Collection: AKA Grunk

Founder/Alchemist/Designer

In 2019 when I created OS, I had been fighting against a host of mental illnesses, undiagnosed disabilities, toxic environments, depression and anxiety.  OS was my lifeline to agency and authenticity when I was drowning.

It isn't easy being queer in Alberta or being labeled as gifted at a young age add in having AuADHD with no insight or support for almost 4 decades and I was primed for failure. The demons in my head nearly consumed me. OS and discovering my love of DnD were both key components on my healing journey. I started trying to find a better way to love myself. Embracing the flaws that we all have, that are inherent to us is what Orc.Style is all about. Loving the little monsters we hold within until they aren't there to terrify and terrorize us anymore.  

The Sparkle Orc Universe its characters, lore and underlying systems are all about my journey to mental health and queer radical self love in a world that is actively trying to destroy us. I have been working on this story and these ideas in some way/shape/form since I was in high school and now I am unleashing them to do good in the world. I have been joined on this adventure with some amazing friends and collaborators who have shared art and characters for us to play with. 

I grew up loving action figures He-Man, Transformers, X-Men, Toxic Crusaders, Ninja Turtles, Spawn and Bucky O'Hare. I envisioned Orc.Style as a way to create my own fantasy toy line featuring characters inspired by my queer heroes, to create a world where the queer person isn't an afterthought but the default main character.  

Everything you see in the site is built within an elaborate universe called the Spiral and all the lore runs on an internal tabletop role-play gaming Sparkle System. We will be sharing more details about these places and systems in the years to come. I hope to share with you stories of queer marginalized people and the heroes they have to be just to survive in a world that is rapidly falling to fascism and fear.