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Paul Hammond, but better
@paulghammond.bsky.social
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Senior Artist at @maxinfernogames.bsky.social
Artist & Illustrator & whatever. (he/him) • NO AI • http://paulghammond.com
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One positive thing is that I ended my presentation with this slide which I still feel really good about.
October 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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I don't want to brag, but when you order enamel pins from my shop (no US orders still, sorry) this tiny pizza box is what they ship in (inside an envelope).
A hand holding a tiny kraft Brown box that is shaped like a miniature pizza box, stamped in green ink with an illustration of a cat holding a giant pencil, and the words "BE NICE, HAVE FUN, MAKE GOOD STUFF" on the top.
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Carla went to the paint shop to get some paint mixed, & the person working asked her about the Peace Worm pin on her jacket. Then asked "Wait is it wearing a hat?!" So she said "My husband makes them, & sells them on his website" to which this awesome person replied "WHERE IS THIS FUCKING WEBSITE?!"
September 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I've had a few people ask me about this Big Suit (So Making Sense) pin recently, which I'm sold out of.

Keeping in mind that at the moment I'm not shipping to the US, should I make more of these? (I'm still looking into options for shipping small things lettermail to the US if possible)
A small enamel pin of an illustration based on David Byrne wearing the Big Suit from the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. The pin is on the pocket flap of a black denim jacket. Close up photo of a hand holding a small enamel pin of an illustration based on David Byrne wearing the Big Suit from the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense.
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I am once again asking for your strength and support in refraining from buying these haunted boys.
August 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Friends, family, well-wishers for my finger.. the cursed tool that slashed me up, despite a complete lack of sharp edges or corners.
A stupid little tool with a wooden handle in the middle and a small metal wheel on each side, neither of which is sharp at all, but both of which succeeded in slicing my finger with great prejudice.
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Here's a little in-progress detail from a fun project I'll be sharing tomorrow. 🐇🐸🎶
An illustrated snowshoe hare playing a tambourine and leopard frog playing a kalimba. Green, yellow and teal on a black background.
July 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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What if I bought this haunted painting on marketplace?
(I'm not going to, but what if I did)
a very unsettling painting that appears to show a Victorian maid or schoolteacher who has captured two ghost children and is holding them against their will. Set in an ornate wooden frame covered in gold leaf. Definitely haunted.
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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So, there ya have it! New stuff in the shop! T-shirts are printed on-demand & shipped by ArtOfWhere in Montreal. All other stuff is packed & fulfilled personally by little old me. Thanks for checking it out!
July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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I also still have a number of these very handsome A Little To The Left "Cat Constellation Chart" letterpress prints & boy could they ever use a good home!

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July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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So, if you were ever considering purchasing a print, a pin, a shirt, etc.. May I humbly & without pressure suggest that now would be a lovely time to do so? Here's a few of my recent favs!

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July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Hi! Here’s a little personal peek behind the curtain for you - I just got hit with a BIG tax bill that I was unprepared for.. Poor planning? Yes! Unreliable executive function skills? You bet! And so I have added a number of new things to Ye Olde Shoppe!

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July 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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July 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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My sister and I have a new game that she invented where we text her 12 year old kid random Gen Alpha slang and she does not care for it.
July 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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I need to curb my impulse to buy silly things on marketplace but also I need these handmade chicken planters
Handmade folk art wooden planter shaped like a blocky/geometric chicken. Black, red and yellow. Two handmade folk art wooden planters shaped like blocky/geometric chickens. Black, red and yellow.
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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I've never seen him but wanted to for like 25 years!!
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Just saw an ad on marketplace for a "Never Worn ALF Hat" and you can't imagine my disappointment to learn this is what they were talking about.
ugly orange ball cap in plastic bag, covered in three terrible iron-on patches that all say "Assholes Live Forever". Described on marketplace as "ALF hat", a criminal offence.
May 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Hahahaha ok I don't have time to get these in the shop yet but he's here and i love him. Coming soonish.
May 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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OK, hear me out: What if hat?
A simple cartoon drawing of a smiling worm bent into the shape of a peace symbol, wearing a little green hat because he's stylish.
May 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Here's a full image of my crowning achievement, the "Beach for the Stars" towel. It's 60x30", and FRANKLY, it's bonkers. I genuinely had a blast illustrating every square inch of this baby.
An illustrated 90s themed, Lisa Frank inspired beach towel. The towel shows a psychedelic space scene, with a liquid rainbow flowing through space, surrounded by animal print planets, black holes, flying eyeballs, dolphins, dogs, ice cream cones, a small angel cat with a plaid vest, holding a blue rose, and more. In the middle ground, there is a domed space city with a teal rocket ship blasting off. In the foreground is a majestic white unicorn with rainbow mane, rearing on its hind legs, being ridden by the MaxFun mascot, Nutsy the squirrel, who triumphantly holds a podcasting microphone. The bottom right corner boasts the Lisa Frank inspired, Maximum Fun logo in blue.
March 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I’ve been super lucky to get to work with the extra fine folks at my favourite podcast network @maximumfun.org a number of times over the last few years, & this year, I was thrilled that they asked me to work with them on the branding for their 90s / Spring Break themed MaxFunDrive 2025!
A logo for the Max Fun Drive 2025. Purple background, with a thin blue border. Blue and white stars in the corners. In the middle is the text "Max Fun Drive 2025" in blue hand-lettered text, inspired by Lisa Frank. From behind the text, a teal rocket ship with pink details blasts off. A promotional image for the Max Fun Drive 2025. Purple background, with a thin blue border. Blue and white stars in the corners. The Max Fun Drive logo is small in the bottom centre. In the centre of the image is a photo of a custom cooler bag, covered in a wild 90s themed pattern with purple background, featuring rainbows, planets, stars, dolphins, clouds, headphones, the Max Fun logo, and the MaxFun mascot, Nutsy the squirrel, wearing a space helmet, and holding up a podcasting microphone. The cooler bag has blue handles. A promotional image for the Max Fun Drive 2025. Purple background, with a thin blue border. Blue and white stars in the corners. The Max Fun Drive logo is small in the bottom centre. The central image is a photograph of a grassy field, with a large, brightly coloured custom beach towel on it. The towel features a wild, 90s, Lisa Frank inspired illustration of a flowing rainbow path through space, peppered with planets, stars, clouds, ice cream cones, a sweet orange kitten in a vest with a blue rose, a UFO, comets, etc.. and in the foreground, a majestic white unicorn with rainbow main, being ridden by the Max Fun mascot Nutsy the squirrel, wearing a space helmet, and triumphantly wielding a podcasting microphone.
March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Thanks again to Nimbus & Michelle for being great to work with, as well as the jurors & team at Applied Arts Mag for selecting my work!
A bright, illustrated spread of nighttime camping scene in the woods. Animals sit on logs surrounding a central campfire, roasting marshmallows and playing music. On the left is a fox playing guitar, a squirrel playing a shaker, a black bear playing banjo and a hare roasting a marshmallow. On the right is two bear cubs playing a harmonica, and tambourine, a lobster playing the spoons and a fiddle with his antennae, and a bullfrog roasting a marshmallow. Glowing fireflies dot the scene. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of hiking scene on the side of a mountain. The lobster wears an orange and blue backpack, and a tartan hat with sunglasses. He carries a walking stick. Along the trail can be seen a bald eagle perched on the trail sign, a porcupine, and moose. In the trees on the right are a cardinal and a bluejay taking flight. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of a sunset beach scene lit by pink and orange light. The lobster overlooks the beach from a rocky hill, and below a family roasts marshmallows over a fire, with string lights lining the beach. There is a lighthouse in the distance. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of the deck of a fishing boat. There are lobster traps, buoys, ropes and nets covering the deck. In the foreground, a pair of arms holds up a yellow postcard, with a picture of the lobster, that says in cursive text "Wish You Were Here!". There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Also selected for the 2025 Applied Arts Illustration Awards, was my illustration work for Lobster’s Vacation, written by Michelle Robinson and published by @nimbuspub.bsky.social . This was a really fun project, and I’m happy to have it included!
A bright, illustrated spread of an underwater scene, with a lobster, starfish, whale and rock crab. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of an underwater scene, with a lobster caught in a lobster trap. The lobster has a speech bubble with hand-lettered text that says "OOPSY!". There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of a commercial kitchen interior. A bright red lobster has hopped out of the bit pot on the stove top, and is running away, while a chef holding a yellow spoon raises their hands in surprise. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards. A bright, illustrated spread of a waterfront boardwalk scene filled with people. Two women refer to a tourist map, a man with a beard and glasses walks a small dog and eats an ice cream cone, two children pose for a photo being taken by their guardian, while another man waves to a fishing boat in the harbour. In the foreground, the lobster scoots across the page, from the back door of the restaurant where he has escaped. There is a logo in the top left corner for the Applied Arts Illustration Awards.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Happy to say that I had two pieces of work selected for inclusion in the 2025 Applied Arts Illustration Awards! The first selection was this cosmic key art that I made for A Little to the Left - Seeing Stars, (@maxinfernogames.bsky.social) and it was one of my favourite projects of the last year!
Key art for the video game A Little to the Left, showing an illustrated cosmic scene, with large gas clouds forming the shapes of four cats in various poses. Stars, galaxies, black holes, comets and nebulae fill the the space, and many objects float in the void, including a red cassette tape, a small potted cactus, ceramic bell, folding pocket knife, a small key, coffee mug and more. A large planed in the background, upon closer inspection is a giant ball of red yarn, with a loose strand flowing into space. In the centre of the image is the text "A Little to the Left" and underneath it in smaller text "Seeing Stars". In the top left hand corner is the logo for the Applied Arts Magazine Illustration Awards, which is an impossible triangular shape made of interlocking capital letter As, in red, yellow, cyan and blue.
March 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Fun news! "Lobster's Vacation" by Michelle Robinson, & illustrated by myself has been included in the Summer Reading Club's Recommended Reads list! As a former library worker who *loved* working Summer Reading Club, it's pretty cool to be included!

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An illustrated book cover with simple line and shape, in a mid-century inspired style. The title, "Lobster's Vacation" appears in bold, blocky orange, hand-lettering with black 3D shadow. The cover features a wiggly blue border, and inside, we see a large, purple lobster claw, coming up from the bottom left corner, holding a postcard. The postcard says "Greetings from the COAST" on a banner in the top left. Under the banner is a purple lobster wearing round sunglasses, enjoying a yellow iced drink, and reading a tourist guide to Nova Scotia. In the background is the ocean, and a white and red lighthouse. Behind and under the postcard, is a sandy beach, solid yellow with a dotted pattern in white, implying grains of sand. There is a green tartan beach towel, with round sunglasses on top, in the bottom right. The top left has a set of green binoculars, glinting in the sun. At the bottom centre, there is hand-written text in black that reads: "Words by Michelle Robinson, Art by Paul G. Hammond". An illustrated underwater scene with simple line and shape, in a mid-century inspired style. In the foreground, a lobster sits on a rock, waving to his friends, a Humpback Whale, Starfish, and Rock Crab. An illustrated spread with simple line and shape, in a mid-century inspired style. The image shows the interior of a commercial kitchen, where a chef is boiling water on the stove-top, reacting in surprise as a bright red lobster hops out of the pot, and runs across the floor to freedom. An illustrated spread with simple line and shape, in a mid-century inspired style. This image shows a forest at night with tall trees, lots of bushes, and a tent in the background. A roaring campfire is central, and a number of animals sit on logs surrounding it, roasting marshmallows and playing instruments. On the left side, a fox plays a ukulele, next to a bear playing a banjo, and a squirrel playing a shaker. On the right side two bear cubs play a harmonica and tambourine, next to a lobster who plays a fiddle with his antennae, and wooden spoons with his claw. In the foreground a frog and rabbit roast marshmallows. The scene is illuminated by a crescent moon in the sky, with lots of stars. Glowing fireflies fly around the site, creating points of light.
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM