Sapphire Holland

screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question). an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question: "there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask. it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same. it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.” there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."

applying for jobs again

A little late but here's my contribution to the doll trend. As an artist who cares about the Earth, I'll continue to push back against AI as much as I can. Please enjoy this 100% HUMAN MADE doll version of me 🥰.

#smallartist #dolltrend

#promosky #smallartist #cozygamer 🥰

They'll work me to my grave and I'll let them, because I need to survive.

How ironic.

“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love, thank you.”

— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs

“I know there’s some black girl, so many black women watching me right now. And I wanna tell you, you can do it. Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you”

— Doechii accepting her first #GRAMMYs  award.

“I want to dedicate this award to all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country. You are loved, you are worth it, and I will always fight with you.”

— Shakira during her #GRAMMYs  acceptance speech.

The photo quality is butchered, but here's my OC. I didn't have it in me to do more than flat color (and I didn't even really want to color her at all). Regardless, I think she looks alright. Happy early Valentines Day ❤

#smallartist #artsky #promo

Alexa, play "American Idiot" by Greenday.

You aren't an artist if you put words into a computer program and post the resulting output as if you did something. That's not what art is. You have no craft. You've done no work. You've engaged no creativity. You're nothing. Tagging that shit as art of any kind is just lying.

I'm scared. I'm so fucking scared.

Oh so they just throwing out Nazi salutes on day one now? Smh

"So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause."

Thank you so much! It means a lot to me 🥰

Your cross stitches are so pretty! Can I ask how long it takes you? I feel like it takes me at least four hours to get a tiny section done, about the size you have there.

"Hang it in the Louvre" or whater they say.

This doodle is called "Redemption". Now give me $5,000 😂

#artsky #smallartist

showing every little progress i make to my friend like i’m a kid wanting compliments on drawings except i’m a full grown adult with executive dysfunction (i need to hear that i did a good job)

Progress, progress, progress... Still a long way to go, I think ✨💙
#sketch #smallartist #drawing #art

Goal for this year: sketch as much as I can, even if I don't finish it ✨
#smallartist #sketch

People ask me what my hobbies are.
One of them is definitely Books.
Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries.
Who’s with me?
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting

If I enjoy someone's art, even if it has 0 engagement, I always make a point to like the post because I know how much even 1 like means to me. If I can make another person feel seen too, then that's all that matters. Your art is valuable, at 1 like and 100+. Keep creating, my friends ❤
#smallartists

#promosky #smallartist #cozygamer 🥰❤

I know my art isn't good but how the fuck is the AI bro getting your commission when your new profile pic literally has 8 fingers on one hand??? You say "support small business" then sell out to an AI machine, be so for real 💀

if you made art this year, you did well. a sketch, even if it was scrapped ; a poem, even if it was deleted — mattered. you put thought to paper, you engaged with the creative alchemy of turning feeling to something tangible. doesn't matter if you weren't productive "enough." or good "enough."

man I'm feeling sentimental and this year was so hard for the artists so I say fuck new year's resolutions and I'll just wish for all of us to fall in love with drawing all over again.

sometimes your art is literally fine, you’ve just been staring at it for too long

#promosky

*sigh*

Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.

There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.

Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.

Going to be some difficult conversations at Thanksgiving this year...