{"id":10883,"date":"2021-11-01T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=10883"},"modified":"2021-11-01T08:31:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T15:31:39","slug":"asemics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2021\/11\/asemics\/","title":{"rendered":"Asemic penpals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I belong to an asemic writing group on Facebook. There was recently a call for penpals that I joined. No need to write meaningfully, just send some asemic artwork in the mail. This appealed to me and seemed motivating. I worked on my monotypes again, which I had abandoned in the busy part of the summer. Here&#8217;s a few photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3815.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3815-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Thread monotype with Schmincke &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.stlartsupply.com\/products\/schmincke-liquid-charcoal-peach-stone-black\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/shop.stlartsupply.com\/products\/schmincke-liquid-charcoal-peach-stone-black\" target=\"_blank\">Peach Stone Black<\/a>&#8221; watercolor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3816.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3816.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3816-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Another thread monotype<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3817.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3817.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3817-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Walnut ink and sepia brush pen on Arches 88<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dickblick.com\/products\/arches-88-silk-screen-paper\/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Darches%252088%2520\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dickblick.com\/products\/arches-88-silk-screen-paper\/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3Darches%252088%2520\" target=\"_blank\">Arches 88<\/a> paper is so weirdly absorbent (no sizing). I tried to ink some characters and it sucked all the ink from the nib making odd blotches. I let them alone because &#8211; asemic&#8230; Later I wrote over them with the brush pen. I like the aged look of the result. <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I belong to an asemic writing group on Facebook. There was recently a call for penpals that I joined. No need to write meaningfully, just send some asemic artwork in the mail. 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