There’s a kind of shame in being called a people pleaser. It’s not loud. It’s subtle. It’s the way the word sounds like a flaw dressed up as a personality trait. When people say it, they usually mean it lightly. Sometimes they even smile. As if it’s harmless. As if it’s endearing. I usually smile…
Author: Laura Florey
Playing with verbs in Midjourney
Sometimes, one little word changes everything. Here’s how swapping out verbs in your prompt can shape totally different results, even with the same subject and material. If we use the following structure, you can get a wide variety of images. [object] [verb] in [material] Examples: Each one shifts the tone, the texture, even the genre….
Midnight Veil Open Call and Curation
I’m deeply honored to be included among such extraordinary artists in Midnight Veil: A Group Art Exhibition and Drop at the One Love Digital Gallery on Objkt.com. The curators describe the theme beautifully: “This is not about clichés. It is about art that lingers in the imagination — work that feels both haunting and exquisite….
DC Startup and Tech Week, 2025 Curated AI Artist Work Showcase
Sharing Art
I was so honored to be selected for two separate open call events this month. The first is the new Dream Canvas Gallery & AI Academy Grand Opening! The piece below will be shown on a rotating 55 inch screen from Oct 11 – Nov 11, 2025 at the physical location. –20 Broad Street Red…
The Color Mood Trick — Midjourney Mini Tutorial
[x tutorial posted 10/11/2025] Colors tell stories.Mood lives in palette.Here’s how to use color to shift emotion in your AI art ↓ Base Prompt:a portrait of a woman, cinematic lighting Now add color mood:•🌸 a portrait of a woman, pastel pink and mint green tones → dreamy & soft•🔥 a portrait of a woman, red…
Future Forward with Grok
I had a rather interesting conversation with Grok today. I am working on an “open call” art competition and the theme is “Future Forward”. So, I decided to discuss that phrase with Grok. Here are the results. Me: Hi Grok, could you give me an emotional or abstract concept of what Future Forward means in…
One Prompt, Four Very Different Soups
I gave the exact same prompt to four different AI image models… and what I got back? Let’s just say, these robot chefs each have their own take on soup…lol The Prompt: A robot chef in an enchanted forest making glowing mushroom soup. The Models I Used: MidJourney DALL·E / ChatGPT Grok Ideogram Same prompt….
Writing Prompts with Image Generators
(from weekly X post tutorial…link below) Tried making a meme completely with AI… and wow, getting the text to come out right is hit or miss. Prompt: “a grumpy miniature horse wearing sunglasses, standing in a chaotic office, with meme text: “When you realize you’re the only one actually doing any work” Here are 4…
Character Transformations
Ever wondered what Scooby-Doo would look like as a horse? No? Well… too late. I did it anyway. This week’s tutorial: Character transformations! Take someone (or something) iconic and reimagine them — as a horse, a dragon, a loaf of bread… we don’t judge. Bonus points for costume accuracy. Tag it with #HorseArtThursday and unleash…










