(A little) sum-thing

I often get AMA requests, questions about my creative process, and more, so put together a little sum-thing.

I’m not an artist. At least wasn’t one before. I’m just a regular person trying to keep up with my curiosities. That’s how I ended up on Farcaster. That’s how I started to play with AI. And that’s how I come up with ideas, my art is 99% AI, 1% intuitions and curiosities. Good curation also requires good taste, so there’s that.

I didn’t set out to create Outcasts. It was the PFP I wanted for myself. Cliche but true.

At one point, I was spending a lot of time on Farcaster (best decision ever). It’s important because the vibes on Farcaster have always been unreal (for a social media). Also read two incredible books, in two days. Read Write Own. The Everything Token. Everything put together, it was enough motivation to build Outcasts into a collection.

The success of Outcasts made me an artist. Again, it was 99% your support, 1% hustle.

Another thing I want to add is, I still don’t understand most things I do onchain, in case that’s something stopping you. In fact, made this note some time back: "The blockchain/technical part of web3 should become a footnote titled ‘for developers’ for mass adoption to happen."

Luckily, the tools are getting better.

My success wouldn't have happened without tools like Farcaster, Base, Highlight, Fabric, and more. When Bezos started Amazon he noted that it was Day 1 for the internet, and, therefore, for Amazon. Three decades later, it remains Day 1. I love this mindset. And it isn’t just Day 1 for the above tools, but it’s also Day 1 for the entire onchain ecosystem. It’s Day 1 for AI tools too.

It’s like standing on the shoulders of a giant, but the giant keeps getting bigger, and bigger.

Finally, forgive me for talking about everything but art, but I'm not trained in talking like an artist. All I have are ideas, and I will keep sharing them with you, once again, made possible by your support. And while you wouldn’t like them all the same, but you’ll at least love @sum.