AI Sketchbook
There's a special kind of joy in keeping a sketchbook — the freedom to try things, erase things, and make delightful mistakes that somehow lead to better ideas. Lately, I've found myself keeping a new kind of sketchbook: one made not of paper and ink, but of prompts, experiments, and digital surprises.
Working with AI has become a bit like opening a fresh page each morning. Some days it hands me a perfect line of poetry. Other days it gives me a dragon with seven elbows or a singing bowl shaped like a croissant. But honestly, that's half the fun. It's a space where imagination stretches, stumbles, and gets back up grinning.
At Kusala Healing Arts, creativity is woven into everything — from glass medicine bowls to the sound of a single mantra. The AI Sketchbook has become another way to explore that creative spark. It lets me test new ideas for color palettes, images for the Sacred Syllable, and even concepts for kilnformed glass. And because there's no pressure to be perfect, the process stays light, curious, and strangely comforting.
What I've learned is this: AI becomes most interesting when we treat it as a collaborator, not a replacement. It's a way to play. A way to warm up the creative muscles. A way to follow unexpected threads and see where they lead. Sometimes that path circles back into my work with meditation or bodywork. Sometimes it leads to new glass designs or sound videos. And sometimes it's just a good laugh at whatever oddball creation appears on the screen.
If you ever feel stuck, consider starting your own AI Sketchbook. Not to make something polished — but to give yourself permission to explore. You may be surprised by how nourishing it feels to try something that has no agenda other than delight.
And who knows? Your next idea, project, or moment of insight might begin with something as simple as a playful prompt and a willingness to see what shows up.