Snail shell. B5 plot with Lamang ink. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart

I didn’t realize how big the ATC and ACEO communities are (and the deep cultural development). I’ll tread cautiously - much to read and learn. #artisttradingcards

Today I learned about the difference between ATC and ACEO. #themoreyouknow

January in Mission Beach. 11x8.5 in plot on HP plotter paper using Alvin 0.2mm technical marker. #penplotter #algorist #sandiego

Free graphics for protest jazzwilliams.myportfolio.com/take-action

Newest #miniplot. Using Mattehop pen. 50x50mm approximately. #penplotter #algorist

Heroes don’t aspire to be heroic. At the end of his life, Alex Pretti was simply caring for someone in need. He’s one of the best of us. Learn. #heroplot #penplotter #algorist #machinearts #bantamtools

The nurses are pissed

Postcard - well, it’s 229x152mm so it’s a small poster - from @jeffpalmer.bsky.social. Continuous lines using custom inks, for #ptpx. #penplotter #algorist #art

Green snake. A B5 sized plot using DC Supershow Green ink. #penplotter #algorist #animalseries

Just occurred to me that the Spanish for "Yes, and?" is "Si, y" #improv

A postcard from @anyalitica.dev - it’s really silver so it shows up as white. Really really neat. Happy new year #penplotter #ptpx

Green Shark. B5 sized plot using DC Supershow Green ink. #penplotter #algorist #printmaking #animalseries

Sometimes the paper has spots that naturally resist the ink. #wip #penplotter #algorist #materials

Oil based pen for a #miniplot, about 50x50mm. #penplotter #insect #algorist #upcycled

I'd argue that the AI wasn't art until it was eaten

Blue beetle #miniplot. 50x50mm, tsunami ultramarine ink on upcycled cardstock. #penplotter #algorist

How I'm dealing with my stress: I bought a 3d printer and am producing 100 whistles at a time. 1000 heading to Minneapolis tomorrow.

The reality is that ICE and DHS actually CAN and ARE attacking people who are exercising their rights. I say this NOT to dissuade anyone from exercising those rights, but to challenge @tedlieu.bsky.social and other politicians to do more to protect those rights than post this kind of thing.

Red Fish. B5 sized plot using Ecoline 337 red ink. #penplotter #algorist #animalseries #printmaking #plotterart

Mushrooms. Each plot about 50x50mm, made on upcycled cardboard, using a reclaimed gel pen. #miniplot #penplotter #algorist #fungi

Green Turtle. A B5 sized plot using DC Supershow Green ink. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart #animalseries

Squarehead wasp. Uniball Signo on white cardstock, 100x150mm plot. #penplotter #animalseries #algorist

I did send #ptpx postcards out already. I hope someone has received at least one.

Making plots from earlier editions of @plotterzine reminds me of how far I’ve come. I can see the old mistakes I’ve made in path optimization. New zines forthcoming. #penplottter

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

Just realized: trifold phones are expected to fold twice

Frog. Rendered in Arabian Rose ink, B5sized plot. #penplotter #plotterart #algorist #animalseries

Mastiff eyes. B5 sized plot using Opon Channel Blue ink. #penplotter #plotterart #algorist #animalseries

The image of the blood-soaked airbag next to the glove compartment overflowing with stuffed animals is going to stick with me for a very long time.

For 2026, I’ll be expanding my tangible connections. Please check in and follow me also on Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/padcrafting Thank you for the support.

Miniplots. Each plot is about 50x50mm in size, made from upcycled cardboard and a reclaimed gel pen. #penplotter #algorist #miniplot

Renee Nicole Good, 37, leaves behind her partner and her kindergarten-aged son. My heart breaks for Renee's family and the Minneapolis community. This should never have happened.

Two approaches. #vectorart #svg #wip #penplotter

What’s made appleTV box useful for me is the availability of VLC.

Using the same geometry. Paths vs fills. #vectorart #svg #algorist

Seashell on glossy paper. #penplotter #upcycled #algorist

I just realized that this could fit the current #genuary theme of “lights on lights off”

Discovered a way to obfuscate an image. Using color fills, one can generate something that looks like noise, when the vector paths can describe a whole different scene. #penplotter #vectorart #encoding

Tiled.art: “Discover great tessellation art, understand how it works, and create your own.” [tiled.art]

I encountered a review of the Kaite memo pad (www.plus-vision.com/en/product/k...) - and I don't quite get it. It's simulating paper, but why not just use paper? The archiving of data is taking a photo on the phone - which can be done on paper.

In Peekskill this Friday, 1/9? Please join me and my Drawing with Machines students for the opening of our exhibition at the @bantamtools.bsky.social Machine Arts Gallery! We'll be showing scores of generative artworks created with pen-plotters, p5.js, and much more! www.instagram.com/p/DTGWAUlkS8Q/

The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War. “Overwhelmingly, the US media and its purportedly straight reporters have adopted wholesale the White House’s pseudo-legalistic, limited framework of an ‘operation’ to ‘arrest’ Maduro.” [theintercept.com]

Vintage Fish 2. A B5-sized plot using Opon Channel Blue Ink. SVG is available plotterfiles.com/profile/file... #penplotter #algorist #plotterart

Potential research rabbit hole: what is the history of the US standard 8.5x11 in paper size - and the even more curious legal size?

Portrait using Opon Channel Blue ink, 15x15cm plotted size on AxiDraw. #penplotter #plotterart #algorist

Turns out the PTouch software doesn't actually parse the PDF - it just uses the low res preview data.

A quandary with the QL-700 is printing shipping barcodes downloaded from websites as PDFs - dragged into the PTouch software, it prints in low resolution blurry images that could be difficult to scan. The solution: convert to high res PNG using Preview before importing.

The Brother QL-700 label printer is a reliable beast, although it's peculiar. It doesn't rely on the conventional printer drivers. On modern MacOS, it uses an app that pretty much drives the device directly.