“Gotta secure them all.”
Don’t forget to Secure yesterday’s latest
@drip_haus
drop.
Check under “My Collectibles” to lock-in your Common, Rare, or Legendary.
Questions? Peep this walkthrough video. ⬇️
10 SOL art challenge.
I have 10 SOL to invest in 1/1 artists
@formfunction
this time around.
Lemme see what art you have cookin’. 🔥👀👇🏻
This is the 50% proceeds from the Open Mint today!
The rest has been sent to
@JTLissPhotoArt
and
@TheGiveBackNP
. 🫡
GM—Share your art. ✍🏻
Using images only (NO links), lemme see a WIP or completed pic of the art you’re working on.
This is a zero shill post. 🤝
I’m about to start throwing down ink on this piece as we speak.
About time...
Been working on this for a while now but finally invested in my first
@MadLads
.
I'm ready for post-halving vibes with
@armaniferrante
and crew.
Ellie Rose Russell was minted yesterday at 7:41 pm.
She's going straight to the Ledger. 🥰
Also, Wifey is a beast as she had a natural home birth for our 3rd Little Pizza Roll.
Women are incredible.
Being a dad is dope.
In honor of
@PeterDeltondo
of
@DroniesNFT
being on the podcast this coming Wednesday...
It's time to ink this sketch... I'll share some WIP shots along the way.
PS - This is Regie the Robot Bird from my son's nightly stories characters. 🤖🐦
🧵10 Tips to Gain Traction as a Creator 🧵
(These tips were ripped from
@RoninRosewater
and I Solana NFTs TS ft.
@64jooski
+
@Quetzal__Q
)
1/ Curation of Schedule
Find a schedule that compliments your life + creating process that sets a cadence/expectations for collectors.
I truly believe this is a ~100 SOL value piece.
One day, someone else will see that value too.
This isn't boastful bravado—this is bold self-belief.
Universal Thoughts 003 drops Wed. 9/7 @ 4pm CT on
@exchgART
.
ps - Bet you can't zoom in + find the 6 hidden slices of 🍕!
I’m rarely on any leaderboards…
So placing 26th the past 7 days on
@exchgART
for $2k volume is a big W.
Definitely celebrating a big week with pizza and rippin’ some Pokémon cards.
Much love Solana fam.
SOLD OUT 🫠
Not gonna lie, I had no idea how yesterday's drop would play out as my inner critic has been talking mad shit.
I haven't sold a 1/1 since June '23 while my recent 2 pieces sit unsold from the past few months.
It's dumb to admit, but it had me questioning if I'm…
THANK YOU. 🫠
I felt like a personal appreciation response was more appropriate after reading everyone’s response below.
Blown away right now…
Feeling stupid grateful for finding my home here on Solana for my art + coaching (+ degen shit). 🫡
My son is a week old today and I've spent the last 3 hours with him sleeping on my chest as I savagely binge Netflix.
The fact that I had a part in making life leaves me speechless. All life slows down and I forget about the side hustle that ruled my days.
I'm a friggin dad. 😌
Stupid bullish and hyped on this week and next week's Side Hustler's Perspective episodes featuring my NFT bruddas
@EfdotStudio
and
@PeterDeltondo
of
@DroniesNFT
.
If you want to learn more about NFTs and get a heavy dose of creative inspiration then you'll want to tune in. 🤝
I'd like to kick off the New Year and introduce you to "Snake Bombers." 🦎
My son helped me pick + name my 1st
@GalacticGeckoSG
, how'd he do?
I have hella high conviction and immediately sent him off for a year's long Heroes Journey.
I’m stoked to connect w the Gecko fam.
SOLD—Universal Thoughts 008 has been collected by
@BigBrainGallery
for ◎50.
Thank you
@Papa_MooMoo
+
@SOLBigBrain
for investing in me. This was a goal I had written down for over a year now. 🙏🏻
3 left in this series of 11—who's joining next?
Backstory on entire series. 🧵👇🏻
I’m ok with my best art sitting unsold…
I’m hyped I made it and the right collector will find it if I make myself + my art hard to ignore.
I’ve seen artists go from struggling to sell their art, to popping off everywhere.
It just takes one person. ✌🏻
I'M OFFICIALLY ON
@drip_haus
I went officially full-time Web 3 at the start of the New Year.
"Hyped" doesn't come close to describing how I feel right now as I pivot from my Web 2 systems...
And focus all my art, coaching, content, and resources on Drip as the platform to…
The
@GalacticGeckoSG
community welcoming so far is definitely on the level of
@MonkeyBabyBiz
and
@GuidesPFP
Definitely a vibe finally being a part of the Space Garage.
I see Gecko, I follow Gecko. 🦎🤝
New ATH of ◎46.90 🤯
What a wild auction for Universal Thoughts 003 - Explore the Process
Welcome
@hyblinxx
to the family with
@RoyalCrypto
+
@JustinMezzell
.
8 pieces left in this series—who's joining us next?
Thanks for the insane amount of support on this one.🫡
Artists...
Success rarely stems from only sharing your work on your feed.
Much of it happens in the trenches having genuine (non-shilling) conversations with other creators and collectors.
Those conversations lead to relationships...
Relationships lead to opportunities.
SOLD for a new ATH of 7.9 ◎
Thank you so much to
@StefRapoza
for sluggin’ it out and collecting “Never Enough Time.”
This was an extremely special piece to me and I’m grateful AF for all the support and conversation around it.
It means everything to me. 🙏🏻
Having a hard time going to bed after the past 48 hours…
Literally have not been this excited about art in yearsss.
Thanks for reviving my soul NFT community.
I'm striving to become a Giga Brain and truly understand every aspect of crypto, macro, and global finance to change my family tree.
In order to do that, I gotta be a scholar where the Giga Brains teach.
That's
@MonkeyBabyBiz
.🧠
I don't think you guys understand how much VALUE there is holding just a single
@MonkeyBabyBiz
.
This community is in the Highest Tier on Solana & my go to recommendation to people.
I have held 20+ for almost two years now.
SOLD—Universal Thoughts 007 has privately sold to
@Pipsooo
for a new ATH of ◎55! 🤯
Thank you for believing in me before starting the next piece.
Welcome to the family brother—4 left in this series of 11.
Backstory on entire series. 🧵👇🏻
35th birthday agenda:
• Walk + gym
• Microdose
• Float tank
• Catch some sun
• Buy SOL + art
• Draw
• Coach son’s 1st tee ball practice
• Draw some more
No work, all play today.
Just bagged
@IronPawGang
No. 10 off the floor.
That Red Lumber Jack + Diamond Earing Driver with some mushroom blooming from his dome sold me.
All-in on
@adam_ape_
I turn 34 today...
Crazy to think a year ago I was burnt out, unhappy, doubting every move, and barely making art.
A lot can happen in a year and I'm grateful AF to have found my love for drawing again.
Fun Fact: 🍕 is my spirit animal.
Finally…Universal Thoughts 003 is dropping on
@exchgART
next Wednesday 9/7 at 4pm CT. 🗓
Fun fact: I’ve hidden a new ATH of 6 slices of friggin’ pizza in this one. 🤣🍕
ps - I have a few other hidden Easter eggs tucked away in this too.
Holy 💩…not even 15 minutes into my auction and I’m already close to my ATH of ◎ 31.2 🤯🤯🤯
THANK YOU
@shoegaze503
@SOL_js1
and
@hyblinxx
.
Losing my mind right now.
(🔗 in bio.)
The biggest tip I can give Web 3 creators...
DON'T COLD SHILL PEOPLE.
When we've never had a conversation before and you directly ask me to buy your latest work...NGMI.
New ATH of ◎ 20.85 (previously ◎ 7.19) 🤯
Blown away by yesterday’s auction of Universal Thoughts
#001
.
Grateful doesn’t articulate the words toward my brother,
@JustinMezzell
, Lord of
@Grim__Syndicate
+ co-creator of
@moonbirds
, sluggin’ it out for this piece at the end.
6 Tips to Avoid Becoming Irrelevant in 2024💡
Artists who have been here building during the bear...
Have a major fear of becoming irrelevant in 2024.
It's easy to feel this way due to the increased hype + new talent pool here on Solana.
So my challenge to you is how can you…
COLLECTED: OMB 60579862
My 1st ordinal had to be an
@OrdinalMaxiBiz
I've been watching
@ZK_shark
and
@ohareyoufat
for almost a year now in this space and couldn't ignore what they're building any longer.
Stoked to continue my BTC journey into more ordinals and runes.
Universal Thoughts
#002
is officially live on
@exchgART
. 👁✨
Duration: 24 hours
Reserve: ◎ 3
Tick size: ◎ .5
Gap time: 5 mins
Ends: Thurs. 7/14 at 4pm CST / 9pm UTC
Link + Backstory 🧵 below if interested.👇🏻
(The RTs are hella appreciated!)
The GOOD + BAD of my 2 years in the SOL Art scene.
👍 GOOD
In 2 years, I've:
• Invested 25k into collecting art
• Earned 500+ SOL on my art
• Connected with rad collectors
• Onboarded 10 artists
• Coached 40+ SOL artists
• Recorded ~50 episodes of ART & SOL w/…
We're live! 🥳
"Never Enough Time" is officially listed on
@exchgART
.
(Link to the 24-hr auction below. 👇🏻)
Reserve: ◎ 1.5
Tick size: ◎ .5
Gap time: 5 mins
Ends: 5/12 at 5pm CST / 10pm UTC
ps - Backstory and process below too if interested!
Whatever you want to pursue, a side hustle is a way to make it happen.
Peter Deltondo of Unfold and Dronies NFT talks shop on leveraging side hustles, creating your best work, NFTs and more on Side Hustler’s Perspective Podcast episode 244.
Listen 👇
My current 1/1 art collection 🧵😬
I'm def. not a big fish collector...
I've poured most of my small art sales back into the ecosystem since Feb. and am proud of this blooming collection.
Here's what I've collected and from who in order...
An artist’s typical process:
This concept will be dope.
Ahh, I’m kind of feeling this.
Actually, this sucks.
Ya, this really sucks.
This shit is trash.
Actually it’s not that bad.
Ahh it’s coming together.
Damn, this is a vibe.
I’m proud of this.
When you’re complaining that your 10 SOL ATH high isn’t close to someone’s 100 SOL ATH…
Don’t forget someone is looking to crack above 1 SOL and is hella envious of you.
Perspective and gratitude are everything.
Making it official...
Dropping the first of my Universal Thoughts Series next Wednesday 6/15 on
@exchgART
.
Stoked to take you on this journey with me. 👁✨
ps - So grateful for all the heat being dropped this week that fueled my grind. 🙏🏻
AUCTION DETAILS—could you RT the good word? 🙏🏻
My next auction goes live this Wed. (5/11) on
@exchgART
at 5PM CT 🗓
Duration: 24 hrs
Starting bid: ◎ 1
Increments: ◎ .5
Gap time: 5 min
Backstory 🧵on this piece "Never Enough Time."👇🏻
I’d like to introduce “Optimus Claws,” the 2nd
@GalacticGeckoSG
added to my Space Garage.
(Named by my kiddos—we’re in a Transformers phase.😅)
Big thanks to
@genuinearticles
for bringing this mcGecko to my attention.
I sent him on a 12-month Hero’s Journey w/ “Snake Bombers”…
I'd like to kick off the New Year and introduce you to "Snake Bombers." 🦎
My son helped me pick + name my 1st
@GalacticGeckoSG
, how'd he do?
I have hella high conviction and immediately sent him off for a year's long Heroes Journey.
I’m stoked to connect w the Gecko fam.
FINALLY DONE—What should I title this one?! 🔥
I was thinking about doing a limited, accessible run of editions later this week...
Is that something you'd be interested in?
Lemme know below. 🙏🏻
Scary big investment for me, but I finally made this happen...my gut wouldn't leave me alone.
Been wanting to do this for weeks now as I'm incredibly bullish on
@adam_ape_
of
@VoxelMonkes
and what he's building with
@IronPawGang
.
Artists (and everyone)…
Stop calling yourself broke.
It’s negatively charged language that only attracts more “brokenness” cementing the belief that making $ is hard.
Your words, thoughts, and beliefs have power.
Instead say:
“I’m overcoming financial hurdles this season.”
NEW ART THIS WEEK 👁️
Introducing ‘Clarity.’
My 1st on-chain animated piece from my new series Cosmic Drip—full reveal soon.
WHEN 🗓️
Thursday 1/18 at 12pm CST
DETAILS 📝
• 20 editions at 1 SOL each
• Collectors get access to my private chat
You never know who’s watching.
You’re always one piece away from a:
📈 New ATH.
🐋 Whale collector with reach.
🤝 A dope relationship.
Keep showing up and swinging.
Be here ready to make noise for the next bull market.
Universal Thoughts
#001
is officially live. 👁✨
Where:
@exchgART
Duration: 24 hours
Reserve: ◎ 2
Tick size: ◎ .5
Gap time: 5 mins
Ends: Fri. 6/16 at 4pm CST / 9pm UTC
Link + Backstory 🧵 below if interested.👇🏻
(The RTs are hella appreciated!)
Love an artist’s work?
Appreciate a specific collector and the art they collect?
Respect a builder in this space and the value they bring to their community?
It takes less than a minute to DM someone to show them some love.
It means more than you know.
New ATH of ◎ 31.20 🤯
Blown away by yesterday’s auction of Universal Thoughts 002 - You Are the Key.
Welcome
@RoyalCrypto
to the family next to your bidding nemesis from 001,
@JustinMezzell
.
There are 9 pieces left in this series...who's joining us next? 👁
It will seem so obvious in a few years.
$SOL marketcap at 4% of $ETHs is insane.
At the absolute minimum it should be the same, realistically much bigger.
It will seem so obvious in a few years.
$SOL marketcap at 4% of $ETHs is insane.
At the absolute minimum it should be the same, realistically much bigger.
I’ve been in a funk for a hot minute now—longer than I want to admit.
Things have been off yet I’ve been scared to face the reality…
What got me here won’t get me there.
Recently, I’m being hit with a reality brick to the face understanding that…
1. I need to shift away…
COLLECTED
'Little Coral' by
@dato_art
via
@exchgART
.
I've been a big fan of Dato for a long time and have been waiting to jump on a piece.
I've loved watching her digital painting/illustration game blossom over the past 2 years and am thrilled to finally own a 1/1.
Alright, either dumbest or smartest risk I've taken all year.
Love what I'm seeing in the
@FenixDanjon
Project + Community.
Can I get a Skra Skra Fenix follow for follow?
Let's ride the wave.
I buy SOL + stake SOL for more SOL.
I create art for SOL.
I collect art with SOL.
I coach creatives for SOL.
I buy/sell Pokemon Cards for SOL.
I walk for SOL.
I degen for SOL.
I use
@solana
every damn day.
Wild, one week of using
@helium_mobile
on my phone has netted me ~50 USD in $MOBILE.
In one week, this has covered for my 20 USD/mo. plan for BOTH my iPhone and SAGA plans running this.
You don't have to hit a home run every time you're up to bat. Keep getting at-bats and swinging. ⚾️
You're one scroll, swipe or click away from having a breakthrough. That grand slam is hard to manifest if you don't consistently remind people you exist.
TL;DR: SHARE YOUR WORK
Minting Baby
#3
this March ‘23!
I found out my 3rd Little Pizza Roll was on the way within the hour of me getting home from NFT NYC.
I’m hella proud to put the majority of my SOL earnings toward Wifey’s 12-weeks of maternity + medical expenses. 😊
ps - Can you spot the 🍕?
Yesterday was a rough day with sad news…
So I escaped into drawing a
@Grim__Syndicate
tribute piece last night in attempts to get my mind right.
It’s a little gratitude art toward
@JustinMezzell
being on the podcast this coming week and the community he helped me find. 🙏🏻
SECURED: 2nd Big Boy Purchase of 2024 🔒
I grinded my unbothered, moisturized ass off this week to secure
@The_Barrows
0rphans WL token to mint...
Been a major fan of
@zen0m
+
@Resistt_
Art since the beginning...
And how can you be on SOL and not love
@TopoGigio_sol
?
COLLECTED
'Glow' by the homie
@nev_in_color
off
@exchgART
.
I was just an overall fan of Nevin's work when he came over to Solana.
Over the past year, I became a bigger fan of the human behind the work.
I invest in good people which only amplifies the art.
COLLECTED
@BitcoinPuppets
are the meme of Bitcoin? Say less...
Welcome to the squad Air Gordon! 🏀
I also copped a Rune Pups + some
@PupsToken
These will play nicely alongside my OMB I copped yesterday (see below ⬇️)
Much love to the new ETH artists dropping on SOL.
3 quick tips💡
1. Create + mint your best work.
2. Indulge in the culture + ask questions.
3. Focus on community + conversations.
DON'T start cold shilling in people's DMs asking them to buy your genesis Solana drop. 😂
Cosmic BONK is live—open edition, 1milli BONK only on
@exchgART
.
A gangster way to check your BONKmas art task list + prepare for the EA airdrop.
Below are the top 3 prizes for collectors. 🏆⬇️
(Listing🔗 in bio + at end of 🧵.)
SOLD—Universal Thoughts 009 has been collected by
@0xIceLeo
for ◎15 + a new ATH of 1,642.05 USD. 🫠
This piece has been patiently waiting to meet it's new collector since Nov.
Only 2 piece remain in my signature series...
Learn more about this series + collector perks. 🧵👇🏻
Finished…just wrapped up an illustration I’ve been working on since late June.
I’m stoked to release it after Breakpoint around my 2 year SOL anniversary.
I can’t wait to share the vision I have for my Universal Thoughts series as I complete the final few pieces.
Thank you
@exchgART
for the feature!
31 editions sold so far of Cosmic BONK today.
Super grateful for the support.
🔗 in bio + 🧵 below on the 3 prizes I’m giving away!
Can't believe my baby girl is 1 today. 🫠
Finally 1 of my 3 looks like me!
Her first words were "Da-Da" and she loves her pizza like me too.
She's so insanely sweet, funny, and has the dopest personality.
I'm so lucky to be your dad.
Love you Ellie Rose! 🌹
Who cares about creating NFT art when you get to throw down for your kiddos birthday invites.
Stayed up way too late creating this for my Little Pizza Roll's bday next month.
Can't wait to share the colored version! ☺️
Art on Solana...
Starting Monday off properly by collecting 'Patience' on
@exchgART
.
This is a stunning collaboration between my brothers
@Rez_inProgress
and
@superjimmer
.
It's a stellar blend of experimental photography mixed with trained AI.
I see myself as the child in…
My most bullish high conviction NFT play this year is betting on the
@GalacticGeckoSG
community + $GECKO.
Within a few minutes of minting I sent 'Snake Bombers' off for a year's long Heroes Journey.
Need to save up another stack of SOL and get him a lil' homie for company.
I heard someone say, “Your best days are your kid’s best days.”
That was today.
I’m not a shitty dad, but I’m far from perfect.
This year has been hella overwhelming since adding baby number 3 to the mix…
Behind the scenes, I’ve been struggling to hold it together often with…