Exactly one exciting thing happened this year: I won a trip to the Bahamas to swim with sharks and study coral restoration! This trip is rapidly coming up, and to cover a bunch of miscellaneous expenses (like getting bifocal lenses put in my old dive mask) I'm opening up commissions. 

Basically, make a pledge, and then at some point in 2025 you'll receive a surprise piece that in some way involves the ocean. Price level determines complexity--$10 is a doodle and a thank-you note, $50 is a quick sketch or a collage or something weird, a couple hundred might be a painting of some kind. You can add suggestions ("no sharks," "I would love to see Lennie Briscoe under the sea") in the 'notes' section of your order.

If you have any questions, email me at brandonbird@gmail.com.