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Justus Hayes
- Oct 7
- 3 min
Death, Cake, Balloons and the Birth of Spooky Stuff
As we lurch into actual October, my creative output's spooky quotient has risen correspondingly. Truth be told, the increase in ghosts...
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Justus Hayes
- Aug 13
- 4 min
/Describe Greebles, Please
There are two things I have recently discovered using the AI image engine, Midjourney, that made me pause when I recognized their power....
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Salvador Dali Photo Unlocks the Feline Storm
The photo below, Dali Atomicus (1948) by Philippe Halsman, is one I have been aware of since my teens. I've always loved the energy...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 8
- 3 min
Please Stand By - the Spring and Summer of '23 Prove to Be Very Crowded Indeed
It's been quite some time since I've posted here on the blog, and I have a few minutes this morning to get caught up. The biggest online...
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Justus Hayes
- Feb 16
- 1 min
Club Noir de Mer
"Another Set at Club Noir de Mer" My fascination with variations on the film noir aesthetic continues, mostly placing the tropes in an...
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Justus Hayes
- Jan 9
- 3 min
What's Going On in 2023
Here we are in a new year and big things are afoot at the Lazy River Design Works store. The last time I posted was mid-December, and...
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Justus Hayes
- Dec 12, 2022
- 6 min
What is Art? Part 2: How AI-Generated Art is Like a Camera
Yesterday, I wrote a post on social media and here that outlined as many of the arguments against AI-generated imagery as I could think...
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Justus Hayes
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Midjourney Image Dump
I just started using the AI art engine, Midjourney. I have many thoughts, but as always I am short on time. While I'm processing and...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Not Quite Azulejos
The original source photos of the plates used to make these designs were posted on Pixabay by tunaolger. One of the few drawbacks of...
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Justus Hayes
- Oct 1, 2022
- 3 min
My Characteristic Style
Keen-eyed observers will have noticed by now that much of my creative output has a certain finish, a look or style that is present to...
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Justus Hayes
- Aug 6, 2022
- 1 min
In the Backyard with Rowan and Merch
Taking photos with Rowan of Hawaiian shirts and bucket hats from the Lazy River. Merchandise IRL via print-on-demand and dropshipping.
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Lazy River Just Got Deeper: The Latest Developments
Some big changes just came down the pipe and I am scrambling to catch up. Where to begin? I'll summarize with some bullet points and then...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 16, 2022
- 2 min
A Look at the Umbrellas from HugePOD
I have a feeling that umbrellas are going to become a lot more relevant in the near future as global warming continues to deliver extreme...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Hawaiian Shirt Size Charts (HugePOD and InterestPrint)
Wondering what size Hawaiian-style shirt you should order? Wonder no more. Here are size charts for both the square-cut shirts from...
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Justus Hayes
- Jul 9, 2022
- 3 min
A Look at the Hawaiian Shirts from HugePOD
Now that I've ordered and received a few of these shirts from HugePOD, I can write up a description of what they are like. Spoiler - I...
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Justus Hayes
- May 22, 2022
- 2 min
Ever-So-Softly Introducing "Lazy River Design Works"
My last post asked you to "Please stand by" because of working on the new online store. And, it turns out, with good reason. I'm very...
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Justus Hayes
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Please Stand By - I'm Building an Online Store!
Yep. I've decided to take the plunge and open a stand-alone, print-on-demand, dropshipping online store, a site with its own name and url...
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Justus Hayes
- Apr 27, 2022
- 7 min
So You Want to Design a Bucket Hat
I spent some time in my last post, What Do Magnum PI, Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys, and Hunter S. Thompson Have in Common? talking...
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Justus Hayes
- Apr 18, 2022
- 5 min
What Do Magnum PI, Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys, and Hunter S. Thompson Have in Common?
A big part of my overall plan to create a sustainable income stream from my creative work is figuring out what products I want to sell....
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