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Clay Play

Kristine Poole

Play and creativity go together hand-in-hand like, well, me and Colin. However, amidst deadline crunches, working with clients, creative problem solving challenges, material disasters and, dare we admit, at times over-the-top, self-imposed pressures to continually bring more to the party, sometimes getting through a piece can feel more like a slog than the expressive rapture that beckoned us into the creative arts in the first place. As our schedules become more and more intense, it's…

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JIM HENSON PRESENTS NO. 3 – FRAGGLE ROCK

Cory Godbey

June 24, 2025 - Over the years, I’ve chronicled my affection for and work within the worlds created by Jim Henson and Brian Froud here on Muddy Colors. From the official prequel novels for The Dark Crystal (which became the foundation for the Netflix series) to original works set within Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, to creating the 40th anniversary poster, and more, I’ve had the opportunity over the last 15 years to work on some amazing projects with wonderful folks. And any chance I get to contribute a little something to those worlds is an opportunity for which I’m tremendously grateful.  When the offer to work on a series of four interlocking covers for the Jim Henson Presents series of comics rolled along, well, nobody had to ask me twice. BOOM! Studios, in partnership with The Jim Henson…

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