Some successful steps along the path towards being a working stay-at-home Dad for our son, Rowan. Back in March of 2022, I hatched a...

Introducing "Big Shadows" **Edit: Dec 15, 2023 - I actually posted this on my Lazy River Design Works blog about a month ago, and have...

It's unfortunately true that there is and always will be a segment of our population dedicated to turning the latest developments in...

Some thoughts and examples of how to use AI image engines like Midjourney in a way that doesn't trample on the rights of artists. While...

As we lurch into actual October, my creative output's spooky quotient has risen correspondingly. Truth be told, the increase in ghosts...

There are two things I have recently discovered using the AI image engine, Midjourney, that made me pause when I recognized their power....

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...

Here some abstracts and semi-abstracts that I've been playing around with over the past couple of days with Midjourney. Just a sampling...

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...

I started paying attention to cheap rural land for sale in Central Portugal at the beginning of 2020, right around the start of the...

One of my longest YouTube subscriptions has been Joseph Marsh's farmer for fun channel (he also has a website here and is prolific on...

A couple of months ago, I listened to a podcast (I thought it was CBC's "Ideas" but apparently not) that discussed the influence of...

"Another Set at Club Noir de Mer" My fascination with variations on the film noir aesthetic continues, mostly placing the tropes in an...

It's been quite a while since I wrote up a piece of rural Portuguese property, but this little gem jumped out at me a couple of days ago...

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...

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...

Squid Town. The Big Murk. That bottom-dwelling metropolis where the dregs drift in and settle down in the mud and debris. A place where...

I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about the growing controversy over AI-generated imagery. It's a complicated issue that can be...

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...

Now that classic format t-shirts are a part of the official Lazy River Design Works inventory, I thought it would be a good idea to post...