David Petersen's Blog

Fellow Guardmice: Aim high & stay on target in 2026!  

For family Christmas gifts this year, I made small wooden spoons. Most are the size you'd use for a pinch of salt or a scoop of sugar or...

As I work toward a new sketchbook in 2026, I'll be doing a series of posts about Mouse Guard illustrations I've done that will be in...

My RPG friends from childhood have reunited to roll some dice again. Jesse Glenn got inspired to run a newer RPG from the folks at Critical ...

My illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows published by IDW has been released in paperback (order here:  ht...

The model of Lower Port Sumac used for issue/chapter 2 of The Black Axe. It's made of print-&-assemble medieval village papermodels,...

My illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows published by IDW has been released in paperback (order here:  ht...

I have a new 156 page Mouse Guard digital sketchbook collection available that puts together sketchbooks from 2016 - 2022 plus several piece...

My illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows published by IDW has been released in paperback (order here:  ht...

Here are some of the recent Sketchcover commissions I've done at NYCC & Baltimore Lieam Saxon Kenzie Kenzie Lieam Saxon Guardmouse R...

The model of a Library arch used for the  cover of issue 2 of Legends of the Guard Vol. 1. It's made of bristol board, cardboard, and a ...

My illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's classic Wind in the Willows published by IDW has been released in paperback (order here:  ht...