I fed your image, Jean, into Midjourney as a āinfluenceā with adding layered paper, detailed, vibrant and hereās what it came up with for meā¦
Then I did one for me as layered paper, owl in appalachain mountain tree, moonlight
ā¦the owl looks as crazy-eyed as I feel tonight!
And hereās one I saw online that got me playing with layered paper effect ā didnāt get close to this detail myself yet!
Wow, these are wonderful, Rick!! I especially like the Owl! Seems like youāre having so much fun!
*googles Midjourney. Wow text to image AI! Iām just discovering ai interfaces and itās all so amazing.
Bedtime now for me but Iām glad to have something to play with tomorrow.
I love those pictures too by the way. Lovely!
Those are magnificent Rick and they certainly set my Primitive Brain screaming to let AI take over creating (tap tap).
They are very different, handcrafted or co-created with other tools. If your primitive brain is screaming, tell it that weāre not interested in competing, weāre exploring!
It was a long day yesterday. So I sat at my keyboard and played some improvised notes. It wasnāt a symphony. It was vibrationally pleasing, calming, different.
Then I sat at my other keyboard and typed some words into midjourney, wanting an owl and moon and something unique. In the randomness I chose, I had it make variations, and when I found something sufficiently pleasing to my soul, I shared it.
A friend online said instead of AI meaning artificial intelligence, consider it:
I love that. Because my imagination is augmented by having a co-creative tool that can take words flowing form me and explore the visual space.
@Angelsloveyou ā I took your same handcrafted image and fed it into ChatGPT and asked it to write a funny poem using it as inspiration! Hereās what it wrote:
There once was a tree with a smile,
It beamed so wide for quite a while,
Its bark was quite unique,
It made passersby peek,
And wonder if it had a secret file.
Perhaps the tree had a funny bone,
And liked to giggle on its own,
Or maybe it was just happy,
To be a tree that wasnāt sappy,
And wanted to show off its happy tone.
But whatever the reason may be,
The smile on the tree was a sight to see,
It made people grin and chuckle,
And forget their daily struggles,
For a moment, they felt carefree.
So letās all take a leaf out of its book,
And wear a smile with a similar look,
For if a tree can do it too,
Then why canāt me and you,
And spread some joy like the happy tree did took!
I did and my PB told me to shut up that your āartā sucks. 
Then I tapped some more and it finally acknowledged that āok at least your a bit whimsical as your co-creators have been telling you.ā That felt better. This so reminds me of when I was a child and I was told to stop singing so loud because I couldnāt carry a tune. I know we arenāt competing but there is a part of me (and I suspect a lot of us) that wishes we could be better artists. This would be a good tapping subject for the circle.
I love the poem. I love my happy tree too 
I so love this bird Norene 
I canāt imagine what else you will add to it and Iām looking forward to seeing what else you will give your bird. You are teaching me new ways of looking at art too and Iām so enjoying our get-togethers. 
What an explosion of color, images, designs and creativity. Are you meeting next Tuesday? My class isnāt meeting next week, and Iād love to join in the fun and exploration with you all. How do I connect?
Yes, Paula we are meeting next Tuesday at 3:00 pm, Eastern time. I will send a private message to you and if you give me your phone number, I will be happy to add you to our group Face Time.
Your choice of colors is great as is the composition; your shapes within shapes results in an aerial view! Kind of like a pyramid on Earth seen from space! I look forward to where you go with this piece, too!
Love this Norene! Have you used collage paper?
Thank you, Kate! Yes, the black and white patterned papers are pieces from the inside of āsecurity envelopesā and the red paper with the circles cut out is a brown grocery bag that I used to clean the paint off of my brayer after making mono-prints with my Gelli plate. I LOVE collage and will use just about anything!! 
Thanks Paula and oh what fun it will be to have you join us !!!
Thank you Norene, I was just letting my fingers move. I had no idea what I was doing. Just expressing I guess.
I love collage too Norene! : )
I see that now re the inside of the envelope, nice one it looks really good.
*Googles Gelli plate. That looks like a fun process. I thought it might be like scratch foam which Iāve used via a tutorial but itās different. I might look more into it down the line.
Its so nice to be connecting like this (with you all) 
