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AI Can’t Originate Art
I’ve been making art since I was a little girl. I was my way of processing life. I honestly started making art for profit about 8 years ago. Even though creating art is how I reconnect with myself, I still get discouraged. What people are willing to pay feels worlds apart from the message within…
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Copying Won’t Get You There
I’ve been going through a slight creative block. Not because I don’t have anything to create but I’m fighting with the fact that in 2025, things are getting more blasphemous when it comes to stealing and copying other people’s work. I literally found out that one of my favorite font designers Jen Wagner has her…
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The End of Originality? I think AI art is unethical
As an artist and designer, it’s been almost impossible to get work in my field. When I voice this, the first thing I’m told is to create AI art. Why is this even a thing? Now, I’m not against AI in general. I’m only against AI to create overall images because it takes from various…
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Lonely Swing, An Art Print by: Mellyssa A. Diggs
My art is my truth. There is nothing more raw and real about me than my desire to CREATE. And it is random. It follows no pattern other than my passion for color and exploration. Others can decide what they think my art is but I will continue to create art and defy the expectations.…
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Own Your Title, Whatever You May Call Yourself
It is so hard for people, especially women, to own their status as an artist. It’s really a confidence issue. It is said we strive to follow our passions. If we are at all concerned with making money or if we do make money from our work – especially through commercial work – it must…