Something happened here the other day and I'm still so mad about it I have to say something. The other day I posted this picture to my feed, and someone took it, fed it to the plagiarism maw, and vomited out an AI-generated image of this full dress with a different background. It felt like a slap in the face.
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Generative AI is *evil* and I mean that sincerely. It is perhaps the most damaging, degrading, wasteful invention of our time and I hate it with a visceral rage. It is consuming shocking amounts of our natural resources, poisoning communities (disproportionately poor communities, of course), and enriching terrible people, and for what? To create bland, soulless images that aren't even historically relevant. I poured hours and hours of my brain power and handwork into making this dress, and in seconds someone fed that work to a billionaire who gave them back a cursed version of me (which kindly "tuned" up my face and body to make it prettier, gee thanks).
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I cannot express how dehumanizing and devaluing this is. I don't want my creativity and labor stolen. I don't want my face tuned up to serve some vile, impossible beauty standard. I don't want to be part of this machine that is filling our world with generic slop. It can do this because it is stealing! It is stealing creativity. It is stealing labor. It is stealing our faces and our bodies and turning them into commodities. STOP BEING PART OF THIS MACHINE. (And don't even get me started on how easy it would be for someone to say "hey grok, take off her clothes.").
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I've been on the Internet for a long time and I'm not naive enough to believe that saying this will stop anything. I know that by putting so much of myself out there I am subject to the whims of technology. But, I beg you, if you are someone who appreciates the work that we do and the art that we create, please do not consume AI generated art. It is destroying the souls of the people who make this stuff.
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And I am in NO MOOD for AI apologists on this post. I will block you immediately. Go away.
This was a really lovely exhibit at the Yorktown Museum of the American Revolution. I know people have a lot of opinions about the costumes in Outlander but I was especially impressed about how well they layered textures and colors to read well on screen. It was very cool to see these pieces up close! They have so much detail.
When you go to Colonial Williamsburg and see your jewelry on their mannequins! We came down for a very fast trip to CW to see their new costume exhibit which is small but mighty! Very excited to see that they have a couple of their figures wearing my jewelry ðŸ˜. Always so honored to help adorn these beautiful garments. Here are a few pictures from the exhibit!
Thinking back on this very fun photoshoot day when @marisataylorphotography (aka @loveshutterbug ) captured the lovely @sewloud@thejennylafleur and @scificheergirl for some promo material for my business. We had so much fun that day and picture 2 shows how frequently everyone burst into laughter. One of my favorite days ever!
I've been sharing images of my Aesthetic-Era gown, but did you know I actually made two??? This one was supposed to be the wearable mockup for the other one, but you can see they ended up wildly different (which I'm very happy about!). Lots of y'all have been asking about a pattern, but I just made these up and they were a total experiment, so I don't have anywhere to point you except for the YouTube video I made where I talk about the constitution of these. They are *extremely* simple and I think anyone could make these, truly! The 🔗 to my channel is in my profile!
Did you watch The Met Gala costumes last night? The theme was "Costume Art" and I wish I'd seen more outfits that had stronger art inspiration! If it was me, I would have worn some type of Aesthetic Movement dress like this one I made a few years ago. It was strongly inspired by the outfits of Emilie Flöge - fashion designer, muse, and partner of Gustave Klimpt (see them together in the last image). This dress feels like wearable art to me, and I especially love how revolutionary and weird it would have been in its own time! And of course how comfortable and delightful it is to wear today.
Genuinely a huge apology to everyone I smacked in the face with my glorious wings from @moon.moth.wings last night! If I had known the Apollycon ball was going to be held in the hallway (y'all wtf was that???????) I would have left them in the room! Anyway they looked very amazing as always! Always fun to bring out Feyre Archeron!
Our beautiful, fluffy Kwanzan Cherry trees are in full bloom and are looking gorgeous! A great backdrop for some springy collet necklaces!
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A happy #HistoryMirrorMonday from the recent Luminary Ball by @secondstarevents_ and this beautiful mirrored room!
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Since this was a fantasy ball, I went a little creative with my Italian Renaissance dress and wore a fun tiara and my new puffy sleeve shirt from @willoughbyandrose I love being able to twist these historical styles a little bit and still felt right at home amid the fantasy costumes!
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With my Renaissance companion @thenext.jeneration in the last picture!
I came home from my trip to London extremely inspired, particularly by all of the stunning Etruscan Revival jewelry I saw at the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. During the Victorian Era, jewelry inspired by ancient motifs was very popular and featured heavy detailing, lots of dangly bits, and obvious inspiration pulled from archaeology of the period.
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I hope to offer more designs inspired by this fascinating jewelry era, but for now here is the first one!
