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
Ethan Hawke on Creativity: Play the fool
Ethan Hawke gives a thoughtful and meditative talk about the nature of creativity. Inspiring and insightful.
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.
