Latest Captured Tale
The Morning After the Mushroom Festival
Thimblewick Porridge wakes after the Midnight Spore Festival with one missing boot, a dog full of evidence, and an alarming number of mayoral obligations.
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Art • Story • Wonder
Art you don’t just see.
You step into.
Fantasy artwork, curious stories and richly detailed patterns made for people who still expect imagination to take them somewhere.
Stories born from the artwork
New tales to step into.
Captured Tales pairs original Unfocussed artwork with whimsical, strange, funny and occasionally grown-up fiction.
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Captured TaleThe Dewslumped Budling Who Needed Two Hands and a PrayerAfter waking trapped inside Madame Belladew with both hands locked to the rim and no memory of the night before, one spectacularly d...
Captured TaleThe Blushroot Snaillet Who Left a Suspicious ShineWhen Pipette Blushroot wakes to a Level Seven ribbon of suspicious shine across Petal Nine, the Department of Unauthorized Moisture ...
Captured TaleThe Gumdrop Newt Who Got Caught Tongue-FirstGumdrop Newt believes one elegant lick cannot possibly cause trouble. Then his tongue becomes firmly attached to the richest glowing...
The Unfocussed Emporium
Take the weird little universe home.
The characters have escaped the artwork and claimed the good shelves. Find them on wall art, decor, puzzles, mugs, apparel and gifts built for people whose homes deserve a better plot.
Artwork and availability vary by product. Final options and customization appear in The Shop.
Choose your next plot twist
How should the trouble travel?
Chapter one: dramatic entrances
Give the walls a plot.
Turn an empty room into a doorway with framed art, prints and character-filled decor.
Chapter two: suspicious game night
Invite chaos to the table.
Puzzles, mugs and paper goods make useful gifts, provided nobody trusts the tiny dragon.
Chapter three: the getaway
Take the trouble with you.
Totes, shirts, cases and stickers let the cast wander into the ordinary world with very little supervision.
The Pattern Studio
Detailed artwork, translated one stitch or facet at a time.
Downloadable cross-stitch and diamond-art designs built from Unfocussed imagery, with clear specifications and immediate digital delivery.
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Beyond the tales
Curiosity, process and news from the studio.
Not everything we publish is a story. These three publications explore useful discoveries, the work behind the work and what is changing around Unfocussed.
Curiosity rewarded
Things You Didn’t Know
Researched, human reads about art, photography, nature, history and whatever refused to stay ordinary.
Latest article10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Moon | Tides, Mood, Mythology
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Inside the studio
Creative Chronicles
Tools, experiments, process notes and honest looks at how the creative work comes together.
Latest articleAI-Assisted Art and Copyright: What Creators Can Actually Claim
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Fresh from Unfocussed
Site and Product News
New patterns, releases, site changes and practical updates from across Unfocussed.
Latest articleNew Creative Services Are Live: Better Copy, Clearer Content, and Less Blank-Screen Panic
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The complete collection
There is always more hiding in the Archive.
Thousands of Unfocussed images live beyond the featured stories, patterns and products. Wander the full catalog, search for something wonderfully specific, or find artwork for licensing and download.
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What are you hoping to uncover?
01Browse the collectionExplore public galleries and collections, including photography, fantasy artwork and work from deeper in the catalog.Start wandering →
03License or downloadFind personal downloads, available usage options and the right path for commercial image licensing.Explore image options →
Professional Services
Creative help with a real deliverable at the end.
Choose a focused service or bring us the unusual project that does not fit neatly into a menu.
Behind Unfocussed
Two people, too many ideas and no interest in making ordinary things.
Bill and Linda Tiepelman turn artwork into stories, patterns, practical creative work and the occasional beautifully unnecessary detour.
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