Artificial Images of an Artificial Singer-Songwriter
A little creative experiment to create cartoon images of a fictional singer-songwriter called Paschal Quigley. Interesting results and interesting lessons about AI generative software.
Tag: creativity
Wim Wenders on Creativity
Wise words from German filmmaker Wim Wenders
Paper Poolbeg Chimneys
I recently played around with the text-to-image generator Midjourney and tried to recreate the iconic Poolbeg chimneys in Dublin Bay in the style of paper cut art. The result was super cool and I wanted to share it here.
Performing Poet
A couple of snaps of me in full poetry flow at last night’s spoken word/poetry evening at the Sandymount Community Centre. A beautiful evening with a warm friendly crowd. Art is good for the heart.
Wallpaper made from Swedish comics
Made wallpaper out of some old Swedish comic covers
Bob Dylan on Creativity
The legendary Bob Dylan’s thoughts on creativity
Take a leap of faith with your creativity
I’ve been thinking about creative patterns and behaviours a lot recently. So often we follow tried and trusted paths for our creative pursuits. It’s easier. It’s comfortable. It works. But sometimes it’s worth taking a chance. A risk. Doing something a bit new. A bit unexpected. Something that might even be a bit scary. And […]
Carving poetry out of newspaper clippings
Great art can come from anywhere. These are the pleasing results of a recent experiment using clippings from the newspaper to create poems.
A new year. A new chapter
As a new year begins, I share my thoughts on the creative journey ahead. I hope you’ll join me.
Culture Night 2022 at Tara Building
It’s Culture Night in Ireland soon and this year I’m moderating a panel discussion about creativity. It’s free, so come along and join us!
