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Returning to an Old Fiber Arts Project

I recently returned to an old fiber arts project that I started probably 20 years ago. It’s not uncommon for artists to have multiple projects going at any one time, or for us to start a project and either set it aside for a [long] while or abandon it altogether. This particular project started with a challenge fabric. I was part of a quilting group at the time and that’s where the challenge came from.…

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Breaking the Stress Ball

Summer has been busy. It’s been close to two months since I last blogged and I’ve missed it. Work, family obligations, and household operations have kept me away from the keyboard. But I’ve been jotting down ideas for blog posts in that time, so hopefully I’ll be able to share them within the next few months. Today’s blog post is about my experience in breaking a stress ball. Hubby brought home a stress ball several…

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What Voice Do We Have in the Voice of AI?

Note: A couple of the links in this post are appearing as though words are crossed out. Go ahead and click on them to get to the link. Not sure why this is happening and apologize for this hopefully short-lived wonkiness. —– About a month ago, OpenAI released a new model of generative AI, GPT-4o, with ‘o’ standing for ‘omni,’ meaning the AI could work in a multi-modal way. That may sound like a bunch…

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