If you buy a dinosaur a coffee …

Then the little dino is going to want a bubble tea… and maybe a vegetarian taco, too.

2D pixel art dinosaur holding a pink bubble tea and eating a taco. Suzanne Skaar, 2021. All rights reserved.

The process of building up a studio and developing a game can be long and lonely. It can especially be challenging as a mom to network through the normal avenues when many are not welcoming of children, and the pandemic has made it more difficult to depend on already limited childcare resources. Thank you everyone has cheered me on and jumped in to help along the way! I am especially grateful for the support received from the Tacoma Artist Initiative Program to focus on building up the environment of the game. [Much of the game’s background art is loosely based on real places in Tacoma, WA.]

Concept work for as yet untitled dinosaur game. “Boop’s” is based on Tacoma’s iconic Bob’s Java Jive. Suzanne Skaar, 2021. All rights reserved.

If you would like to help offset some of the costs of running a small business (business licenses, equipment, software, food …), consider buying a dino a coffee (or a bubble tea, or a taco). I do have a limited run of work up on Redbubble, as well as buttons and stickers ready to be placed in local retail stores.

Random sample of buttons featuring artwork from No, Mine! Studios.
New buttons by Suzanne Skaar, 2022. All rights reserved.

If there is a design on my site that you would like to purchase that is not on Redbubble yet, email nominestudios@gmail.com.

You can also help No, Mine! Studios reach a larger audience by following on these platforms:

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Thank you for your time and support!

Suzanne

Avi’s Cafe

Last week I learned:

1: The oldest bird fossil (Asteriornis maastrichtensis, a.k.a. “The Wonderchicken”) is about 66.7 million years old.

2: Tacoma’s Alfred’s Cafe was called Bill and Ted’s Tavern in the 1940s, well before the first excellent adventure or bogus journey.

Image: Composite of concept work inspired by Alfred's Cafe in Tacoma for as yet untitled pixel art dinosaur game by Suzanne Skaar, 2022. Top picture side view of building. Bottom left: close up of sign with a white feathered bird and sign letters reading “Avi’s Cafe.” Bottom right: front side of building. Pink No Mine Studios logo on bottom of image. Blue background. All rights reserved.
Concept work inspired by Alfred’s Cafe in Tacoma for as yet untitled dino game. Suzanne Skaar, 2022. All rights reserved.

Spring Break

First day of Spring Break, and the kiddo and I are not going outside unless we absolutely have to.

2D pixel art black and white dino holding broken umbrella in front of worn-down building. Character design from as yet untitled dino game by Suzanne Skaar, 2020-2022. All rights reserved.