Salve, citizens.
Let this stand as the official notice that my Etsy store, which I had hitherto used as the platform for the sale of my originals has been shut down. All listings for original pieces to be sold are now in the webstore here.
This is a response to the recent revelation (to me) that Etsy approves and supports AI image generation (erroneously and vulgarly called “AI art”). In protest of this, I have decided to no longer show my support for Etsy, either by selling or buying through its platform.
I have spoken at length elsewhere concerning my feelings regarding AI generated images and the delusional and fraudulent claims of its users to being artists in their own right. I will eventually prove a full statement on this website on the subject, but for now I will simply say that I am vehemently opposed to its existence and use and will always speak out against it and the hypocrisy of those who espouse it.
More as it comes.
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