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If you are on Instagram very much, you’ve probably seen something about a new app called Cara, this is an app for anyone who enjoys art, creates art, hires artists, or just wants to support their favorite artist.

But why is this app suddenly being talked about so much?

➡️ Basically, Meta has decided that effective June 26th they will be automatically using *EVERY* user���s photos, posts and captions to train AI (even private and/or personal accounts) without the option to opt out, or with very complicated ways to submit an objection… which can be (and often are) denied.

Artists are not happy with this and are opting to share their work on Cara instead, with some artists entirely leaving Instagram/Facebook.

While Meta definitely should not be forcing artists to have their work fed to AI databases, but I think it should be even more concerning that this is also happening with people’s personal accounts and photos… your face (or your kids 😬) can and will now be being used to train AI, and you have no idea how the generated images will be used…

One more reason to be careful what you share on social media.

Read more in the photos shared below (these are screenshots from my Instagram stories over the weekend).

🔶 Follow me on Cara 🔶

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I made a new link page on my main website and really like the option to customize more with my own photos and show more information than I could on Flowpage.

What do you think of this new format? Click here to check it out.

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Did you know I have a shirt and hoodie shop just for pet lovers? 🐈‍⬛🐕

Check out Bonfire to find many cute designs focused on cats and dogs!

🔥 https://www.bonfire.com/store/squeaky-sketches/ 🔥

★ Click on the type of clothing you are interested in to see the color options. ★

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Holographic Galaxy Cats and Happy Ghost stickers are now live!! These are both so cute with the multicolored shimmer that shines through the artwork, they look even cuter in person!! 😍

🍂 Shop on Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/squeakysketches/shop 🍑 Shop directly on my website - https://squeakysketches.com/shop

My website has a lot more physical products, while Ko-fi mainly has digital products. Feel free to check out both if you have some time.

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This month's video is live for public access and email updates will be sent out within the hour, so keep an eye out for those!

There is an extra large collection of wallpapers this month, in both cell phone and desktop formats.

Video - https://youtu.be/iKb8bx32LEs?si=oGpw-mtxt-I70wu1

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October 2nd updates!

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✨️ I am looking for illustration work ✨️

For the last several years I have been practicing digital art and refining my style, and during that time in the back of my mind I've had this idea that it could be really fun to illustrate a book... but I am not a writer. 😅

So if you or anyone you know is working on writing a book and needs illustrations, I would be so grateful if you would pass the word along that I am looking to illustrate a book. 🧡

I'm thinking my style would be better for a children's book or something along those lines, but I am open to any input or recommendations!

💭 I have been holding off on putting this out there (and a little afraid of doing it lol) because I feel like my art is not good enough.. but at the same time, we have to start somewhere. And if we don't try, we are never going to improve or reach our goal.

So let's see what happens. (:

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July Plan With Me live now! Watch here

I forgot to add captions, so I will be updating it later, but for now, the YouTube captions should work.

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Some of my most recent watercolor panels. These took between 30 minutes and 3 hours!

I've been having so much fun making these ocean creatures and am really happy with how they've been turning out. (:

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March's plan with me video is live today!

You can go check it out by clicking here - and as always, I would love to hear your thoughts about this theme!

If you are an email subscriber, be sure to check your email for this month's update, and if you aren't signed up yet be sure to visit https://squeakysketches.com/connect for information on how to sign up and get 10% off your first purchase! 🧡

- This month I used one sticker book for decorating (with one or two stickers from a second book).

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2023 Planners : 💙 Blue florals from @blueskyplanners - weekly + monthly planner, January - December 2023 💚 Green weekly planner from Still Classics with LaterMedia (from LaterCon)

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Some information about our first craft fair of the year! 🛍️

Located at @thebarnsatnappanee, join us and over 30 other vendors and artisans. There is a paid brunch buffet available, as well as Ben's Pretzels and Ice Cream Parlor which are both shops.

✨ Please save and share this post to help us spread the word!

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A repaint of my older work: Star Maker

The original 2019 version

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Check out this month's plan with me video!

If you are signed up for email updates, you should have also gotten this month's email with updates about what's been happening around here, what to expect over the next few months, and of course... wallpapers!! 🌿

Here's a sneak peek at some of the wallpapers this month.

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I finally updated my profile photo.

This is not at all the style I was going to make originally, but when I was trying to make my new profile picture I kept getting frustrated with the skin shading because I couldn’t get it as realistic as I wanted 😫 But when I finished this last night, I was like why don’t I just use this as my profile picture… It’s not my usual style, but it was a lot of fun to make and I think it turned out cute, so I might as well. 🤷‍♀️

So meet Chibi-me. She’ll be taking over as my profile photo, at least for a while.

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Pet portrait commissions are now also available through Ko-fi, not just my website; check them out at the link below.https://ko-fi.com/squeakysketches/commissions

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https://twitter.com/SATURN255

Their art is pretty awesome!

Obi Wan vs Anakin

art by SATURN255

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art vs artist landscape edition