I ponder the lure of collage collectives, while many people share their #Februllage posts. New on my site: https://www.lizruest.com/2026/collectively-collaging/

#ArtTalk

It's OK to feel more comfortable not using the "good paper" & the "good pens", if it helps you to create. There is no shame in not using expensive art supplies.
Getting a good knowledge of your basics is what makes you become a better artist, eventually, not the supplies you use.

This guy's AI views align with mine. I think true handmade art in various forms will become more attractive in contrast to AI. There will always be customers for cheaper mass manufactured product, but it is a race to the bottom that AI gen slop will win. It isn't a market/customer worth competing over anymore.

Artists would be smart to push their creativity toward unique or small batch product. It's a handmade renaissance, potentially. #arttalk #artbusiness #handmade

https://youtu.be/r_YptcDAfWM

I switched from regular pens to fountain pens as I write a lot and it's so much better and cost effective. I'm not into the collecting aspect, I was really creating SO MUCH WASTE just buying ballpoint pens.

My pens were gifted to me by an avid collector that has a gorgeous pen display box so it was doubly cost effective. 🤣

I'm using 3 on rotation, one is the fine line pilot kakuno, the Ferris Wheel Press Carousel fountain pen & a vintage rando free pen with gold ink.

#arttalk #fountainpens

Don't Ruin Yourself with AI

https://makertube.net/w/eR1D2SnpTaxb31RA9YYENQ

So this new sharpener, with a manual crank, that I got recently, is really good. The point of the leads gets almost as thin as a needle & I like that a lot, maybe even a bit too much… 😁

I’m currently working on a series depicting people from the American story that our government would like to erase from history--people like James Baldwin.

I’m looking for an institutional partner who can help me turn the series into a collaboration between multiple artists. Please feel free to share my project proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BY3PHtJj3idnALRUIgfj8hweHPY5xGEd/view?usp=sharing

#mastoart #fediart #illustration #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #arttalk #aYearForArt #ArtMatters #lgbtq #lgbtqia #NonbinaryArtist #jamesbaldwin

Can you find all these names? Dagmar, Daisy, Damali, Daniel, Darin, Darius, Darla, David, Dawn, Deanna, Deb, Delaney, Deloris, Dénes, Deserée, Destiny, Devin, Dewayne, Diane, Dilan, Dino, Dmitriy, Dolly, Donald, Donna, and Doug?

The rest of the alphabet is here: https://gwennseemel.com/artwork/abc/

#mastoart #fediart #illustration #painting #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #arttalk #artist #aYearForArt #ArtMatters #mentalhealth #lgbtq #lgbtqia #feminism #feminisme #QueerArtist #NonbinaryArtist #octopus