here is my proposal - i will personally pledge $10k to buy artists’ genesis pieces on solana by the end of the year. in this way money goes to artists instead of burned gas, and i get enjoyable art.
quick rules:
1) it should be your first piece on solana.
2) i would…
i totally respect the effort and willingness to help artists. but i don’t see this as a sustainable solution due to the operational complexity.
instead, why not encourage artists to give solana a try for their end of the year pieces? it may change their life.
the market is down bad now. but art is forever. 🎨
to support, artist milady has a new idea -- everyday, i will try my best to bid on an artist that i've never bought or bid yet on
@formfunction
. let's see where this can lead to. 😉🧵
got all time
#1
collector on both
@formfunction
and
@exchgART
in sol volume.
it may be short-lived, but for now you can all call me
#1
art chadette on Solana. 🥳
to those saying "i won’t collect your art minted on chain x / platform y" -
hey, artists are not your 5yr old kids. your strategy of "no candy for you if you don’t obey" doesn’t work. it is actually disrespectful. pls give real support instead of control.
it’s been a great few days to connect with and help onboard new artists on solana. i also got to see many artists who minted their first work on solana a while ago come back to explore the sol art community. it’s an absolute pleasure for me to see it and my great honor to collect…
artist milady 1234 🫶 solana digital collectibles are on the rise. join the movement before it's too late. 😉
follow+retweet this, and i will pick 1..2..3..4! lucky winners in 48hrs. i swept 4 editions of
@notjohnlestudio
's IODA as the prizes. 🔥
i've been buying a lot and love to see all the new art. ❤️
as i said, if i didn't buy yours, it's totally my personal bias and stupid ignorance, and there is no hard feelings. i will at least give a follow. 😉
also, i may need a volunteer intern to help me keep track. 😂
i did a quick estimated sum on my wallet based on solscan. spent ~100sol so far on my pledge. still have budget. :)
more importantly, the thread connects many artists and collectors who are new on sol. that's priceless. ❤️
ppl know that i usually avoid suggesting art pricing strategy because i worry about biasing artists. but wanna share some personal thoughts publicly here based on recent observations -
if you sell pieces at like 5 sol six months ago, it would probably be very hard for you to…
gn. usually i retweet the pieces i collect. but this round it is a bit too many and not feasible. sorry. 😂
though still a few open auctions, i am pretty sure i am already over my pledge. but still open to collect more as i see fit. ✅
i will write a summary tweet tomorrow. ❤️
phew. need to take a break. will continue tomorrow. prob already spent more than half of my pledge, but i lost count. 😂
it's been a great honor to know and connect with many artists new here this evening. ❤️
this is a lot more meaningful than spending it on gas, isn't it?
my 2023 recap -
see the
@formfunction
snapshot before its shutdown, and
@exchgART
snapshot at the end of the year.
my 2024 plan -
no idea. we will see how it goes. 🫶
one interesting observation -
most sol art collectors i know also love art on other chains, even they may have specific opinions toward a chain.
but the reverse is not always true and sometimes you still hear “there is no good art on sol”.
though the history of art on sol…
i broke 700 pieces today. dev confirmed this should be FoFu and ExchgArt combined if artists imported the records. probably should do a lottery or something when i reach 777. 🤔
hit 777 today 🎉 let's do an old-school twitter giveaway. follow+retweet and i will pick a winner using twitterpicker after 24hrs. the price is John Lê's GM edition
#581
, which i bought from secondary for 4.8◎ last night. 😉
a gentle reminder to artists to regular check and make sure your bio is up to date and all your links are accessible. 🔗
also, if you listed a piece a long time ago but it is still not sold, you may want to think about whether you want to revise the price.
gn✨
you know, i planned to read my DMs today on a tour bus, but the roaming signal was too bad.. so, my DM is still severely backlogged 😂
if i don't get a chance to catch up with you in time, merry xmas everyone and wish the best for you and your family 🎅❤️
Wen airdrop?!
$ART is coming 🔜
It’s been awhile since the infamous purple diamond appeared on the homepage sparking speculation and controversy!
TLDR:
Wen token? Late Q2
Wen Snapshot? In May
Who? Artists & Collectors
Why? It’s time & you deserve it
Read more info below 👇
to me, the number in the red box is the only thing important and is what i am proud of. others are irrelevant. 💙
my bag is on chain and i am not going anywhere. 🙂
gn. turns out to be a very busy week for me. but i don't trade leverage so i don't worry about my hodlings.
art on solana | A Far of Reason |
@0DDxJ0BS
(and hope this guy can get his account back soon!)
in the past week, i've bought nfts on sol, eth, btc, tez, sei, sui, and even one on xrp.. lmao
sol still has the most enjoyable user experience among all 💜
🚨🚨 just heard some scam story in my DMs that there are scammers pretending to be collectors and ask artists to send money.
please be cautious. just stay with legit platforms and NEVER directly send cryptos to strangers. real collectors will never ask you to do this!
wanna put a bid on eth - it shows $50+ gas.
wanna buy an edition on eth - gas is more expensive than the edition.
eth is effectively down for me right now.
ppl may ask how i handle my solana wallet after i collected more than 100 nfts in a couple of days.
here is the magic using a few
@FamousFoxFed
tools 🧡 🧵
if there are any japanese anime fans here, what's your favorite new anime series release this year?
mine is frieren. there is still another half of the season 1 to be released and hope it maintains the quality.
this weekend, i tried blender for the first time in my life, because i need to learn how to modify a 3D object surface for 3D printing. i used this gently used car as my test object. 🚗
have you learned anything new recently? 🫶
woah, can't believe it. just saw that i got
#1
on the
@formfunction
collectors stats! 🥳
ranking is temporary. more importantly, it's been so much fun and so many good arts. 🎨💕
tried to reorg my eth wallets a bit tonight. after spending 30+ min and $150+ gas i moved like 70 pieces.
i mean, seriously, how could people live like that? dial-up internet was cheaper and better. 😂
try to buy a ~$20 NFT on eth, and the gas is ~$40.
some ppl say the infra operators deserve to be paid. sure, but imaging paying visa $40 fee for buying a $20 digital good.. infra should be affordable.
collected a piece from
@nathanabauman
new series of the iconic TWA hotel. you know i am a fan of the TWA design because i even have a special box of pencils..
The act of collecting art can be a great teacher.
You can learn a lot about art, the world around you, and most importantly about yourself.
But only if you remain curious and a willing student.
let's face it, meme coins are just more fun on solana.
paying high gas for a swap is like, you are killing a game and you arrive at the boss room, then boom a full screen pop-up in your face saying you need to pay $69.99 to continue. it just kills the vibe.
gn.
i went through months of DM requests and tried my best to follow all the artists that have a reasonable amount of following overlap with me. but i really don’t have the energy to reply/response. sorry. ❤️
some recent event makes me think, it's actually very cool to use open editions art nfts to do charity donations on solana
- it's cheaper and faster than tradfi, because typical credit card processing is 2-3% fee and wire transfer can cost tens of dollars and days to clear.…
Lets do a group therapy session here
So how much $SOL have you spent on NFTs???
Dont be shy
Let it all out
Tell ur story to get it off ur chest
Ill start first
My cost basis is around 1,200 $SOL, think i have cashed out like 250 $SOL ish, remaining port worth 300 at best…
i love artists on tez and i collect a lot there too, but this is a very bad take.
any narratives that segregate art community into chain-based community is dumb. ultimately, it is a bigger on-chain art community and artists should have access to all options without being judged.
#Tezos
artists doing work on $SOL is what musicians call a "wedding gig". It's a time of great hype where a lot of cash gets thrown around, usually for no good reason, so they take those gigs playing music that nobody even really listens to in order to pay the bills. Musicians…
i put 10sol into
@bonkbot_io
during breakpoint. and today, i have 10.0082 sol. 😂
the bonkbot product is very enjoyable to use. it really shows what you can do on sol. but have to confess that i am a bad trader. pls nobody copy trade me on coins.