As another year concludes, I'm thankful for my family, friends, and good health. 2023 brought challenging moments and beautiful highlights, fueling my determination to excel in 2024.

Creatively, this year has been one of the most rewarding, helping me discover new areas of storytelling I want to pursue. On the low side, I've struggled to generate enough income to support my family. Alternatively, I had enough free time to expand my knowledge base into new avenues such as 3d, augmented reality, AI tooling, and pushing on blockchain capabilities while making new artwork and testing business concepts. The pursuit of creative freedom continues...

Highlights

21 collectors of unique 1/1 artwork.
300 collectors of an open-edition artwork.
Artwork on the front page of Foundation Marketplace.
Artwork created on multiple chains. (Ethereum, Bitcoin (sub 10k), Tezos, and Base)
Networked more than ever, meeting artists, specialists, and collectors in person. (Conferences, events, etc.)

Collectors and Friends

New collectors and friends I've met in real life have been the foundation of my year. Their support has been a massive inspiration in the creative journey I have been taking and one that highlights how unique the blockchain is as art and technology continue to intertwine. These connections have led to numerous installations and pop-up events where I've been able to showcase my work.

Digital Art

The h4x0r and The Network collections helped me fulfill my desire to push innovative visuals and highlight two critical messages. These subjects hugely inspire me, and I will continue to create in both areas. Subject one is human security/privacy around data, and subject two is human existence in a time of artificial intelligence. The artwork visuals are brought to life by code and 3d programs used in parallel.

Physical Art

Physical artwork allows me to push innovative approaches further with the connection to digital art and technical product abilities. The Network collection filled that desire with a few areas I wanted to highlight below...

Digital artwork is the key to the Physical artwork. (Trackable historical ownership)
Physical artwork contains RFID chips synced to the token owner. (Instant authentication)
QR codes are embedded and signed to authenticate 1/1 artwork. (Added website experience for personalization)
Each physical piece includes custom LED light animations written to match the artwork.

Products and Business Concepts

While the artwork was at the forefront of my output, I challenged myself to push further past the norm by testing physical products, building projection mapping and technical tools, and presenting business concepts to stores in the hope of attraction. The gallery below highlights a few of the explorations.

2024 INTENTIONS

This year, I made a conscious effort to attend more events and meet more people. Next year, I will do this more as I focus on large-scale collaborations to get eyes on my artwork and introduce people to the authentic human behind the work. Through digital art, products, or installations, I want to bring my capabilities to brands looking to illuminate their customer base, such as Meow Wolf, Space X, Red Bull, etc. As an artist with a background in action sports, technical capabilities, and a unique vision for partnerships, I’m looking forward to what this year has in store.

Continue to teach my children how to love, play, and create.
Expand my network, attend more meetups, and build new partner relationships.
Launch a physical gallery show highlighting my digital, physical, and innovative creations.
Establish a new storefront business that ties my Art and Work interests that supports my family.

If you’ve made it this far, I appreciate you reading and hope you’ve enjoyed my creative content. Over time, this site has evolved into my sandbox for creativity, which has been super inspiring to keep up to date as time permits.

More love, more wins, and more fun for all in 2024

Year in Review 2023