Harkee! Ship to Shore.
Ready About!
The Voyage: Uncounted Adventures
Welcome to Osbard’s Storybook Studio, a digital illustration theater "Made of Arrt!!" Aboard the Studio, storytelling voyages unfold block by block in real-time: a creative space designed for apprentice artists, writers, and kidlit fans alike.
The PIT Crew Chronicles
The PIT Crew Chronicles is our primary ship-to-shore channel. As a member of the Pirates-In-Training (PIT) Crew, your inbox becomes a gallery and a workshop.
By joining the voyage, you get:
Weekly Logs: real-time updates on storytelling and sketches behind Searching for Dog (Osbard’s first official storybook).
Arrt!! Skills & Badges: learn alongside Osbard, Crew, and creator the 7 Pillars of Arrt!!, creating polished (and un-polished!) Made-of-Arrt!! masterpieces.
Free App Store: Updates on the progress of apps.osbard.com, future home of the interactive tools building the Studio.
Siar Osbard
Old Gaelic, c. 1400s.
Siar [SEA-ahr] noun
Westward wind; zephyr; a sea breeze.
Osbard’s favorite letters of the alphabet: the C (Sea) and the R (Arr!!).
Osbard [AWZ-bahrd] noun
A magical storyteller.
A dramatic plea for one more do-over following a bungled mulligan: ”OSBARD!!”
The Captain & The Apprentice
J. S. (Steve) Shepard is a storyteller by heart. However, when Osbard suddenly needed a new illustrator, Steve (a former art-school dropout) dusted off his drawing board and began his artistic journey anew.
Inspired by the classic line art of Winnie-the-Pooh, Steve (under the pen name Siar Osbard) is building the tools he sails with and learning illustration through simple lines, basic shapes, and and the same sense of wonder that first drew him to the page.
The Crew Philosophy
At Osbard’s Storybook Studio, we believe the best stories are the ones we share together. Studio content is free for everyone, forever. If you want to support the voyage, you can choose a paid subscription or become a Supporting Founder.
Whether you are here for the stories, to create your own art, or for the adventure itself:
…uncounted adventures, mate, scribed in treasure maps, stories, books, and songs, ready to be shared. All are welcome, and all are included. So all aboard!
—Siar Osbard
The PIT Crew Creed
We are red,
We are blue,
We are purple,
We are green,
We are black and white
and all the colors in between.
We are the PIT Crew — OSBARD!!
