04 // small-group series

THROW MORE CLAY

Three live evenings for creatives working with AI. Bring one project. Leave with a piece you directed.

Mondays · 2027
Jan 11 · 18 · 25
Live online
6–8 pm Central
Room
12 seats
Founding price
$295
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// why this exists

Great work still takes your judgement.

Another round of outsourcing and automation. Another round of folks telling you your craft is cheap.

This is a small live series for designers, writers, musicians, illustrators, and theater and video makers. Curious, anxious or skeptical. All welcome.

You bring one project you care about. We spend three evenings making it real.

No coding. No hype. No rerolling until something looks fine. You direct. You revise. You put your name on it. Then you say how it was made.

// who's running it
Charles Wilke, smiling in round glasses in his studio.

Charles Wilke

Twenty years in TV, print, radio, games and marketing. Now I design how conversational AI talks, for a living. I make things with AI in public, and I say how.

// the schedule

The three evenings

Evening 1 What hope do we have? Put your point of view into words.

Name what you're afraid AI takes from you. Then find what you keep coming back to. Leave with your point of view, in your own words.

Before next week: pick the idea for your piece.

Evening 2 Direct the chorus. Make your piece and write an author’s note.

I walk through how I made art for my essays and my theater shows, wrong turns included. Then you make your piece in three rounds. Name what's wrong. Fix it. Write the author's note.

Before next week: finish the piece and its note.

Evening 3 Make the film anyway. Share your piece and choose what to make next.

Show what you made. Audit your tools: what you own, what you rent, what your assistant remembers about you. Leave with the next thing you'll make, and someone to check in with.

The details

When
Mondays, January 11, 18 and 25, 2027
Time
6 to 8 pm Central, live online
Between
1 to 2 hours of making at home
Room
12 seats
Price
$395 $295, founding cohort price
Missed one?
Main sessions are recorded. Breakout rooms stay private.

Spectator to Initiator

My previous OMA × AI talk on going from watching what AI can do to deciding what to make with it.

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What you’ll leave with

  • Point of view

    Your point of view, on one page.

  • The piece

    A piece you directed and stand behind.

  • Author's note

    An author's note that shows your work.

  • Tool plan

    A plan for the tools you keep.

  • What's next

    Your next project, and a partner to see it through.

Need it for your team instead? I run this as a private workshop too. Book a call and we'll shape it to your work.

FAQ

Do I need to know AI tools?

No. If you can open a browser and a chat window, you're ready.

Do I need paid AI subscriptions?

No. Free versions work for every exercise.

What if I miss an evening?

Each main session is recorded and shared with the group the next day. Breakout rooms stay private.

Are you going to tell me to use AI for everything?

No. Some people leave using less. That counts.

What happens to the work I share?

It stays yours. Nothing from the group goes into anything I publish without asking you first.

Can my team do this together?

Yes, as a private workshop. Book a call and we'll shape it to your work.

What if I need to cancel?

Full refund up to a week before Evening 1. After that, your seat moves to the next cohort.