I’ve been spending time thinking about my next blog. I don’t want to feel forced to post just to keep up with a schedule. I want to write when there’s actually something to say. The Artist Behind the Work Lately, I’ve been wondering if people even want to know about the artist behind the work anymore. I see comments and posts everywhere: “I could do that.” “I’m so annoyed with contemporary art.” “If I see one more story about the artist behind the work, I’m going to scream.” I find myself...

People often ask if I use AI in my work. It’s fair, while working, I spend most of my time behind a screen, charging my digital paintbrushes, creating textures until something begins to feel like something. "Indents of love" by Kezleigh But no, I don’t use AI. It’s not a moral stance. It’s just that the kind of images I make come from somewhere memory-shaped, not data-shaped. They start with things I’ve actually seen. I collect those moments, then rebuild them digitally, stroke by stroke. My...

Kezleigh is how I care for the inner world, Hand & Paw is how I care for the world we share. This summer, I gave myself permission to...