
This piece started with a photograph of a galaxy I captured at the Robert Ferguson Observatory here in Sonoma County. From that starting point, I let AI expand on the image, using its imagination to transform the stars into something colorful and alive. The swirling blues, purples, and bursts of gold create a vision of space that feels both familiar and dreamlike, almost intergalactic.
Back in early 2020, just as Covid was beginning to take hold, I started searching for a new hobby I could do from home. Around that time, I had become a volunteer at the Robert Ferguson Observatory here in Sonoma County, and I began experimenting with astrophotography, capturing deep-space objects through a telescope.
That curiosity led me to explore other forms of digital creation, and I quickly discovered that AI art was starting to gain traction. I signed up for an AI art platform and was instantly hooked.
After a few years of experimenting and learning, I applied to the art incubator program at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts and was thrilled to be accepted. It was there that I learned the ins and outs of the art world and how to take my practice more seriously.
Since then, I've shown work in several exhibitions throughout the Bay Area. I always make it a point to be transparent that my work is created with AI, as I want to open conversations rather than ruffle feathers. Over time, I've narrowed my focus to abstract work, a style that, while broad, gives me endless room for exploration and expression.
I realize that AI art can be polarizing. However, my work never attempts to imitate or copy a specific artist. Instead, I use AI as a tool to explore form, color, and rhythm in ways that spark my imagination and open new creative pathways. For me, the process is about curiosity, experimentation, and finding a unique voice that reflects both human intention and technological possibility.