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A Studio Visit

Robert Hunt

I always love to visit another artist's studio. I suspect that Muddy Colors readers do too- so this month I thought I would give you a studio tour. I also know that readiers probably know little or nothing about me, as I don't think I am what one normally thinks of as a sci-fi fantasy artist (more on professional identity issues in a future article).  My studio is at my home, about 30 feet from…

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Green Marlin’s Flying Ship

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Back to the Moon: Designing the Artemis II Mission Patch

Gregory Manchess

June 11, 2025 - The latest mission patch for the next flight to the Moon has been released, and I’m glad to say I had the honor of designing it. Having put out the word to several previous astronaut friends that I was available to work on the next mission patch, the Artemis crew contacted me almost two years ago to start designing while they were in training for the mission. We spent months and months, between our busy schedules, examining sketches and trying to pin down just what elements should be in the design, what they wanted to express, and how it fit into their mission. The astronauts brought us all together for a handful of precious moments and for the briefest time, we were all just…human. It is entirely fun to discover you’re on a Zoom call…

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