Down the Mardi Gras - New Orleans Rabbit Hole

[michelle]

I am taking art and art biz classes from several artists. One of then suggested using ChatGPT to help you expand your ideas for motifs to use in your fabric collections. I decided to give it a try. I chose Mardi Gras for a collection theme because I love the colors. Then I asked ChatGPT for a list of Mardi Gras related architecture, plants, animals, etc. It was great, because it did include ideas that hadn’t occurred to me, and one that I hadn’t heard of: Creole Cottages. These little house have a unique structure and are often painted in bright colors. And down the rabbit hole I went. 




Also, I wrote a blog post about it, if you’d care to learn more. (Don’t feel obligated.) www.michellesuzanneartworks.com/blog/creole-cottages-a-new-orleans-rabbit-hole

[DawninCal]

This is great! I've always been attracted to the combination of purple, pink, yellow and green and the shapes of those houses are so interesting. I think that would be really cute on pillows and cushions for patio furniture, especially during Mardi Gras time. I can just picture it with wicker furniture.

I have concerns about AI, but you have put it to very good use!



Dawn

[caeterle]

I've seen those houses in documentaries, but if I ever heard the term for them, I certainly forgot.
I really like Dawn's image of using it with wicker furniture!

Serious question - why ChatGPT and not just googling (and as a librarian not even googling makes me completely happy, but I get that this is not a thesis and expecting real research would be asking a bit much After all this isn't a thesis)?

Another question, do you have any idea why your feed would send a different URL to my blog list which then obviously doesn't work?
I skimmed the post for now, but will be back again for a thorough read

[michelle]

Thanks so much ladies! I love the ideas of pillows on wicker. 😄

As for AI, I share your concerns about the long term implications. But I decided that this use might be interesting to try. As you pointed out Cat, this is not a thesis. As for Google if I ask it to list flowers, animals, motifs, and architecture (as I just did) it gives me links to flowers. Just the first term. I do not get a list of all of these items as Chat GPT is able to give. I would not have known about Creole Cottages without ChatGPT. Of course, I used Google to learn about them.

As for the blog link, I made a change to the blog, not realizing it would change the link. It was only after the change was that I realized it had done that. Sorry for the confusion! But it should be fine from here on out.

[Sophy]

Thanks for the tour, Michelle. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities, but I had not heard of Creole cottages either.

I look forward to seeing your collection!

[michelle]

Thanks so much, Carole! Sadly, I have never been to New Orleans, but I love the vibe, the music, and the architecture. Hopefully one day.

[brad]

Its been many many years since my last visit to Cajun Country, and to Creole country...two very different cultures, foods, and music. etc. I used to love New Orleans. The history (much of it), the architecture, the food, and the jazz scene. Our band played a set of "Cajun" traditional music, my chance to the play the Cajun triangles I made and sold. I sure do miss sitting down to a table spilled out with a pot of fresh crawfish/mudbugs. Brad

[Irith-Rita]

I would love to visit New Orleans and go to the music clubs and concerts they have there.

[michelle]

What cool memories, Brad! Now if science would hurry up and invent a transporter like in Star Trek, we could all have a meetup there. 😄

[brad]

Oh what fun we could have! I could have so much fun being the tour guide for music, craft, art, food, and historical architecture. Traditional Cajun to creole to contemporary blackened foods. Though I may be dreaming of the past.

[michelle]

Still, it would be awesome to have such an experienced guide even if things have changed a bit. 😄