Whether you’re looking for a last-minute gift, the perfect White Elephant prize, or a fun stocking stuffer, explore these gifts that help spark conversation with Siri, Alexa or Google products.
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This is a sneak peek of my work being shown at the Dean Johnson One Piece Show this coming weekend.
The One Piece Show
Factory Arts District in Schwitzer Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, December 5, 6 – 9pm
Saturday reception: Saturday, December 6, 1 – 4pm
Panel discussion: Saturday, December 6, 2pm
Show is open thru December 28
More information at https://www.studiof60.com/dean-johnson
Save the date for the annual Dean Johnson One Piece Show. Happening December 5th at the Factory Arts in the Schweitzer Gallery. Free to the public. For more information visit the official Dean Johnson / F60 website.
Save the date(s) The Art of Politics is back for its 5th year, September 26, 2025. More information available.
Nestled in the Factory Arts District in the Schweitzer Gallery, 1125 Brookside Avenue, 60 posters will be on display and up for an auction to support non-profit organizations. Music (DJ Rusty Redenbacher), beer, wine, and Shapiro’s deli desserts.
Wether you like art or an artist, this is always an interesting show. It’s not too late to participate, email lars@timberjackgoods.com
Since the first test, I’ve been planning the next set of tests with more detail in my own script development. There is 100+ avatars available – I chose one for general messaging.
Below, The first video was created with AI but using actual human actor references. The lip-sync is spot and and very believable. The script was crafted for a British word usage with a British accent. You can use actual actor voice of that avatar or choose another voice. The second video below (female in red hoodie holding product) was more AI driven – the lip sync seemed a bit off. Overall this is an incredible option for companies with low marketing budgets.
Last year, I completed a full study and art project exploring AI-driven image creation for magic cards. ChatGPT helped generate most of the card content, and although I did quite a bit of editing, it was a truly eye-opening experience. Since then, I hadn’t spent much time experimenting with AI — until yesterday. I clicked on an ad offering free AI-generated videos to boost product sales, so I gave it a shot. I was genuinely impressed with the results! Check out the video below. There are plenty of companies offering similar services now, but this one allowed me to create my first video completely free. Videos aren’t available on this account for some reason? So you will need to head over to my Facebook! page.
Thursday, April 24, the Siri cards made it to Amazon! It only took 4 weeks but the approval process happened.
After many months of planning, designing, printing, all three card packs are ready to help people learn more about Siri, Alexa & Google Assistant are available & ready to ship. The website is complete and the square store is up and running. I still need to get these up on Amazon and begin a social marketing strategy.
What have I been up to this year? What are the plans? And why where there so many posts reference Magic: The Gathering cards?
MAGIC CARDS: These cards were part of an art piece featuring 18 Magic cards. I ‘designed’, ‘wrote copy’ and art directed 50 cards as an experiment using AI. This included; prompt strategy, creating images and text using AI. The final piece only used 18 finalized cards. It’s customary before an art show, to post ‘teasers’ of your final entry. I posted one card per day to engage socially and promote the event. Due to my experiments with AI, I incorporated an AI sub-section under ideation focused on AI image creation.
2025: New focus on new endeavors! Job hunting has been challenging, but I’m not giving up or waiting for others to define me or my path. I’ve decided to delve in the design-product space and launch two products in 2025—one in the first quarter and the other in the second. You may have noticed a new “Products tab” in the main menu of my website. Details are limited for now, more to come as launch day approaches.
JVS 