Me: Side bar. Let's talk about shopping carts for a moment, with the context of Pink Eye lurking in the background but only liminally. I have a lot of thoughts about shopping carts. They are the overlooked and underestimated icon, totem, and symbol of our times, They serve a function, a function that is loaded with ramifications - a means of consumerism on the one hand, a means of transporting one's worldly goods on the other. They represent the American dream and also it's a

There’s a persistent misunderstanding about art made with AI: that the presence of a machine somehow replaces authorship. That the work arrives fully formed, frictionless, without intention, history, or cost. Pink Eye exists in direct opposition to that idea. It is not an experiment in novelty, nor a demonstration of technology. It is the continuation of a long creative arc—one shaped by decades of listening, editing, making, abandoning, starting again, and learning when not

I've been working with ChatGPT on my Pink Eye project ( link here to my YouTube playlist ). This is my first experience working with an AI like Chatgpt, and so far it has been very fruitful. Here's one short description of the musical aspect of the project that I wrote for YouTube: "Where the groove comes first, no matter the pace. Fusions of trip hop, big beat, hip hop, jazz and cinematic orchestration. Bring on the breaks! Pink Eye was conceived near the turn of the millen

I'm currently creating music with the use of the AI music engine, Suno, and releasing it under the name "Pink Eye." It's an imaginary trip-hop/downtempo/big-beat "act" that will have all the trappings of such a band from the very late 90s and early 2000s. I've been at at a stage for a while now where I can create the merch, the marketing photos, logos, videos - the whole multimedia extravaganza surrounding the music to whatever extent I want to. And with my recent introducti

Over the past six months or so, my online store, the Lazy River , has undergone a significant transformation in its focus, now narrowing its offerings to highlight the unique and breathtaking beauty of the West Coast of British Columbia . This region, which I have the privilege of calling home, is not just a geographical location for me; it is a source of inspiration and a canvas for my creativity. Living in BC's southwest has allowed me to immerse myself in one of the most s

It's true. I've booked a table at the Vancouver Flea Market and will be hawking my wares there on Saturday, August 9th, from 9 to 5. I'm...

I promised myself that I would post in the blog more often this year, and I've been good about it up to the last month. The problem is...

I continue to dig through bins of old photos, pull out the Thetis Island pics, and then scan the best of those. Here are the latest.

We acquired a printer/scanner recently, giving me a reason to dig through our multiple bins of photos and digitize a selection. These are...

A proposal for a dark satire tv show about trillionaires after the apocalypse as they live and scheme in their bunkers in New Zealand.

A how-to guide to preparing a transparent PNG file for DTG (Direct to Garment) printing on a t-shirt, tips and tricks of graphic design

Part One of a tutorial for making t-shirt designs using the PNG format

Recent designs from the Sandstone, Arbutus and Kelp Collection, art that celebrates BC's Southwest Coast, especially Vancouver, Gulf Islands

An update about the Lazy River Design Works store; its new West Coast BC theme, but also some Abstract and Low Humour

It's been over four years since this website got a facelift, and it's overdue. I'm long past the light obsession with homesteading in...

I get off my ass and actually post some examples of my recent work using Midjourney.

An article written so that I can point to it when explaining about where I found some of the electronic music I use as soundtracks for my...

I derive some perverse satisfaction from having a very modern generative AI platform like Midjourney render clunky and primitive...

Part of my ongoing efforts to promote my store, Big Shadows , is to create videos and promo reels that capture the...

If your boat floats tied up to a pier next to a warehouse wreathed in mist while unpleasant characters plot within, then you've found home.