters looks nervous, while another calls to them to join them.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 9

This is Luna. Luna loved issue 1 of PuddleJumpers. Help her get issue 2 by backing us today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale... (Yes, I know this is shameless) #indiecomics #scifi #comics #petsky

A very cute dog sits on her couch with a copy of the PuddleJumpers comic, Issue 1.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 9

Me, a potter: "pleased with my first ever teapot!" My friend, a mathematician: "you realise you can only fill that up halfway? Me: "..."

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 2

1 of the things I'm most excited to see put on the page is @crowwkui.bsky.social 's renditions of 2 of the characters' younger selves. There's a scene at the start of the issue that I'm really enjoyed writing playing with what #comics makes possible. Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 2

Taking a little break from the Kickstarter promo to share some of my most recent mugs because dangit I'm proud of them too. #pottery #ceramics

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 1

The way Vicky took a stupid description of a bar sign and made THAT splash page fills me with so much happiness. So lucky to be working with her <3 Here are some of the colour thumbnails she sent through for it as well. #indiecomics #comicart #WIP

Alex Blott@alexblott· Apr 1

PuddleJumpers Issue 2 Kickstarter continues!. So excited to put this out into the world. Check out these inks from @crowwkui.bsky.social in the middle of the issue. The expressions in are insanely good. You can back the issue here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale... #indiecomics #comicart #WIP

Black and white inks of two male characters stood in front of a bar called 'The Barrell Roll' It's got a cute style and the bar sign has a drunk pilot flying a barrell with wings.

Interior inks from the second issue of puddlejumpers. Showing the inside of 'The Barrell Roll' Melia leans out of a door and calls to Byron, who does not look pleased about it.

A giant pilot and a robot look at a nervous Byron while a smiling Melia introduces him. They do not look pleased to see Byron.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 31

MFW we’re 24 hours in and we’re almost at 20% funded. Thank you so much to everyone who’s sharing the project. Its amazing to see <3 Still plenty of earlybird rewards to be had as well! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale... #indiecomics #kickstarter #comicsart #scificomics

A cartoon pilot pumps his fist in victory

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 30

Bsky friends, if I can ask a boon: PuddleJumpers Issue 2 is going live on Kickstarter tomorrow. I'd love for as many people to see it as possible. If you like the look of these pages, please share it around 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale... #comics #comic #indiecomics #indiecomic #kickstarter

Four characters look up at a beautiful sky with cloud-trails from unseen planes. One of them is a robot in a floral shirt, the other three are humans in different kinds of pilots gear.

A bar-scene in black and white. The decor is themed around planes and the ocean, with little models, lots of clocks, and photographs. A nervous man enters, hat in his hands, as different people drink and talk business.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 27

Flawless Instagram posting by me today.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 26

13/13 What Vicky’s done with the art frankly blows me away. And I am so excited to share more of it with you, hopefully sooner rather than later... Thanks for reading! If this sounds like fun to you, you can follow along below👇 Hope to see you there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ale...

Two men stand in front of a heavily graffiti'd bar entrance. A sign above the door shows a cartoon pilot sitting on a winged barrel waving a full tankard of beer. The sign reads 'The Barrel Roll'

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 26

12/13 The comic's also given me a chance to push my writing and make more of the storytelling opportunities afforded uniquely by comics as a medium. There's a little moment in Issue 2 that I'm very excited to see on page. I hope we get there.

Concept art from Puddlejumpers 2, showing 2 of the main characters as adults, as well as versions of themselves as children. There are lots of small details showing how hair and expressions were chosen.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 26

11/13 Melia and Byron are back, with a chance to make their names (and in Byron's case, reforge his reputation). And the gang's expanding as well with some characters I am so excited to do more with.

Concept art of one of the new Puddlejumpers characters, wearing a t-shirt and shorts under safety gear that absolutely will not protect him in that getup.

Concept art of one of the new characters from Issue 2, a robot wearing a variety of different outfits, including a leather duster and a floral shirt.

Alex Blott@alexblott· Mar 26

10/13 Issue 2’s an expansion of that original setting, with more characters, a larger world, and represents the beginning of a longer arc that I hope people will want to follow along with...