Moondog Mechanica
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A Creative Workshop

Moondog
Mechanica

Built in chaos. Finished on purpose.

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What Is This Place

The name arrived before the explanation did. That felt correct.

Moondog Mechanica is not quite a studio, not quite a persona, more like a vibrating string. Depending on the frequency, it becomes a photograph, a story, a broken system with interesting output or a dog doing something inexplicable. Possibly all of them. Possibly none until you look.

Still becoming. Hopefully creating.

Ideas form, scripts get started, supporting imagery and publishing possibilities all poke up like a Whac-A-Mole game.

Moondog Mechanica is the workshop where those projects live. Part mystic. Part mechanic. All dog.

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Projects

// published

Live Cozy Den Home Page

Cozy Den Pet Sitting

Home page for Cozy Den Pet Sitting, licensed home-based dog boarding in New Tripoli, PA. Calm coexistence. No chaos. No upsells.

→ visit
Live Fursonalities cover

Fursonalities

A Dog Walks Into a Prompt... AI-generated portrait art exploring the personality and presence of dogs through stylized visual interpretations.

→ visit
Live Postcard Postcard

Postcards from Cozy Den

Real guest dogs. Real moments. Transformed into stylized postcards through AI and curiosity. A tribute to travels, memory and the quiet art of noticing.

→ visit

// in development

The Glass Between The Glass Between

Cameras used, stories remembered: a personal reflection of photography across the decades.

In Dev
Ascendium Chronicles Ascendium Chronicles

A darkly absurd workplace saga in a near-future megacorp where AI prototypes and malfunctioning systems blur satire and system crash.

In Dev
Photo Negative Restoration Photo Negative Restoration

Recovering and reimagining images from analog negatives. Starting point for new ideas or just bringing back a memory.

In Dev
Kensei Tsurugi of Arashima Kensei Tsurugi of Arashima

A narrative project in development. Details emerging from the workshop.

In Dev
Berchtesgaden Salt Mine Photos Berchtesgaden Salt Mine Photos

A photographic submission project built around a specific place, light, and memory.

In Dev
Nemo Diving Pictures Nemo Diving Pictures

Making something worthy of the great pool action shots using new tools and a new perspective on familiar images.

In Dev
Cassia vs. The System Cassia vs. The System

A surreal AI satire about identity, bureaucracy, and yelling into tape recorders.

In Dev
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// workshop inventory

Tools

Various programs, though not inclusive, I use for these projects.

GIMP

Open-source image editor for retouching, compositing and graphic work.

Obsidian

Local-first markdown knowledge base for notes, vaults and linked thinking.

XnView MP

Fast image viewer and batch processor for managing large photo archives.

Notepad++

Lightweight code and text editor. Speed and syntax highlighting without the overhead.

OpenOffice

Full office suite (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations). No subscription.

Clipchamp

Browser-based video editor built into Windows. Quick cuts and exports, no heavy install.

PDF24

Free PDF toolkit - create, merge, compress and fill forms without cloud uploads.

VLC

Free, open-source media player. Plays virtually anything without codecs or fuss.

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