Happy May, and welcome back to TBB’s newsletter! I hope you’ve all been doing well!

To start, here’s what happened in April before we move onto May and the MotM:

1. A quick celebration - our Youtube channel reached 700 subscribers last month! Ever since, I’ve been thinking about how cool it would be to hit 1000 by my birthday in July - it’s a long shot, but we’ll see. Either way, if you’re one of the 700, thank you very much for hanging out with us over there!

   I’ve also been livestreaming some of our digital modeling work. A lot of times I’m the only one in the stream, but I love having company if you ever want to stop by during a stream.

   

2. Employee update: we had a very pretty bumblebee break into our house. The criminal stung Taboo before being detained in solitary confinement and released the following day. As a result of this “vicious attack,” Taboo developed an abscess and is currently on paid leave while he recovers. (Translation: he’s getting spoiled on hand-delivered cans of wet food.)

Which brings us to May:

First, we’ll be vending at our first in-person event of 2026! If you’d like to see us and our work in person, stop by Tumbleroot Brewery in Santa Fe, NM from 2-6 on May 3rd!

Second, May’s Model of the Month is the Bull!

This model has been difficult to produce reliably; frequent print failures, large overhangs, and delicate extremities require it to be assembled from multiple parts. Having overcome those obstacles (mostly), we’re excited to give it its moment in the spotlight. Plus, given that so much of May is Taurus’s month, the bull was a natural choice as we continue to work on other Zodiac animals. 😄

Third, happy Mer-May! For those unaware, Mer-May is an annual event in the art community where participants make daily mermaid-themed art! (For more info, click here for the official Instagram.) We don’t have the ‘umph’ to make a figurine a day, but I’d like to introduce you to the celebratory model, the mer-mouse!

I had the idea to make mermaid animals last April but didn’t have time to do it before the event, so the project was shelved until this year. There were other kinds of animals planned too, but the mice are what got finished, and it feels like a job well-done to see them all together. (Personally, I love the green and brown one. It feels so ‘Little Mermaid’ to me.) There are seven of them available, so fingers crossed they enjoy a good reception this month, because I want to make more of these!

Additionally, subscribers to this newsletter (you!) will receive a special coupon to use on a mer-mouse of your choosing! This coupon will be good through the month of May, and basically makes the mer-mice a bonus MotM for our newsletter peeps, so keep an eye out for the incoming email containing your coupon code. 😁

For the rest of the month, I hope to focus in on finishing the pride sets that didn’t get completed in March, and to begin planning other restocks that have had to wait their turn. (This may include our Tiny Cats, which have been out of stock since last fall, but we will see.)

Now, I don’t think we have any birthdays to celebrate this month, so that’s all for this one! Thanks for reading, and we’ll catch you next time!

- Chet (and Char, who says hello!)