Happy New Year Everyone!!! Attached is the photo I painted after conspiring with Chat GPT! It’s my childhood home and I used it as the cover for the cookbook I compiled of family recipes and shared with my family this Christmas.

I may continue the conversation in the new thread Shelby created about how/why I used Chat GPT for this project, but I’ll say this: It was one of the most rewarding pieces I think I’ve ever created. Having the “assist” from AI gave me some peace of mind, helped me move through the process, and just made the entire experience really neat. I ENJOYED it much more with less frustration, self doubt and insecurity.

Do I feel great about using AI? Not exactly, but yet I continue to do so.

MOST IMPORTANTLY… with out the coaching I received in the Creative Collective starting last spring, the experience would NOT have been the same. Using specific prompts, I got AI to spit out a reminder of much of what we discussed. I had to prompt it correctly, I had to ask the right questions. I was able to use the info given because I had some experience.

Over time, with lots more practice, I will know these answers and won’t need AI Guidance. But, I’m ok using it as another tool to make art until then.

Thanks for coming to my TEDTalk 😉

Melissa