Labs
The work beside the work.
What I'm building, teaching, and experimenting with: the studio tools, community programs, and experiments that sit alongside the consulting practice.
Studio Tools
Starchart
Early AccessA writing lab for astrologers. Consolidates chart rendering, interpretation libraries, and publication into a single editing environment. End-to-end product design, built and operated solo.
astro.js · self-hosted · 55 reports shipped · 20 active clients
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In DevelopmentA self-hostable course platform for community educators who want to offer courses free, with optional supporter payments. Built on sovereign infrastructure: no platform lock-in, no algorithm-dependent distribution.
next.js · sqlite · self-hosted · free with voluntary support model
Community Teaching
Education for creative workers who want to understand, and take back, the infrastructure their practice runs on.
AI & Creative Sovereignty
Community workshops on making the AI transition without ceding control of your tools, your data, or your creative process. For designers, makers, and knowledge workers who want to use AI on their own terms.
Workshops · courses via ZDL Learn · community education
Disrupting Big Tech with Open Infrastructure
Practical education on building digital sovereignty: self-hosted publishing, federated social tools, data-portable workflows, and the open-source ecosystem that makes it possible. Software is abundant now; the interesting move is building intimate, sovereign digital spaces rather than renting them.
Ghost · Cloudflare · homelab · federated tools · data portability
Stay Connected
I announce community teaching, new tools, and experiments through the writing and by direct email. If you want to know when something is ready: