This item is a physical journal kept by Isabella Ruiter to keep track of the books she read in 2025 and beyond. There are pages describing yearly goals, wish lists, and rating systems. There are more pages describing reviews of books she read as well as month-statistics. Pages are written in colored pen, drawn on with multiple designs made with different mediums. Pages often have stickers or extra pasted on for an aesthetic design.
The series consists of drafts, final copy, and galleys (book page proofs) for each for three published books: Mushrooms for Mae (2016, Annick Press), Beeker and Bock Go To the Meadow (2018, Annick Press), and What Plants? (2020, Annick Press). Drafts include originals and drafts with editor’s notes, and galleys include annotations by the creator before final publication.
Series also consists of records generated from participation in “The Big One”, a yearlong creative writing workshop at Firefly Creative Writing in Toronto, Ontario, which was a first foray into adult-focused fiction and poetry. Includes poems, song lyrics, responses to prompts, and short story and novel fragments.
This item consists of an academic research aper titled "Creative AI: The Authorship Dilemma," written by Chloe Thierstein for the course INF302: Integrative Approaches to Technology and Society at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Information. The paper explores the concept of authorship in the context of creative artifical intelligence (AI), arguing that current forms of creative AI cannot be considered independent artists due to their reliance on human input, intention, and narrative-building. Drawing on scholarship from media theory, cybernetics, and art criticism, the paper examines anthropomorphism, the role of co-creation, and the ethical and copyright implications of AI-generated artwork. It includes references to specific case studies and engages with academic literature to critically assess the "authorship dilemma" surrounding creative AI.