The AbD Community is for students, alumni, and friends who want exclusive access to Shem's ongoing practice, from AbD techniques to first access to workshops, behind-the-scenes insights, and connection with fellow artists working within the AbD framework.
What you’ll get
As a member of the AbD Community, you will receive:
- The Artist Mingle – A shared forum to discuss, learn, and celebrate breakthroughs with a community of like-minded peers.
- Technical Deep Dives – Workshops and insights from Shem on materials, tools, and the eloquence of abstraction and subtraction.
- Early Access – First notification of new workshops, online classes, and studio events.
- Collaborative Inspiration – Discussion of AbD variations, material experiments, and how the process translates across different creative practices.
Whether you have taken a workshop or simply want to follow Shem's evolving practice, the AbD Community offers a place to learn, experiment, and grow alongside others working in this visual language.
The AbD Community is free to join, with added paid content for a deeper dive. You must create your account here on the Community to access the spaces, courses and discussions. Your account works across the entire website, keeping all of your content accessible to you in one place.
You will see green icons next to free content and brown icons next to paid content. The 
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Helpful FAQS and How To's in the AbD Community