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C1ND3R3LL4

5/15/2023

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C1ND3R3LL4
"C1ND3R3LL4" - oil on paper, 21 x 21.  Available here and at Artfinder.

“Fairy tales are rife with transformation — from beast to handsome prince, from dirty scullery maid to well-dressed princess. It is perhaps no coincidence that nature in the Cinderella stories facilitates transformation, for nature itself is a changeable thing, from season to season, from a sunny day to rain, from an egg to a flying bird in a matter of weeks."
― Marie Rutkoski
Here we are, back in the realm of fairytales, where the AI bot has provided the inspiration to paint a robot Cinderella. I wonder if that means the AI wants to be a real girl?  Because everyone, at one time or another, wonders what it might be like to be something (someone, some way) other than what they are.
I have always been dazzled by transformation.

Whether it was rearranging the living room furniture as a kid (which my mother, for some reason, never minded), painting a wall, cutting off (or growing out) my hair, even simply pulling weeds to make a patch of the garden look better - something about transformation makes my eyes light up.  I understand Marie Kondo's desire to tidy.  Except I see it as magic.  Perhaps it is the hope that accompanies visible change.  If I can change this small thing, maybe I can also influence that big thing to be different.  And by different, I mean better.  Safer.  Happier. Rut-less.   

 And, well, if you want to go all out, you can always change your name. :)

​About the art:  beginning with Arches oil paper and some liquin-thinned paint, I toned the paper in two sections, blue upper and the dark brown/violet mixture in the lower section, leaving space for the robot.  A quick colored pencil sketch, then shading the robot with a small brush and thinned paint.  Moving around the painting, alternately softening (with brush or paper towel) or hardening lines (with brush or rubber wedge) until the right balance was achieved.  Adding in the details with a tiny brush, then glazes of color for the background robot body, glaze of white mixture for the tutu.  Adding hot spots at the bottom and resisting the desire to make the background look like anything specific.  This one makes me grin every time I walk by it in the studio.
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It's time for the May Reader Giveaway!  Leave a comment below describing a moment of transformation (or the hope of one to come) in your life.  One (or more) lucky reader (s) will be drawn at random by the giveaway team of Wonder Mike and Lilly to receive a small piece of original art.  Hooray!

Coming soon!  A Song for the Hunted, a new collaborative on-line show with the amazing mosaic artist, Helaine Abramson.  Details and sneak peeks coming in June.  Get ready to get WILD!
10 Comments
Dotty Seiter link
5/15/2023 04:18:50 pm

CinderBot! She pairs grace, flow, and chiffon with angularity, mechanicality, and steel to exquisite effect, which is to say hats off to YOU, LolAI!

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When I was 11, my younger sister and I took piano lessons from a man who came to our house weekly. One week, J. had her lesson first, then called up the stairs to say it was my turn. I reported that I was not coming down for my lesson. J. was frantic and horrified but I held my ground, and saw my consequently having to eat a pbj sandwich in my bedroom by myself that evening instead of joining my family for a roast chicken dinner as a badge of honor! I don't really remember what way my 11-year-old self framed that experience at the time, but looking back I see it as a significant early bit of transformation from outer to inner direction in my learning and living.

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Carol Edan link
5/16/2023 03:45:07 am

She's flying above it all! I am also flying.... to trick the computer.

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Lola
5/16/2023 02:57:12 pm

Carol, whatever flights are required to make the commenting fields work, I say!

lola
5/16/2023 02:56:35 pm

Dotty! Holy 11-year-old rebellion! That's fantastic! To have the chutzpa to stand your ground for what you want (or don't want) is absolutely transformative.

Thank you so much for sharing your story! Wonder Mike and Lilly are delighted to enter your name in the May Reader Giveaway! Woot!

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Robyn
5/15/2023 10:31:48 pm

I feel like I’ve lived several different lives while up here in Portland. I feel like I’ve constantly been moving, shifting and awakening. I consider myself on a constant path of transformation. I think that my biggest one to date, was when I came up to Oregon not knowing anyone or having even stepped foot in this state before. It was a giant leap of faith for me and has transformed my life in ways I couldn’t even imagine.

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Lola
5/16/2023 02:58:36 pm

Robyn!!! oh oh and OH! I love your story of constant moving, shifting and awakening. The path IS constant, isn't it? And there is something magical about starting over in a new land... xo

Thank you so much for sharing your story! Wonder Mike and Lilly are delighted to enter your name in the May Reader Giveaway! Hooray!

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Niki link
5/15/2023 10:47:01 pm

I just told a client today how I love my job! I get to see a transformation with every project! From a white stucco wall turned pool mural, or a simple white door painted to look like wood. It's all so fascinating and I am blessed. Spontaneous creativity has transformed me to my core!

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Lola
5/16/2023 03:00:13 pm

Niki! Can I just say how much I look forward to your social media posts? Your pics of before and after always WOW me. You are literally transforming surfaces from one thing to another in the most breathtaking ways.

Thank you so much for sharing your story! Wonder Mike and Lilly are delighted to enter your name in the May Reader Giveaway! Yippeeeeee!

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Carol Edan link
5/16/2023 03:50:01 am

Now that commented to Dotty, hope she doesn't mind, the platform/computer/ or what ever opened the comment box and recognizes me!
Love her flying above, the combination of softness and hardness. She hasn't a care in the world! Wondering what Prince Charming will say!

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Lola
5/16/2023 03:01:23 pm

Carol! It's a little sparkly that you have to enter one door in order to open another...some secret magic going on there. :). And thank you!!!! Prince Charming - now THAT'S an AI prompt I had not considered! Hmmmmmmm. xo

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