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The Calling

Kristine Poole

There is a series of sculptures that has captivated me for some time based on archetypal experiences. One day, during a model session, I asked our model to interact with an open-weave shawl. I was giving her cues such as, "what if this was the most precious thing in the world to you?" "what if this was your worst nightmare?" "what if this was something that fully consumed you?" "what if this was something you…

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No, Fan Art Should NOT Be Compared To GenAI

David Palumbo

November 5, 2025 - In a very recent article posted to this site by Arnie Fenner, an equivalency is made between AI generated images and fan art made by conventional methods.  It’s a short piece and I’d direct anyone interested to read it rather than having me summarize. When I saw this, I was both surprised and disappointed.  While I understand that many folks hold low opinions of fan art, I’d hope that there is at least a clear distinction between works born of one’s genuine efforts versus images generated by an automated computer program.  Whatever subjective opinion you hold on the importance, creative merits, or even legality of fan art, it flat out is not comparable to genAI slop which has no human author. I wanted to share my own thoughts on the nature and realities of fan…

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