August '26 Print Set I like plotting with the 'Xtra Bold' Bic Cristal pens. Once you pass a certain density of lines and saturation of ink, the paper and ink start to interact in such great unpredictable ways. #penplotter #bantamtools #bicpens #printmaking

Revisited a stack of old work armed with a scalpel and some spray paint, 1 week later I had a stack of 52 collages. Super fun and worthwhile exercise. #penplotter #collage #printmaking #printsky

June '26 Subscriber Set This month returns to silk screening and layering. A multi-color block is veiled behind a set of vertical white screen printed lines, that process repeats for the second and third prints. Unintentional but these prints are timely, Happy Pride month! #printsky #penplotter

Sometimes that 21 day Libby clock gets you and now I have to wait 6 weeks to get to the last 50 pages of a book.

May '26 Print Set Fountain Pens + Rattle Cans Working with an old file I sculpted some geometric linework forms and paired them up with some complementary color blocks of spray paint. Getting more bold with color and gaining confidence in its use. Ink and paint on 5"x7" watercolor paper

26.0411.01 Wanted to test out a new ink lineup and pulled out this file from a few months back. I had only run it previously with gel pens and I like it much better with the fountain pen inks. There's a spot where the lines end before the overlap that pools up ink and creates a great drop shadow.

April '26 subscriber sets Here's some close ups of 3 of the 48 prints that went into the the 4 second animation loop in my previous post. They are now all split up and off to various parts of the globe. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

Created this 4 second loop out of a set of 48 prints. Silkscreened ink over plotted gel pen linework. It's crazy how much work goes into such a short length product. #penplotter #printmaking #printsky

March '26 Prints This month's set will require a little DIY help from my Patreon subscribers unless they just want to enjoy the prints flattened. I hope that the time spent assembling will provide them with some personal connection to the pieces. #printsky #penplotter #printmaking

Some assembly required for next month's print set. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking #papersculpture

Plot and fold, round 3. Getting the hang of how to carry the pattern across the shapes. At least with straight lines only for now 🙂

Doing some experiments with plotting and folding. Starting with some simple shapes, looking forward to working these into a larger scale. #papersculpture #penplotter #printmaking #printsky

Feb. '26 print set Adding silkscreening into the toolbox has been on my list for a while but the process of burning screens has always been a hurdle with the home studio setup. Using heat transfer vinyl in lieu of emulsion really makes it much more accessible. #printmaking #printsky #penplotter

I've done smaller pieces with folds in the process but these are my first larger pieces. The simplest move is to fold, flatten the paper back out, and allow the texture to impact the plot. Ink on folded 18"x24" watercolor paper #penplotter #printsky #paperfolding #printmaking

First print set of '26. I haven't worked with fountain pens in a while as I've been enjoying working with Signo gel pens. In 2025 I learned a lot about tone creation via line spacing so excited to see what is possible with the large variety of fountain pen inks. #printsky #penplotter #printmaking

Proof sheet #2 for the January print set. Switching to broad nib fountain pens allows me to significantly scale up my usual spacing. The dye-based inks really saturate the paper too. Enjoying these. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking #artframe #fountainpenart

Scaling up to 18"x24" plots has been a challenge. Here's a quick look at all the prints I've made in the 2 months since I got my Bantam Tools ArtFrame. Still not ready for 24"x36" yet. 😄 #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

'Positive' Plotted 4 different color schemes of this piece. All done with Bic pens on paper. Pieces are mounted in some simple wood frames and will be available on 12/19 at a show at Discodelic Records in SF to benefit anti-ICE efforts. Flyer in comments. #penplotter #printsky #bicpens

December '25 print set I've been admiring the amazing tones that @lb-allix.bsky.social gets out Bic pens. Turns out they make more colors than black and blue these days and they still get that amazing sheen when you pack the ink in. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

+ Picked up some Bic Cristal pens, really like the softer tones they create. Need to increase the pressure a bit as it took multiple passes to get down the amount of ink I wanted but they are nice to work with. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

Some recent 18"x24" plots. Not my favorite pieces of late but there are some good moments in some of these. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

Now that I can plot larger I'm looking for a piece to be my first edition of 18"x24" prints. Here are some plots from this week, a mix of old files and new pens. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

My first 18"x24" plot in the garage with the new ArtFrame 2436. I can go twice as big once I get some paper and build a flat file to store all these large prints. Uniball UM-153 pens on 18"x24" watercolor #printsky #penplotter #printmaking

Nov '25 Print Set Normally for my monthly print set I have to plot a bunch of 5"x7" designs to find ones I like. Lately I'm only setting up 11"x15" files so I cropped out 3 sections of a recent print (pic 2) to make the set. Uniball UM-153 pens on 5"x7" paper #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

Blog post on my recent residency at Bantam Tools this summer. What a blast that was. www.patreon.com/posts/142058...

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25.1018.02 One from this morning. Needs a touch of black. Uniball Signo UM-153 pens on 11"x15" watercolor paper #printsky #penplotter #printmaking

New plot up in the shop. Snapped out of a mini-rut by revisiting some old files. Stacked and stretched this repeating line work to create some great tones. Shop link in bio. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

The night shift #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

October ' 25 print set. Took some arcs, took some curves, and pushed and pulled them into these flowing calligraphic shapes. I love the Uniball UM-153's and get enough tones out of my go-to red, blue, gold, and black that I doubt I'll ever get tired of them. #penplotter #printsky #printmaking

If you mention pencils to most pen plotters they'd be happy to push you out of a moving car at high speed. The way the point degrades through a plot make it a media that I really enjoy working with. 8"x10" Blackwing pencil plots on Bristol #printsky #penplotter #nextdraw #pencildrawing