feels good hitting this milestone
sometimes a lot of what i do takes a lot of time, and other times it ships super fast. but in the end i think all that matters is that it's doing "dope shit."
@iamcfw
and i make dope shit
Palette v2 is now live!
This major update rolls out some new features and enhancements that redefine onchain art.
So What's New in v2?
Palette is now a live, runtime script with Animated SVG output:
Our live JavaScript brings Palette to life with subtle animation, and…
After years of being censored, shadowbanned, etc, I got tired of having a restricted account (again).
So, I’m moving on from
@Orbtastic
, and starting fresh here.
Somewhere between writing hooks and hanging folks from them, here’s a brief intro about who I am and what I do.
🧵⇟
story time! (moar words)
around 8 years ago i was at the end of my time with a company i had put a lot of time and effort into. i kinda got myself fired, and collected a relatively decent paycheck there at the end of it all.
grabbing my gear, i threw myself into a roadtrip that…
Introducing 'Palette'
A collection of 6,969 generative artworks deeply rooted in geometric abstraction, drawing inspiration from The Bauhaus, where simplicity and functionality unite to create profoundly expressive art.
Dreamed by
@iamcfw
Made possible by
@ArtofOrb
Powered
this is the kind of realness the space is missing
artists talking sh*t on coins
sh*tcoiners dumping on artists
meanwhile projects like
@ownthedoge
continue to connect with our humanity and our culture with a fully intact moral compass.
which is why i love working with them.
We're thrilled to officially announce a monumental achievement in meme history...
Own The Doge has secured the first-ever exclusive license for the iconic Doge image 🐶🖼️
Since PleasrDAO's groundbreaking $4.2M acquisition of the Doge NFT in 2021, Doge has continued its reign as…
gm>
thinking about some of the art I've acquired recently.
let's start with a vibe & aesthetic i'm nostalgic for (obsessed with)
1/4
Your Patron Saints by
@protski
gm>
some morning thoughts ☕️
we weren't ready for cars, let alone for nuclear energy.
we aren't ready for crypto, and certainly are in over our heads with the implications of AI for our future.
but perhaps, in the shorter term, we might be ready for innovative art 🎨
GM
Iterative's minting passes selling out was inevitable, but I did not expect it to go off the way it did.
Folks are aping into one thing with another thing, probably not realizing the thing they bought is part of another thing that's about to do a whole damned other thing.
crazy to think this was only 1.5 months ago
been steadily and patiently perfecting v2
between
@palettebycfw
and
@_iterative_
, i'm reminded daily that i am not where i intended to be a few years ago when i joined this space...
...i am in the right place.
some real talk:
CFW is somebody i would call a brother
not "bro" or "bruh" or some shit like that
we've been through some shit together in this space
i'm permanently honored that we get to work on things together, because he's one of the most brilliant folks out there.
Man, the past 24 hours have been wild!
a couple of personal milestones hit, and my generative getting immense love...Thank you!
If you have so much 💜 for what I do, I'm sure you have some to share with the man helping me bring this vision to life.
@ArtofOrb
→ [some things…
i don't really know any communities like
@mathcastles
out there
only there will a friend that knows what you're looking for not only scoop a parcel for you while you're off comms, they'll also fix up the heightmap for you..
thanks
@RattyMouseman
, you're amazing ♡
Hey there!
It's been a wild couple of hours, to say the least!
But on the bright side, we're what everyone's talking about! 🔥
UPDATE:
We have re-launched our contract, and tokens have been airdropped to all holders.
Please check your hidden folder!
Yep, that was us, we spiked
We're gonna be flapping our gums a bunch about Palette, explaining what we've created and where the project is headed, and answering some questions from our community as well.
Set a reminder 👇🏼
In this whirlwind that is web3, where innovation races to keep pace with market demands, we’re on a shared journey of rapid development and inevitably: challenges
This is the reality of pioneering in uncharted territories. The technology we're deploying is not just new; it's
GM with some longhorn personal thoughts about crypto, NFTs, investment, etc. NFA/DYOR/etc.
I've been working non-stop, and thought this might be a good day to stop and reflect.
Lots of folks have asked me what I invested in after we did well with Palette.. my answer is pretty
just saw
@RetroDogesNFT
minted out.
MASSIVE congrats to the team, i know how much time, money, and energy went into this project. this project is leagues beyond most PFP projects.
what an amazing upswing for some of the best folks in the space. well deserved. 🙏🏼
imagine being upset that artists are making art, in any medium.
it takes a lot to lay your intentions and subsequent creations out for the world to see.
i'm not trying to compete with anyone, i just want to make cool shit. making art isn't always complicated.
Woke up today to a gift, and a bid from
@c_mrlx
.
It means a lot to have collectors that understand, support, and actually connect with the art that I make.
Greatly humbled. It's been a great end to the year so far!
Phasing 04 - Balance is from my 2021 genesis collection.
been fighting a respiratory infection for 10 days now
behind on work
behind on life
behind on art
posting this here to remind myself that i create badass moments in time
and that this meat vessel i inhabit isn't falling apart all the time
My 2023 recap as an artist:
⦿ Facilitated a lot of really intense private suspension sessions, and changed some lives for the better. It changed me for the better.
⦿ Created Vøid Passenger - one of my more conceptual pieces in a couple years - and it got sold for 1+ ETH during…
@EddieBased
The original Harambe token, launched with the involvement of
@jeffmccurry9
himself (Harambe's official photographer leading up to H's death) is literally on Ethereum.
See
@NFDtoken
about the relevance of provenance tokens such as these.
CC:
@Cryptopathic
it's crazy to think i've been working on this project since august 2022.
here's what's crazy: the launch is not the finish line tomorrow; it's the beginning i've been trying to get to for ~18 months
thanks for the support so far
what a trip
@ArtofOrb
@iamcfw
Who do I inquire about getting WL to this new 404 standard art project that has an announcement coming out tomorrow that- oh wait a sec
@ArtofOrb
@iamcfw
Who do I inquire about getting WL to this new 404 standard art project that has an announcement coming out tomorrow that may cause my assets to go up or down, made by a based artist with a mid dev who are unfortunately not part of the right cabals?
ran the thing.
congrats
@TheDudeA
and
@kanchan_banjara
you won these pillheads 🥳
get up in my dms with your wallets you speculatively hard weirdos.
#ipwt
The glorification and normalization of being a starving artist is probably one of the dumbest things that's happened that I will never fully understand.
Also if you're starving all the time you might have worms, go get checked out yo.
Mark Your Calendars // 48 hours to go 🗓️
Presale:
Phase 01:
6 PM ET // 20th Feb
Phase 02:
8 PM ET // 20th Feb
Launch:
As for the official launch, we're keeping the exact time under wraps.
Announcements go live on our Official Discord, Telegram & Twitter
LOL 😂
[this should've stayed in the archives]
Here's the first proof of concept made with a GPT-aided script I shared with
@ArtofOrb
for Palette-- instantly into the trash it went. 🗑️
Can't believe that was only 15 days ago!
You'll love how far we've come with the Art
Palette
My current project in the space is
@_iterative_
.
I started working on it back in August of 2022. It is an exploration of math, geometry, code, and the first time I have completely leaned into generative runtime art in my life.
Learn more here:
🧵/8
◉ 1/8
Iterative is a generative art project.
We are primarily focused on the intersection of code and art, and deeply rooted in the social cultures around the blockchain.
This is a thread about what we're doing, and who we are. ⇟⇟⇟
NFTNYC was way cooler last year, if only because
@MadRabbitsRC
were there with the vibes, as well as some more folks that are here beyond the hype.
Had a good time, happy I connected with some of you. The genuine in-person connections are the ones that truly matter the most 🙏🏼
some days i'm my own worst enemy.
this is one of those days.
gonna dip for a few days and touch grass, keeping in mind that the folks i work with in this space are some of the best folks i've ever worked with, and it's not all just greed and fear here.
it's really disappointing to see rookie dev fails on a site like FND.
in this particular case, searching for "Griff" results in an app error soon as you hit that second `f`
@foundation
it's
@TheArtOfGriff
's birthday today, you really gonna do him dirty like this?
GM with a PSA.
Apparently I'm a scammer now, scamming people for their "mind."
So many fake discords, accounts, alts...
Go to official sources. Verify your sources. And don't bombard people with DMs and tags bordering on harassment, and maybe they'll respond.
We're doing our…
Currently, you can catch me co-hosting a weekly spaces with
@moveitcafe
with the brilliant
@thehienaart
and our amazing friend group of artists.
I've also got a podcast that is on hiatus, and is coming back in 2024, along with a few big art projects, so stay tuned!
🧵/9
I minted the 7th and final piece in Phasing today, and transferred it as a token of gratitude to
@Cryptopathic
.
He's done quite a lot for me in the space, including but not limited to minting my genesis piece in the Phasing series.
Appropriately, it's titled "Hope."
some days i realize that some of the live art installations that have come out of my mind are 1:1 representations of how i work through tricky logic in code.
i'm in it today
no pain, no gain as they say
crushing challenges
@Hanrgb
@0x113d
@xaltgeist
It's an artful lego castle, in which each brick is its own lego castle. The more you learn how it works, the more you solve a puzzle. The more you solve, the more you learn how to make other kinds of lego castles, and make sure the main castle doesn't fall apart - with friends!
Feeling super underwhelmed by how the space rewards big brands, and big brands only.
This is the most non-disruptive thing about a technology that is, at its core, designed to be disruptive.
identity is a really important discussion, especially in art spaces where there is a lot of obscurity across your "who"ness as a professional, in personal interactions IRL, and as a "brand" in the eyes of others.
who are you?
@BoxheadTweets
addresses this topic perfectly imho.
"nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
-Marie Curie
tl;dr: "go get yourself some first hand experience."
this triptych, titled "Self," is in the provenance of
@_GLOWA_
also, gm
Tonight at 8pm GMT, a group of artist friends who all have in common a love & admiration for a good friend & true patron in the space -
@crucifore
- are releasing work as a tribute
The show is called 'A Tale of Crucifore' & this is my contribution:
'Draconis Regit Astra'
The energy is high all around, & we're all excited for Palette!
As we're getting close to the mint, here's a great way to understand what Palette is all about.
A quick guide on some of the concepts that make Palette what it is!
Your Only Guide to Palette
…
I'm not a xmas person, but do celebrate the end of cycles.
This year I hope you can gift others the knowledge that the cycle of genocide and war in places like Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, Somalia, [and many more] has to end if we are to move on with a clear conscience as a society
GM with my new favorite set of ceramics from
@OWinaga
.
Can't accurately describe the quality and beauty of these.
Decided to plop some speedwells in the planter, as they are pollinator attractors. I think of it as a little ode to the cycle of life & death.