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Everyone should make art

About me

Hey! My name is Jacob. I'm typically found online as offthecob, Jacob Norman Chainsaw-Arm, or gaveon.


As a starting point, here is one of my favorite albums I've written. It mixes twee, chiptune, and folkpunk:


And here is some art I've made:


Have fun clicking around!


Website details

Changelog:
  • 05/20/2026: Added a sketch collage of a cemetery to the misc art page.
  • 05/02/2026: Added a sketch collage of planes to the misc art page.
  • 04/01/2026: Added sketches of a CRT monitor to the misc art page.
  • 03/27/2026: Made a standalone page for Rosemary Harper's zine "What's Wrong with ChatGPT."
  • 03/27/2026: Minor updates to Alex Pretti zine page.
  • 03/22/2026: Added a sketch of an HVAC unit and a security camera to the other art page.
  • 03/05/2026: Added two new sketches of Evie! (Pic 1 / Pic 2)
  • 03/03/2026: Added sketches of a snowy street, a newspaper vending box, and my omnichord, to the misc art page.
  • 03/02/2026: Update images on homepage and make images into links
  • 02/22/2026: Added a blog post on my Squee, The Immortal commander deck
  • 02/17/2026: Added a bunch more videos
  • 02/17/2026: Updated other page to split it up into more sections
  • 02/15/2026: Sketch of lamp (pair) added to other
  • 02/07/2026: New sketch of eviecat added
  • 02/04/2026: 2026 Hourly Autobio Comic added
  • 01/31/2026: New honorary cat added to Pet sketches page. (Maeve pic 1 and Maeve pic 2)
  • 01/29/2026: New zine about Alex Pretti added
  • 01/26/2026: New water color added to gallery
  • 01/17/2026: Added self portrait zine and add self protraits to the Other page.
  • 01/11/2026: Published my 2026 media log in my blog.
  • 01/10/2026: Shrek flyer added.
  • 01/10/2026: Bloodbath & beyond zine added
  • 01/08/2026: New honorary cat added to Pet sketches page
  • 01/02/2026: Game page added. All basic pages are now complete!
  • 12/31/2025: Initial Archive page added
  • 12/28/2025: New cat sketch added
  • 12/27/2025: Blog page published with my first post.
  • 12/27/2025: Update guestbook header.
  • 12/25/2025: Zine page published.
  • 12/24/2025: Cat sketches page published.
  • 12/23/2025: Music and watercolor pages published. Placeholder pages included for other pages not yet completed.
  • 12/22/2025: Index page published. Did you notice the header image slowly changes color?

    Wishlist / to dos:
  • Make a button for my site and add buttons for other cool sites
  • Find a safe way for people to send me cat pics to sketch
  • Setup RSS feed
  • Make embedded youtube videos change width dynamically
  • Revamp look of blog page
  • Make blog page tags functional
  • Blog post about Emperor X's song "Allahu Akbar"
  • Blog posts for my fav 3 MtG decks
  • Upload MtG altered cards
  • Add scrapbook of cool stuff found online
  • Embed instagram and/or bluesky feed
  • Add section for (vegan) baking
  • Make images display in a larger view when you click them
  • Consider ways to embed site/art n real world
  • Random button for a pic / song