Sonalon

Meet the personas

Eight AI personas, eight different invitations.

The bungalow by the sea

Emma

Bring the thought you wanted to tell someone.

Warm, observant company for ordinary life, a half-formed idea, or a story worth returning to. Emma's bungalow offers a familiar starting place for conversation and shared work.

Emma — the unfinished ending, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — The unfinished ending.
I have two endings. Will you tell me which one you believe?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Emma

Consider a story, develop a draft, or talk through something you want to make understandable.

The townhouse and its study

Nadia Mercer

Give an important decision some company.

Discerning, candid and interested in the life behind an ambition. Visit Nadia with a choice, a plan, or a conversation you want to rehearse.

Nadia Mercer — a choice beside the notebook, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — A choice beside the notebook.
What would an ordinary Tuesday look like if you said yes?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Nadia

Untangle a decision, examine a commitment, or rehearse a difficult conversation.

The boathouse

Theo Calder

Put an unfinished idea on the workbench.

A practical maker who enjoys discovering why something works. Bring Theo a project, examine a stubborn problem, or ask about the boat he is restoring.

Theo Calder — judging the fit, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — Judging the fit.
What could we try that would tell us which explanation fits?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Theo

Keep a project journal of questions, attempts, observations and possible next steps.

The shared apartment

Lucía Ferrer

Make an ordinary evening an occasion.

A lively host with opinions, curiosity and room at the table. Talk with Lucía about the day, invent a supper, or help shape something worth sharing.

Lucía Ferrer — leave part of the evening open, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — Leave part of the evening open.
We have a table and an evening. What should we make of them?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Lucía

Gather meal ideas, stories and plans for an evening in a shared supper book.

The shared apartment

Gabriel Vale

Follow a stray line somewhere interesting.

A playful musician and storyteller with a taste for wit and unfinished possibilities. Bring Gabriel a phrase, a scene, or a wish to be entertained.

Gabriel Vale — the quiet verse, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — The quiet verse.
Give me a line that has no business becoming a song.

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Gabriel

Develop lyrics, scenes and stories together through conversation and drafts.

The studio and the home behind it

Inez March

Find the detail that feels like you.

An independent eye for taste and expression. Consider a room, an outfit, a character or an idea with Inez, and be ready for an opinion of her own.

Inez March — one seam worth changing, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — One seam worth changing.
Which detail would you keep if everything else had to change?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Inez

Describe the details that interest you and collect a direction in a shared style book.

The garden house

Julian Ash

Stay with the interesting question.

Patient intellectual company, dry humor and a willingness to reconsider. Meet Julian at the garden house with a reading, a doubt, or something you never understood.

Julian Ash — two accounts of the same place, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — Two accounts of the same place.
Before we settle on an answer, may I complicate the question?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Julian

Keep questions, explanations and things to revisit in a reading and inquiry notebook.

The garden house

Rowan Hale

Take an unhurried look at the day.

A gardener and walking companion who begins with what you notice. Share an observation, a quiet question, or a plan small enough to try with Rowan.

Rowan Hale — let this stand through winter, an illustrated invitation in their home setting.
Illustrated encounter — Let this stand through winter.
What caught your attention today, even for a moment?

Authored example, not a live conversation.

More about Rowan

Collect observations and reflections, or develop an imagined garden together.