We recently connected with Christina Bledsoe and have shared our conversation below.

Christina, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

One of my favorite projects – I was commissioned by an amazing group of friends that wanted to memorialize their group ‘mascot,’ an adorable orange tabby cat named Boog. The commissioner sent me photos of Boog, so I created dice that mimiced his orange and white fur, including brown glitter to represent his nose freckles. In some of the dice I had included tiny 3D printed cats that I painted in glow in the dark paint. The commissioner wrote a beautiful poem about the “Blessing of Boog” so I included that printed on hand embellished cards with everyone’s orders, along with larger glow in the dark cat dice guardians. The group absolutely loved their dice, and I absolutely loved getting to create something that they can remember Boog by!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Hello! I’m Christina, head witch behind Dice Witchery, where I hand make instruments of fate (polyhedral dice) for tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons! I started making dice in 2018, and took the leap to full time creator in May of 2022. I’ve been a nerd my whole life, I grew up playing ttrpg games as a kid with my family, and now I play them with my own kids! When I started creating dice in 2018, it was a very new hobby and there was not a lot of information on how to do it. Lots of trial and error. But the community fosters sharing knowledge, so it quickly grew. In those early days, I developed a method of making molds that was quickly adopted, and is now widely used by new and veteran dicesmiths. I’m always learning new things, and I love to share that knowledge to help out my fellow creatives.
I love creating handmade dice from epoxy resin. I use color shifting pigments and glitters, as well as organic materials like flowers/moss and snake shed. I usually like to think of a theme, like sunset or winter storm, and try to make dice based off of those themes. And sometimes it’s total chaos and I just throw colors together and wait to see what comes out of the molds! My hands are involved in the process the whole way – I make my own molds out of silicone, pour and create dice, then demold and sand/polish/paint. I also handle my social media, marketing, shipping, and website!
The dice I make are a little different than your standard six sided die, there’s also ones with 20 sides, 12, 10, eight, four, and sometimes two. I’ve even started branching out into alternative shaped dice, like gemstone and crystal shapes. Coming from an artistic background, I also love to design/draw stickers and keychains with a ttrpg flavor.
I’m very proud of the quality of my work, and I strive to make it the best that I can. I love meeting fans, online or in person, and talking about our shared love of collaborative storytelling with our friends and families.

How did you build your audience on social media?

Back when dicemaking was still new, I was part of a small group of people that were first creating them. Posting pictures of handmade dice was very novel, and social media growth was pretty fast. Social media now is a much different animal and requires more work. It feels like playing a game that we don’t know the rules to, and we never know when those rules change. My best advice for growth is trying to foster a community with meaningful interactions. Interact with your followers more than a simple thank you, the algorithm seems to reward that more. And try to post consistently, even if it is once a day. It’s a lot of work, but can be rewarding if you’re consistent.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Simply, pay artists what they are worth. There are so many things that we all enjoy in life that comes at the hands of an artist. Movies, magazines, books, advertising, car design, buildings/architecture, clothing, the list is endless. Without art, our lives would be so much less. Instead of turning to AI to create, commission an artist, where that revenue will help put food on their table. And if you can’t afford to hire an artist, that is okay. There are things you can do to support artists that don’t require any money – sharing their work on social media, interacting/commenting on their work on social media. Tell your friends and family about this amazing thing you saw. Heck, pick up a paint brush/pencil yourself. You don’t have to be good at it, but having the experience of creating can foster empathy, and if enough people do it, maybe we can shift perspectives.      

Contact Info:

• Website: https://dicewitchery.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dicewitchery
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dicewitchery/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DiceWitchery
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/dicewitchery