Between Moves, Beneath the Shell
This past month didn’t unfold in a straight line.
What began as a relocation quickly became something more complicated — a move, followed by another move, followed by the slow work of clearing the place we’d already left behind. For a while, TurtleCraft existed across three locations at once, stitched together by late nights, improvised schedules, and a lot of back-and-forth.
That kind of stretch doesn’t leave much room for neat updates.
Add in the gravity of family responsibilities, shifting routines, and the quiet stress that comes from systems not behaving the way they should, and it became clear that this wasn’t a season for expansion — it was a season for endurance.
And yet, even in the middle of that, the craft kept moving.
On the practical side, new tools are entering the studio: a Bambu Labs P1S with AMS 2 is on the way, and a Cricut Maker 4 has just landed. Together with our existing sublimation setup, this opens up a new tier of experimentation — materials, formats, and workflows we haven’t fully explored yet. There’s a learning curve ahead, but it’s the good kind: the kind that expands what’s possible rather than complicating what already exists.
On the community side, something quietly encouraging happened.
We received an application for the Creator Corner from Tor, a creator with a clear creative talent and a community eager to color the world. We’ll be working with her on a custom coloring kit designed specifically for her audience, and she’ll be joining the Creator Corner as we build that out. This is exactly the kind of collaboration that TurtleCraft was meant to support — personal, creative, and rooted in shared making rather than metrics.
If you’ve been following along elsewhere, you may recognize some of the tone here. The most recent Leatherback Ledger reflected warmth, comfort, and the value of slowing down when the season turns cold. This Chronicle entry lives a layer beneath that — not focused on what was released, but on what was held together while release timelines bent.
Schedules are still settling. The dust hasn’t fully cleared. But the shell is intact, the tools are humming, and the Studio is taking shape again — this time on firmer ground.
More soon. Not rushed. Just real.
— Turtle
🔥 From the Fireside
If you’d like a quieter reflection on winter comfort, creative rest, and finding warmth in the slow season, you can read the latest Leatherback Ledger entry here:
Ledger Vol. 1 · No. 05 — Fireside Craft & Winter Comfort
https://turtlecraftstudio.com/blogs/leatherback-ledger/ledger-vol-1-no-05-fireside-craft-winter-comfort