Human Art Matters: Celebrate Human Creativity In An AI World

What I'm going to do about it...

Hey there - there’s something I’ve been thinking lately and want to tell you about…

Human Art Matters!
This isn’t about AI art. It’s what I’m going to do about it.

Artificial Intelligence products are turning creators’ lives, and livelihoods, inside out. Many people are writing intelligently about both sides of the issue and discussing how it already has, and may still, affect our world. I’m concerned about what AI generated art and its rapid proliferation is doing to our perception of art and creativity, particularly the value of created things.

I believe that human created work will always be valuable and utterly irreplaceable by AI or other artificial means of creation. Material generated completely artificially doesn’t have that all important humanity and seems intended to replace creators.

People will always gravitate to other people and art is a tangible form of humanity in the world. Art created by Human Intelligence is more compelling than Artificial Intelligence.

With that belief, I’m committed to putting real, human-created art into as many hands and lives as possible in whatever form that might take. It could be original art, prints, books, zines, stickers or any other product or format that will bring more art into the physical world. I’ll use any platform or outlet that looks useful from Etsy to Kickstarter to Pinterest to this newsletter (excluding social media products, as they’re as soulless as any AI). Plus, I’ll keep sharing my own creative process to keep the human part of creation in view and connect with the humanity and personhood of art.

The Art in Hands Framework

Studio Releases and Sales:

• My Etsy shop for prints, paintings, zines, and other studio originals

• Occasional exclusive Kickstarter projects

Exchanges:

• Postal Mail swaps

• Studio Visit Program

Releases:

• Happy Mail (The Stamp is on Me)

• Zines Released, both in the area and by postal mail

• Art in the Wild, original art drops in the surrounding area for a lucky recipient to find

• Art Drops by Mail, small originals mailed to you for the cost of USPS Priority Mail, available on Etsy

Want Art? How to Participate

I invite you to join me in putting as much real art into people’s hands as possible at whatever level you feel called to do. If you like something in the shop or a Kickstarter project, you can purchase it there and support the project that way.

If you’d like to exchange something with me in a mail swap or just get the latest Happy Mail drop, send me a Substack or Pinterest message or an email (subject line: Happy Mail) and we’ll set it up!

If you’re in the Asheville, North Carolina area and want a short studio visit to choose your own art, I’d love to connect with you! Just send me a Substack or Pinterest message or an email (subject line: Studio Visit) and we’ll sort out the details.

For art releases, keep an eye on my newsletter and website for upcoming releases and Happy Mail drops. I’ll let you know when something is coming and how to get in on it!

I invite you to share this journey in valuing our collective creativity because human art matters. Let’s celebrate and support Human Intelligence art together!