This document contrasts handmade folk art with machine-generated folk art created with an AI system. Handmade art involves material costs, learning over time, and serendipity, while machine art is more efficient but relies on the system's tendencies. Both can be used for self-expression, stress relief, and entertainment. However, handmade art may better support poetry, visual exploration, and thinking while machine art excels at structure, cultural references, and finding online audiences. The author views machine-assisted art as a collaboration that should augment but not replace manual skills.