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Oil painting detail showing still life objects in warm light

AI and the Artist

July 4, 2026

AI can build the systems around your practice. It cannot make the work. Here is why that distinction matters and how I use AI without losing my voice.

Typography poster for Tonalli, the creative IDE. Black and red text on dark background reads 'in tlilli in tlapalli — the black ink, the red ink.' Lists the five personas: Atlas, Live, Copy, Stage, Darkroom.

Tonalli: The Creative IDE

July 4, 2026

One tool where visual design, structured writing, 3D modeling, and photo development happen through one file format and one source of truth.

Typography poster for Tlalli, the artist's backend. Earth-toned text reads 'the earth the tlacuilo stands on.' Lists the studio modules: inventory, CRM, accounting, fulfillment, provenance, analytics.

Tlalli: The Artist's Backend

July 3, 2026

I ran a bar at 22, found a tool called Backbar that changed how I think about inventory, and realized no one had built the same thing for artists. So I built it myself.