Experimentation, ambassadorship and new opportunities!

What’s good, @hiveio?! How are you? I’m in an unexpectedly exuberant mood this evening. I am a unapologetic optimist for opportunities. I like to think of every opportunity that comes my way as a potential new chapter. I’ve seen it happen. My first shoot in Los Angeles was with a model that briefly lived in Minneapolis. It was TF, which means she didn’t get paid, and I didn’t get paid. Once my first photos of her hit the internet, an endless stream of bookings began pouring in to my inbox and hasn’t stopped since. 7 years later.

I don’t think I have to keep this a secret, but I’ll be writing for Cryptowriter beginning next month. A conversation that started about doing some illustration work for the brand has turned in to an opportunity to also contribute as a writer. I’ll still be posting regularly on Hive, of course. I do like the idea of reaching even further as an ambassador, of sorts, having an chance to add my voice to the conversation in regards to our role as artists’ shaping the economy, culture, communities and future of blockchain through narratives, NFT’s, etc.

Speaking of NFT’s, I feel I have to give thanks to everyone that’s picked up one of my Justin Sun Steemit Hostile takeover NFT’s on @nftshowroom. I can’t think of a better use of our blockchain’s resources than issuing digital assets, especially considering that Hive is so art-centric. I listed a few over the past few weeks, but I woke up to 6 of the assets I issued being purchased. Thank you to everyone who bought one. This particular piece is very personal as I did the illustration at the darkest time when Sun convinced his proxy exchanges to install his witnesses. It was coping art for me.

Lastly, I just wanted to share a video I turned out this afternoon while experimenting with LumaFusion on the iPad Pro. My EUC pursuits continue and I was curious just how serious of a transportation means this PEV could be. That meant I had to take it out during the first [early] Minnesota snowfall. I dumped it once or twice, but overall, it held up. The following day, after the roads were cleared, I was able to get to @caffetto and back […about 6 miles] with no problem, but while the snow was falling, this did make a beautiful autumn visual.