Perfectly Imperfect: How This Author Is Resisting AI With a 1,500-Year-Old Craft

Children’s author Alison Stegert is joining a growing community of illumination artists.

Author and illustrator Alison Stegert with examples of her "illumination" artwork. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Daniel Y. Teng, Courtesy of Alison Stegert

In just a few minutes and clicks, artificial intelligence can create any image, graphic art, or the latest sleek marketing logos.

But it’s this proliferation and convenience of mass-produced artwork that has spurred one author and illustrator to go against the current grain.