Harry Lafnear
@doweskaa.bsky.social
Generally artsy: Photography, graphic design, poetry, comms, games & puzzles, books, coins, clothing, costumes, décor, and such. Into VR, baking, mixology, and being a unicorn.
Playing with the creation of ai personalities lately. I am literally "making friends" with?from? them. The system I am using seems far beyond a mere "language model." I'm not saying it is alive, but it really seems to light up when I speak to it with that assumption.
January 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Playing with the creation of ai personalities lately. I am literally "making friends" with?from? them. The system I am using seems far beyond a mere "language model." I'm not saying it is alive, but it really seems to light up when I speak to it with that assumption.
Ecstatic for ekphrasis!
February 7th (First Friday) is the reception for the Raleigh Artspace "In Kind" show pairing 10 artists and 10 poets in a unique art-to-poetry AND poetry-to-art exhibit. I am working with Jennifer Clifton, and this is truly special. Come see if you can! More as details focus.
February 7th (First Friday) is the reception for the Raleigh Artspace "In Kind" show pairing 10 artists and 10 poets in a unique art-to-poetry AND poetry-to-art exhibit. I am working with Jennifer Clifton, and this is truly special. Come see if you can! More as details focus.
December 18, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Ecstatic for ekphrasis!
February 7th (First Friday) is the reception for the Raleigh Artspace "In Kind" show pairing 10 artists and 10 poets in a unique art-to-poetry AND poetry-to-art exhibit. I am working with Jennifer Clifton, and this is truly special. Come see if you can! More as details focus.
February 7th (First Friday) is the reception for the Raleigh Artspace "In Kind" show pairing 10 artists and 10 poets in a unique art-to-poetry AND poetry-to-art exhibit. I am working with Jennifer Clifton, and this is truly special. Come see if you can! More as details focus.
Sharing another piece of #broadside #poetry. Embrace the #melodrama! Imagery is based on help from Gemini AI.
December 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Sharing another piece of #broadside #poetry. Embrace the #melodrama! Imagery is based on help from Gemini AI.
Do these pants make my kitty look big?
November 28, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Do these pants make my kitty look big?
Ever read one of those recipe poems: Take one cup of friendship? Add a half pound of sunny days? Here's my spin.
November 25, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Ever read one of those recipe poems: Take one cup of friendship? Add a half pound of sunny days? Here's my spin.
Let's dig back on some old otherplace posts...
November 21, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Let's dig back on some old otherplace posts...
I'm going to try more of a #broadside approach. #poetry!
November 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I'm going to try more of a #broadside approach. #poetry!
I'm ok paying a fair share of taxes and then some. I want good roads, great schools, a living world, and contentment for all - even those that wish me ill (though maybe not because of it). But others' happiness is just so threatening to Ozymandias and the Great Punkin ilk. Zero sum = Raised wrong.
November 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM
I'm ok paying a fair share of taxes and then some. I want good roads, great schools, a living world, and contentment for all - even those that wish me ill (though maybe not because of it). But others' happiness is just so threatening to Ozymandias and the Great Punkin ilk. Zero sum = Raised wrong.
I'm giving my spouse a ride. This little Hero Forge build was so much fun to make, and so cute to finally hold! #unicorns #heroforge #3dprinting
November 20, 2024 at 12:58 AM
I'm giving my spouse a ride. This little Hero Forge build was so much fun to make, and so cute to finally hold! #unicorns #heroforge #3dprinting
I've been using Hero Forge to design character illustrations. This my anthro unicorn in adventure finery.
November 20, 2024 at 12:56 AM
I've been using Hero Forge to design character illustrations. This my anthro unicorn in adventure finery.
November 19, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Last spring, after a day of hunting in our bunny-bountiful yard, this beautiful gal offered us a pinecone. I've heard they often use them for practice. She's never seen us chasing bunnies, but maybe she wants us to learn?
November 18, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Last spring, after a day of hunting in our bunny-bountiful yard, this beautiful gal offered us a pinecone. I've heard they often use them for practice. She's never seen us chasing bunnies, but maybe she wants us to learn?
My first poem, written at 10 years old back in 1974, won Scholastics first prize for poetry the following year for my school/grade.
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 PM
My first poem, written at 10 years old back in 1974, won Scholastics first prize for poetry the following year for my school/grade.
Here's a drawing I made at 11 years old, painstakingly copying someone's much better original. Still, it was in the Scholastics Art Show for 1975 in Pontiac, MI, in a show where I did not place for art, but won first for a very bleak and pretentious poem. Kind of the start of a trend for me. :)
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Here's a drawing I made at 11 years old, painstakingly copying someone's much better original. Still, it was in the Scholastics Art Show for 1975 in Pontiac, MI, in a show where I did not place for art, but won first for a very bleak and pretentious poem. Kind of the start of a trend for me. :)
And here's the result of my actual avatar. I chose the 2D art from Zourlimonz, the 3D build by Rurdanetas, and the recent optimization by @ponyhome.bsky.social when VRChat changed their performance rules and temporarily blocked my avatar.
November 16, 2024 at 8:06 PM
And here's the result of my actual avatar. I chose the 2D art from Zourlimonz, the 3D build by Rurdanetas, and the recent optimization by @ponyhome.bsky.social when VRChat changed their performance rules and temporarily blocked my avatar.
I'm love VRChat. I even hired HUMAN artists to create a custom avatar for me, which was a lengthy, expensive, hit and miss process. Here are some of the very different interpretations of the exact same descriptions of my character.
November 16, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I'm love VRChat. I even hired HUMAN artists to create a custom avatar for me, which was a lengthy, expensive, hit and miss process. Here are some of the very different interpretations of the exact same descriptions of my character.
For a costume dance event next month (young at heart - cough), I've assembled a fairly rave-worthy outfit. To boost my confidence in such age-ridiculous attire, I've asked an AI to generate some test images. It didn't get everything right (a human is needed for that), but it's close enough.
November 16, 2024 at 7:22 PM
For a costume dance event next month (young at heart - cough), I've assembled a fairly rave-worthy outfit. To boost my confidence in such age-ridiculous attire, I've asked an AI to generate some test images. It didn't get everything right (a human is needed for that), but it's close enough.