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Two Artists, One Big Question: What Do We Do With AI Art?
Interview with Gabriela Handal and Leo Lammie In my previous article, I explored how the viral wave of Ghibli-style AI portraits took over social media and what that says about our relationship with nostalgia, art, and emerging technologies. After publishing, I wanted to expand the conversation by inviting two artists I admire, Gabriela Handal and […]
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Ghibli Goes Viral & Not Everyone’s Happy
On March 25, ChatGPT did an image generation update. On the same day or the next, a tweet appeared featuring popular memes in the aesthetic of Ghibli Miyazaki. It was pretty clear the intention of the creations to resemble Ghibli. I mean, though, it’s not the same and I’m not an art or illustration expert. […]
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Getting Lost In The Noise
I can recall who I was back in 2015, beyond that, depends on the day. It’s as if my hard drive goes through some half version of reset and storage full situation every decade. I’m not really sure what gets discarded. Do you also feel that way? Is that the definition of losing oneself? Of […]
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Harness Magazine Interview
Lately, I’ve been trying to connect more with the writing and book-loving community on social media. So when I saw Harness Magazine’s Instagram call for interviews with women writers, I knew it was an opportunity I shouldn’t miss. As writers, it’s easy for our work to get lost in the internet noise, so any chance […]
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I Survived NaNoWrimo 2023, Didn’t Succeed – 3 Lessons Learned
I had a pretty good idea where my story was going to start. This is my second horror novel manuscript and is yet about another Panamanian girl. It’s funny how as a horror discovery writer, yes, you can have a plan, an outline, but then ‘discover’ that the horror itself will show itself as it […]
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Mirthful Sorrows: My First Book of Poems
Thanks for coming to my humble website. It was originally a blog, but it will switch soon to be my main page hosting my personal projects information, services, and food adventures (LittleLadyCook.com). I still haven’t found the sweet spot to balance between writing at work (full-time marketing job), versus writing on my website, versus writing […]
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Should AI art be considered art? Interview with Gabriela Handal
As I mentioned in my previous post, I think AI art is here to stay. There is no putting that cat back in the bag and unfortunately, as with most tech things, inventions come before regulations. I think it is important to share the perspective of the most affected group, in this case: artists, including […]
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The Problem With AI Art Generating Tools
As everything in life, any new solution or technology invention never comes at a free cost. Are the ethics of using this technology subjective? Who gets to make that decision for the public? Even if the public decided not to use it, how do you fight the big brands already investing and using AI/Machine learning […]
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Journaling My Meditations – What’s on my desk October 2022
I have always been fond of reading and learning about different types of philosophies. I have studied it since high school and it has helped me to navigate life throughout the years during college, work, and relationships. Embracing existentialism did a lot of wonders for me, once I fell on nihilism, that’s when things started […]
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2018 in Photos
Last year was a very big one for me, I had a few trips for work and to see my family. I started several personal projects that continuing this year including: keep on writing my novel, testing bread recipes, pizza (I made at least 15 pizzas last year!), practice cake decoration with my once a […]