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This is a dark place.

Most art will leave you feeling inspired and maybe even joyful if not a little thoughtful. Not here.

This is a place of paint drinking gremlins with caustic burns on our hands and ink stains on our feet. A dark, damp basement smelling of bleach and burning. Of empty wallets and ephemeral passions. Of education. Of science.

Most art makes people better, but this place can only make you worse. Poorer, stained, consumed by the craft.

Welcome to The Grind and Bind Art Alchemist’s Guild.

An artist’s community for the kind of people who don’t just paint, they grind pigments. Potters who build their own kilns and dig their clay up from the river bed. Weavers who spin their own wool, and hell, maybe even know the name of the sheep.

All flavors of art are welcome. Talk about your materials, your processes, post art lore, discuss art-adjacent topics, and share your art for critique.

How it goes:

Be kind

Do onto others with kindness and civility. Be curious. Follow the instance rules.

Images:

All posts must have an image, even if you’re asking for advice. Post your cat, or your neighbour’s cat, whatever. No AI. Please attribute appropriately. Tag NSFW if necessary.

Content

For art, talk about the piece and the process. For media and processes, tell us how you did it.

Tags Required

[Show and Tell]— Show off your finished or mostly finished pieces.

[Advice Wanted] — Inquiries, “How do you…?” kind of thing.

[Info] — Free, online information on DIY media.

[Process] — For all DIY art-making materials. Paints, spun wool, a new kiln, glass blowing studio, etc.

[Discussion] — In the huddle of stained alchemists debate and hugs are equally encouraged.

[Misc] — Anything that doesn’t fit in the above categories but still suits the community vibe.

On Self-Promotion

We all need to put food in the ferret bowl, but let’s not talk money here. Do not list prices or link to a personal sales site. If someone asks to buy something please take it to DMs. This is a hard rule.

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