Journal
& Updates

Notes from the desk—updates, reflections, and insights into the creative process.

This is where ideas take shape before they become stories.

Five original mixed-media fan art pieces by Alicia Anspaugh featured in the Heroes Art Show at The Fremont, including Westley from The Princess Bride, Noble Heart Horse, Amalthea from The Last Unicorn, Hamato Splinter from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Zatanna.

Alicia Anspaugh at the Heroes Art Show | Alicia’s Desk

See five Alicia Anspaugh artworks at the Heroes Art Show hosted by D Ryan Allen at The Fremont, featuring Westley, Zatanna, Amalthea and more.

Alicia Anspaugh

Sep 261 min read

Alicia's Desk Mail Club promotional artwork featuring a cozy celestial desk, original art, letters, books, stars, and a sleeping puppy, inviting readers to join the monthly Snail Mail or Email Club.

Introducing Alicia's Desk Mail Club! 💌✨

Join Alicia's Desk Mail Club for monthly original art, short stories, celestial calendars, stickers and inspiration. Choose Snail Mail or Email!

Alicia Anspaugh

Sep 192 min read

Digital Fantasy Art Downloads | Artwork by Alicia Anspaugh Now Available

Discover digital artwork by Alicia Anspaugh, now available through Celestial Imprint Publishing and the Des Moines New Age Shop. Explore fantasy, mythology, folklore, cryptids, and original art with new downloads added every week.

Alicia Anspaugh

Aug 31 min read

Baby Saran, a peaceful turquoise piglet with celestial markings, sleeps among soft pink clouds beneath colorful planets and stars in this original fantasy painting by Alicia Anspaugh. The artwork inspired the new webnovel The Whole Point.

The Art of Pigs | New Artwork, Baby Saran & The Whole Point Webnovel

Celebrate The Art of Pigs with three new paintings by Alicia Anspaugh, including Baby Saran from the new webnovel The Whole Point, plus the Lucky Lucky Stars excerpt and narrated YouTube reading.

Alicia Anspaugh

Jul 312 min read

Striped Fortune Debuts at the He-Man & She-Ra Art Show | Art & Story by Alicia Anspaugh

See Striped Fortune, a new fantasy artwork by Alicia Anspaugh featured in the He-Man & She-Ra Art Show. Includes a companion short story reading, Good Luck, connected to the novella See You Tomorrow.

aliciaspaintbrush

Jun 131 min read

If you’re attending Demicon, keep an eye out for my pieces…

My work is heading to Demicon this year—both in the writing contest and the art show. While I won’t be there in person, my stories and artwork will be. If you’re attending, I hope you get a chance to check them out—and thank you for supporting indie creators and original work. More previews and updates coming soon. #Demicon #ArtShow #WritingContest #IndieArtist #IndieAuthor #FantasyArt #SciFiArt #CreativeLife #AliciasDesk

aliciaspaintbrush

May 21 min read

Dungeons & Dragons Art Show This Weekend – Come Explore the Worlds We Create

Dungeons & Dragons Art Show – Featuring my Art piece “Shadow Lullaby”

Dungeons and Dragons Art Show in Des Moines, Iowa at The Fremont featuring local artists, fantasy artwork, and creative storytelling inspired by D&D. Free all-ages art event with dragon dice giveaway and community art exhibit.

aliciaspaintbrush

Apr 171 min read