Have you ever wrestled a Christmas tree? I wouldn’t recommend it. Just think about this: the tree is much larger than you; it has pokey barbs covering it that will impale you from every angle, and it itself cannot feel pain. It would be akin to fighting a giant toddler […]
Humor
Decorating for Christmas with Scrooge McDuck
Hello, and Merry Christmas from McDuck Manor to all you young spendthrifts at the Potter’s School! Thanks to a maniac journalist, you all get to learn how to make these quaint little Christmas tree ornaments out of folded banknotes, and I get to reclaim several million dollars I thought I […]
Flown to Far, Far Away (Part 3)
The guard dragon unleashed a shriek of fury in Phineas Charming’s face; the knight, risking his life to save his damsel in distress, managed to stay astride as his horse reared, but the moment the horse’s hooves touched the ground, it bolted. Lili could do nothing from her viewpoint trapped […]
Enter in the 2022-23 T-Shirt Design Competition!
Hello everyone! Submissions for the third annual TPS T-Shirt Design Competition have opened! There are so many talented artists and designers within our community, and you have the opportunity to design a T-shirt specifically for the TPS community. To see rules and to submit, please go here: https://clay.at-tps.org/2022/10/31/2022-2023-t-shirt-competition/ If you […]
Thanksgiving: a How-To Guide
November: a time of changing temperatures, bare trees, and terror for all turkeys in America. Art-wise, there is only one piece that fits the bill for this festive season—Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want. This piece depicts a classic family feast, with a gorgeously-roasted turkey as the centerpiece of an elegantly-set […]