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A.M. Haas

@amhaas.bsky.social

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Aspiring writer, filmmaker, artist, puppeteer, animator, and voice actor on the spectrum. Also an overall oddball AMHWorkshop.com

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Mar 14

A Dress for the Dancing Dragon is now available! Order my new children's book today!

Enjoy the story of a misfit dragon who teaches dancing to a dressmaking knight.

Available on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

#childrensbooks #picturebooks #dragon #fairytale #fantasybook

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · 1d

I'm now currently in the process of writing my second book! This will be more of an all-ages novel than a picture book. Can't say much except, similar to my first book, it's about a beast with a dream. Wish me luck.

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Feeling experimental and inspired by classic cel animation, I recently took line art from my book and printed it on transparency film to paint my own cel! As a first attempt, I admit it's messy. But it still felt cool making something like this.

A painted cel of Vyrna and the prince from my book, A Dress for the Dancing Dragon. Original line art by Shebi Guerrero.

Early progress on painting a cel (using cheap transparency film), with line art printed using an inkjet printer.

The finished cel from the painted backside.

How the cel looks when not on a flat surface.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Aug 29

Had a great vacation at Universal Orlando (including Epic Universe) with my buddy @smhardinart.bsky.social! We even got to top off the trip seeing Jaws 50th anniversary there! 🦈

After going through a rough time recently, I really needed this kind of escape.

Me and Sam standing in front of the Universal globe outside Universal Studios Florida.

Sam and I standing at the entrance to Epic Universe! So glad we got to experience it in its opening year!

Me and Sam about to experience Jaws on the big screen, but first we decided to pose in front of this poster. XD

Me and Sam standing in front of a promotional Amity Island police car outside the Universal Cinemark for the 50th anniversary re-release of Jaws!

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Aug 25

Having an awesome time at Universal Orlando with my buddy @smhardinart.bsky.social !

Sam Hardin @smhardinart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Not gonna be super active for a bit. It’s nice to take breaks from the internet. I’m spending the week reuniting with one of my closest friends in the whole world @amhaas.bsky.social in Orlando. We’ve been through a lot the last few months and we both needed this. We are both having a blast here.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Aug 18

These types of people seem incapable of simply disliking something without declaring war on it and anyone involved. It's pathetic.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Aug 3

Ooh, interesting.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP

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Yeet Kune Do @yeetkunedo.bsky.social · Jul 6

re: generative AI

I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.

And now, you can use it, too.

Generative Al is being marketed as a tool designed to reduce or eliminate the need for developed, cognitive skillsets. It uses the work of others to simulate human output, except that it lacks grasp of nuance, contains grievous errors, and ultimately serves the goal of human beings being neurologically weaker due to the promise of the machine being better equipped than the humans using it would ever exert the effort to be.

The people that use generative Al for art have no interest in being an artist; they simply want product to consume and forget about when the next piece of product goes by their eyes. The people that use generative Al to make music have no interest in being a musician; they simply want a machine to make them something to listen to until they get bored and want the machine to make some other disposable slop for them to pass the time with.

The people that use generative Al to write things for them have no interest in writing. The people that use generative Al to find factoids have no interest in actual facts. The people that use generative Al to socialize have no interest in actual socialization.

In every case, they've handed over the cognitive load of developing a necessary, creative human skillset to a machine that promises to ease the sweat equity cost of struggle. Using generative Al is like asking a machine to lift weights on your behalf and then calling yourself a bodybuilder when it's done with the reps. You build nothing in terms of muscle, you are not stronger, you are not faster, you are not in better shape.

You're just deluding yourself while experiencing a slow decline due to self-inflicted atrophy.

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jul 8

You could try dividing it into two parts or link to YouTube if it's there.

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jul 7

I was recently commissioned to build a Toto puppet for a kids production of Wizard of Oz. It was quite a challenge, but I think it came out nicely. The head control rod has a trigger for the mouth and the body rod handle has a pull string for the tail.

A Toto rod puppet I built for a kids' stage production of Wizard of Oz. Made using 3D printed parts I modeled in Blender, faux fur, elastic string, aluminum wire, and EVA foam.

The Toto puppet when operating both the head and body rods.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today marks the 50th anniversary of JAWS, the masterpiece that invented the summer blockbuster and made Steven Spielberg a household name!

Cheers to you Bruce, you malfunctioning shark!

#Jaws50 #Jaws

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jun 14

Having fun at the Indy Pride Parade! 🏳️‍🌈💗💜💙
#pride #pridemonth

Me in my bi-pride sunglasses and crop top enjoying the pride parade in Downtown Indianapolis!

The 2025 Pride Parade in Downtown Indianapolis

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jun 14

Been on a Jim Henson binge lately.

Who do you guys personally think is the most underrated Muppet or Henson-created character in general?

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jun 1

Love the way you blend 2D characters with real backgrounds!

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy Pride Month, everyone! 🏳️‍🌈

#pridemonth #bipride #bisexual

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · May 26

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · May 25

I greatly appreciate everyone who's ordered and enjoyed my book, A Dress For The Dancing Dragon so far! Keep spreading the word and tell your friends and family about it if you can.

It would be extremely helpful as I work on my next book. Stay tuned for news on that in the near future!

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · May 15

My physical media collection has officially reached 300 Blu-rays/DVDs, including individual releases and box sets! At this rate, I may have to get another shelf by the end of the year. XD

#physicalmedia

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Waggtoon (Commissions open) @waggtoon.bsky.social · May 5

PBS is in a state of crisis due to an Executive Order asking Congress to cut federal funding. Please head over to this website for how you can help save PBS for future generations to come, because we need it now more than ever.

protectmypublicmedia.org

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · May 1

Adorable! Love Winnie-the-Pooh.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Apr 27

Same

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Apr 26

This was at the Indiana State Museum IMAX, BTW.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Apr 26

Finally saw Sinners in 70mm IMAX yesterday and yeah, it's as good as everyone says it is. Damn good!

Also the theater was giving away these cool souvenir film strips for the movie.

A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yeah, it's pretty surreal. I remember first discovering it to watch LEGO animations outside of Brickfilms and clips from various productions of Little Shop Of Horrors.

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A.M. Haas @amhaas.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yeah, I feel ya. Like I've said before, I don't play games enough to justify getting something that feels more like an investment than a fun pastime. My current Switch and small library of games (some of which I haven't even played yet) are all I need atm.