Deep in the forests of your mind you hear a sound...

Animation and music by CatDirty

Once Upon A Mushroom

CryptoPunk #465

At the time of minting this, I've been sober from weed for four months. Anyone who knows me knows that I have smoked heavily, everyday, for the last ten years with only a couple 30 day breaks inbetween. 

Of Moose & Men is an AI representation of the first vivid dream I had when I got sober. Smoking weed blocks your mind from dreaming at night, and I had forgotten how intense dreams could be for the last decade. 

The forest behind our home was burning down from wildfires and a pack of moose were trying to gore me. I felt frozen, lost in the spectacle that was unfolding. Right before the moose's sharp antler impaled me, I woke up in a cold sweat. 

I feel like a part of me died inside even though it was just a dream, like when George killed off Lenny because he knew it wasn't going to end well for him. 


In a way, getting sober killed my inner Lenny and I hope he rests in peace. 


Of Moose & Men

Of everything I created during the Summer of 2023, nothing quite resonated with me like Erewhon has.

I was in a deep creative rut from the time Tessera closed in the middle of May, through a sober June, and into mid July. Every time I opened Midjourney and Pqhotoshop I felt an immense sense of dread and frustration as I pounded away at concepts that failed to yield any fruit.

In the middle of July, I started smoking heavily again, and I had a creative breakthrough.

I was focused on creating an homage to Jen Stark that highlighted her use of sacred geometry, psychedelic fractals, vibrant rainbow colors and matte paint. 

While I was deep in the rabbit hole looking for the correct Jen vibes, I was hit with an output of a distant vibrant castle surrounded by rainbow tendrils, a slightly golden tinged road, and a rocky ocean between the two.

This visual resonated with me immediately and after a bit of refinement, I knew I had something special.

To me, Erewhon represents one's journey down the path of enlightenment. 

There is a semi-clear path, adorned with many colorful and enticing distractions along the way. Between the destination and the start is a giant trap, full of turbulent waters and jagged rocks. If one can make it safely through the treacherous waters onto the mainland, then they've made it "home." 

I used this piece for the We Do A Little Season 3 premium passes. None of the pass buyers knew they'd receive this piece airdropped to them when they bought the pass, they simply bought to support us and enjoy dinner. 

Their support means the world to me, and I hope they enjoy Erewhon as much as I do (of course I'm referencing a Utopian-like place and not the upscale grocery store in LA!)

Erewhon

We do a little contemporary reinterpretation of Orwell's famous allegorical masterpiece. 

Over the last 7 years, I've seen a shift from "fuck the system" to "embrace the system" as number has gone up. Are we becoming what we set out to originally defeat? What are we really doing here? Was this inevitable from the beginning? 

Animal Farm

Miami will forever have a special place in my heart after the last two years. This night in particular was full of tremendous vibes with some of my oldest and dearest friends in the space. I'll always look forward to returning to Miami thanks to these memories.

gn Miami

Friends Dumping on Friends is my ode to the degeneracy that is the shitcoin space. I'm in dozens of telegram and discord chats watching some of the most degenerate shit happen every day. New tokens are coming up 10,000%+ in a day while people use their friends as exit liquidity trying to propagate the hype. 

This piece is inspired by all of the shooters in all of the chats I am in. You know who you are. 

All holders of a deezedition set (one gn Miami + one Claudey Miami🌤️ + one gNight + one Miamijuana + one 🔥&🧊= one deezedition set) are able to claim one "Friends Dumping on Friends" per set owned as of 12:55pm EST, 12/24/2023.

Friends Dumping on Friends

DeeZeditions will be a collection of my various creations as I journey through photography, AI, and more. 

Full set holders may get occasional free claims or airdrops when it feels right. No promises. 

Full set = 1 of each DeeZedition

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