Made a couple little shadow kitties this season. They are up for grabs on my website. www.ashevans.com

Hate ai water consumption? Hire an artist! My hyper focus and coffee addiction leaves me chronically dehydrated so I guarantee I’m consuming less water.

Let me hold your hand when I say this: Everyone hates your ai flyer. I’ve now lost complete interest in your product/company/event. If you are a food truck this makes me think your kitchen is filthy because if you are too lazy to have a proper menu made you are also too lazy for other things.

Finally feeling fall!

when ai leaves u behind

Xero now with 100% more 🎃@artificer-ind.bsky.social · 4w ago

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

If he says I’m not available, I’m not available. All bookings will now be through Ichabod.

My Roman Empire is that holiday episode of Mad Men where they put electric lights on an aluminum christmas tree. Do not do this. Ever.

If you use generative Ai you helped do this. Ps you are garbage.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 3w ago

a tributary connected to the Hackensack River. Crews have been working to contain and clean up the spill, but the extent of damage to wetlands and wildlife may take time to fully understand. This is exactly why the rapid expansion of massive data centers deserves far more scrutiny!

New retro Halloween cat pins have hit the website. Now shipping. www.ashevans.com

I have a patreon too! I do have free and artist support tiers. Great group of people there. Bit.ly/AshPatron

I’m going to say this once: I’m never taking a commission, collab or design work where the brief given to me is ai generated. I already know what your standards and aesthetics are based on that lazy amount of effort and I’m not interested. If your event flyer is ai generated I’m not going.

Cara has gone out of its way to opt out of scraping. Tech bros are just doing it now out of spite. Legal action is required. Artists have to help themselves—no one else cares. www.gofundme.com/f/help-cara-...

Donate to Help Cara Fight Scrapers with Legal Fund, organized by Jingna Zhang

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We're seeing generative AI in more fliers and ads around Japan. The trend is negatively impacting artists, with 20% of manga artists and illustrators saying it's cut their income: buff.ly/zhzLtmx

20% of Japan's Manga Artists and Illustrators Say AI Has Cut Their Income - Unseen Japan

Many artists report that commissions have already shrunk or vanished thanks to a glut of mass-produced slop.

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Quick PSA. Looking at you, local orgs and small businesses.

I have some crystal infused candles for Halloween again this year. Very limited supply. www.ashevans.com/collections/...

I wonder which part is their favorite? Is it the absolutely decimated forest and air filled with ashes or was it men digging bastardized copies of warriors out of actual slop that did it for them?

Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦@raphlife.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is. GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart. But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.

Nothing says micro penis quite like violating a bunch of artists and bragging about it. Way to go out of your way to find people vehemently against what you are doing to make the violation worse.

Drew Rausch@drewrausch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The actual act of scraping is one thing but the amount of hubris on display here is sickening.

Let’s normalize refusing to participate at or attend events and conventions that do this.

this is why we cant have nice things pay your artists, pay your craftsmen

All of these are going off to a shop for spooky season! Did you know we wholesale? If you are a shop check it out here: www.faire.com/direct/ashev...

I need you all to do me a favor and start reading books. It can be anything but pick something up. The classics can be daunting for some try it anyway. I don’t care if you can only do a paragraph before taking a break. Socials damaged our brains. Please start retraining them before the rot spreads.

He aggressively plopped on my planner. Guess I better adjust my plans.

This goes for art too. No one wanted me to be an artist. Almost 20 years in I still need a real Job.

Guido Schmidt@narkerns.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yes. #writingcommunity #WriteSky #BookSky

This year I’m not shopping big box stores for Halloween items at all. Only small businesses and second hand items. Who’s going to join me? #shopsmalloween

I’m one wholesale order away from being sold out of these. I don’t think I’ll be reordering so get them while you can. www.ashevans.com/collections/...

This is literally me trying to make pumpkin art…

Trying very hard to get into Halloween art and design but it’s triple digits and heat plus boob sweat makes me very unspooky.

Do you sometimes late at night think about Felicette and cry or are you normal? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9...

Félicette - Wikipedia

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I have full sets of my retro kitties stickers! www.ashevans.com/products/ret...

Do. Not. Use. Fucking. Sticker. Mule.

Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · 3mo ago

1. On Tuesday and with Trump's backing, Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino won a competitive New York House primary—and likely a seat in Congress—after running on "aggressively detransitioning America." His extreme rhetoric must be a warning to us all.