Mouse House 2026

 

Recently my 5 year old grandson came to visit.  He spent much of the weekend outside, alone, constructing a fortress made from the dog's water bucket and all the loose bricks he could find in the yard. I told him there were mice inside--a family of five--and we proceeded to push food into the edifice so they could have something to eat. After he returned home, I asked Gemini to help me reconstruct the house with mice included.  I had never done any imaging with AI before, and I was absolutely floored at what it could do. That's pretty much what his building looked like, plus the mice.  I know everyone out there is thinking "Oh Holly Holly! where have you been??" but it is absolutely magical.  I tried Gemini on my desktop where my over 200,000 photos are stored, and got almost no results(this was done on my iPad). It kept suggesting I use Photoshop, so that put a kink in my creative flow since I work exclusively on my desktop. I don't know if this is something I can use as a tool with my work, or if it keeps me too much in my head, which is not where the magic happens.  I have made images with photoshop that were stand-alones, and I liked them, but they never had the power of the"handmade" pieces.  When I teach, I tell my students to listen to their hands, and leave their thoughts at the door.  So I'm not sure if this is just another fancier photoshop or if because of the ease and speed of it, perhaps it will open some new doors. stay tuned.