Hey friends —
I wanted to be real with you for a moment.
Back in January or February, we had to gently pause the release of This House and its music video. It’s been… awkward. I know you’ve been waiting — and I’m sorry for that. But here’s what’s true: great things take time. And sometimes, that time isn’t just about gear — it’s about you.
The recording setup we’re upgrading? It’s taking longer than expected — but it’s going to be worth it. And honestly? So is my health. I’m learning to step back, breathe, and let new energy in — because creativity doesn’t thrive on pressure. It thrives on presence.
And yes — I wrote this quote:
“To breathe is to release and allow in a new energy.”
It’s mine. I’m copyrighting it — because it’s become my mantra through this season.
On Creativity, AI, and Authenticity:
I want to be clear — not just about the pause, but about how I create.
My work is primarily organic — born from a sensory inner world, connected to the earth, to the plateau of feeling, to the quiet hum of being alive. When I write, I’m not assembling words — I’m translating sensation. That’s still what matters most to me.
Now, about AI — I’ve tested it. I’ve played with it. I’m not afraid of it. But I’m also not letting it write for me. Because here’s what I believe: we instruct the AI. Our ideas shape its models. We have a choice.
My lyrics? They’re mine — written from the inside out. My footage? That’s my own eye, my own hand, my own journey. Some of my video is refined using AI — motion tracking, special effects, color grading — but only as a tool, not a source. I give it direction. It responds. It’s a collaboration — with mathematics, with code, with possibility — but the vision? That’s mine.
And that’s why I keep coming back to the Bauhaus.
The Bauhaus wasn’t just a school — it was a revolution. A moment when artists, designers, and architects asked: How do we use new technologies — steel, glass, photography, mass production — without losing the human hand? They didn’t reject the machine — they reimagined it. They asked: What can it serve? What can it amplify?
We’re in that moment again.
AI is our new steel. Our new photography. Our new mass production. And just like then, we have to ask: What are we building with it? Who are we becoming?
I’m not here to reject the future — I’m here to shape it. To make sure that even as tools evolve, the soul of the work — the feeling, the truth, the breath — remains human.
Because AI cannot feel what we do. It cannot remember the scent of rain on pavement, or the ache of a half-finished thought. It cannot dream in color. It cannot write from the heart.
That’s still ours.
In the meantime — you can still watch all the current material. And I want to take a moment to say: being named a semi-finalist in the 2025 ISC? That felt incredible. To be acknowledged by pros in the industry — it meant the world. Still does.
We’re also gently enhancing the video during this pause — and expanding our socials, especially LinkedIn — where I’ll be sharing updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on the process. The website’s getting a fresh polish too. All of it, slowly, intentionally.
This pause isn’t an ending — it’s a deep inhale.
So the next release can truly sing.
Thank you for being here. I’m so grateful you’re still listening.
With care,
Michèle
Blubellwood Blog.
I wanted to be real with you for a moment.
Back in January or February, we had to gently pause the release of This House and its music video. It’s been… awkward. I know you’ve been waiting — and I’m sorry for that. But here’s what’s true: great things take time. And sometimes, that time isn’t just about gear — it’s about you.
The recording setup we’re upgrading? It’s taking longer than expected — but it’s going to be worth it. And honestly? So is my health. I’m learning to step back, breathe, and let new energy in — because creativity doesn’t thrive on pressure. It thrives on presence.
And yes — I wrote this quote:
“To breathe is to release and allow in a new energy.”
It’s mine. I’m copyrighting it — because it’s become my mantra through this season.
On Creativity, AI, and Authenticity:
I want to be clear — not just about the pause, but about how I create.
My work is primarily organic — born from a sensory inner world, connected to the earth, to the plateau of feeling, to the quiet hum of being alive. When I write, I’m not assembling words — I’m translating sensation. That’s still what matters most to me.
Now, about AI — I’ve tested it. I’ve played with it. I’m not afraid of it. But I’m also not letting it write for me. Because here’s what I believe: we instruct the AI. Our ideas shape its models. We have a choice.
My lyrics? They’re mine — written from the inside out. My footage? That’s my own eye, my own hand, my own journey. Some of my video is refined using AI — motion tracking, special effects, color grading — but only as a tool, not a source. I give it direction. It responds. It’s a collaboration — with mathematics, with code, with possibility — but the vision? That’s mine.
And that’s why I keep coming back to the Bauhaus.
The Bauhaus wasn’t just a school — it was a revolution. A moment when artists, designers, and architects asked: How do we use new technologies — steel, glass, photography, mass production — without losing the human hand? They didn’t reject the machine — they reimagined it. They asked: What can it serve? What can it amplify?
We’re in that moment again.
AI is our new steel. Our new photography. Our new mass production. And just like then, we have to ask: What are we building with it? Who are we becoming?
I’m not here to reject the future — I’m here to shape it. To make sure that even as tools evolve, the soul of the work — the feeling, the truth, the breath — remains human.
Because AI cannot feel what we do. It cannot remember the scent of rain on pavement, or the ache of a half-finished thought. It cannot dream in color. It cannot write from the heart.
That’s still ours.
In the meantime — you can still watch all the current material. And I want to take a moment to say: being named a semi-finalist in the 2025 ISC? That felt incredible. To be acknowledged by pros in the industry — it meant the world. Still does.
We’re also gently enhancing the video during this pause — and expanding our socials, especially LinkedIn — where I’ll be sharing updates, behind-the-scenes moments, and reflections on the process. The website’s getting a fresh polish too. All of it, slowly, intentionally.
This pause isn’t an ending — it’s a deep inhale.
So the next release can truly sing.
Thank you for being here. I’m so grateful you’re still listening.
With care,
Michèle
Blubellwood Blog.
