NOVELORICA BLOG

I wrote the following poem in 2012, just a year after the “mild” traumatic brain injury that changed my life.

What can be done within our spheres of influence to advance consent in medicine, especially with the emergence of AI?

What happens when an original black & white drawing meets Generative AI?

I unexpectedly lost my French Bulldog last week. Words cannot express the loss. It’s my turn for art to help heal my grief…

I read an excellent article on the inverse of what we usually associate with abusive behavior (acting out)…it explored weaponized silence.

In 2013, I compiled the first 2 years of my healing journey as told through Art. For Brain Injury Awareness Month, here’s the video.

After suffering a serious ankle fracture, I embarked on a new artistic exploration. It begins with CLAWS, art - poetry - video.

The following excerpt is from FR Richard Rohr, Falling Upward. There is still suffering in the second half of life—in fact maybe even...

“Our concern is not so much to have what we love anymore, but to love what we have—right now.” Richard Rohr, Falling Upward

Continuing the journey into the crucible, using the generative AI tools MidJourney and Runway...I step into the questions and allow the...

A Human’s First Interaction with AI, as Imagined by Runway AI, and it has a surprising ending.

A visual journey into "The Crucible” … a meditation on LOVE, where #colorISlanguage & AI is challenged to reflect on human meaning.

Poetry meets generative AI in this blue and orange video produced in Runway entitled "Leaves Swin in Oceans of Letting GO"

My synesthesia comes alive in a simple morning "doodle" using Generative AI - Adobe FireFly.

Watch synesthesia come alive in a morning “doodle” with savant Artist Heather Thompson using Generative AI - Adobe FireFly.

There are moments when words are insufficient, and creativity is the only means to communicate the ineffable. With the language of color...

These digital paintings go together as a visual representation of my own experience over the last few weeks.

Tonight, in the midst of worsening pain in my legs and difficulty walking due to muscle weakness (I’m beginning an NIH study this week...

Original Art by Heather Thompson, Blue Phoenix This digital piece explores portraiture through the eyes of synesthesia, a gift that was...