NFT + Coffee: Recent Episodes
Rachel Wilkins
Exclusive interviews and conversations with thought leaders and visionaries from the ever-expanding world of NFTs. Presented by 'Art World Crusader' (Huff Post), serial entrepreneur and NFT enthusiast Rachel Wilkins.
Maryanne Chisholm is an acclaimed Surreal Painter and Illustrator. Her work has shown in Galleries nationally & internationally including Stratosphere in 2022 NYC, NFT.NYC. Maryanne has been featured and profiled by MOCA (The Museum of Crypto Art), Outsider Magazine, and Artist Magazine; In 2021 Maryanne was awarded the Collectors Vision Award, by Contemporary Curator Magazine, for completing a body of socially significant work. Currently, She is an Ambassador for Known Origin, Artozo and Mint Marketplace. She has been interviewed by PBS, Business Insider and Bloomberg Magazine. She currently presents a weekly top-rated NFT Twitter Space that introduces and supports other artists worldwide.
In this episode we cover:
- The weight of words/statements and how they affect the mindset and ultimately, dreams
- Stigma sorrounding mental health
- Surviving within an injust corrections system
- How Maryanne turned her escape (art) into a livelihood
- Rebuilding dreams through art
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David Bianchi is a multi-hyphenate artist, actor, filmmaker, and spoken word poet based in Los Angeles. While he has made a name for himself in a wide variety of creative fields throughout the years — including studio films and major network TV (where he holds over 100 professional film and TV credits) — with NFTs, he blends together each of his passions into his very own art genre called Spinema™. Through his work, he was nominated in 2022 as one of the 100 most influential creators in the world by NFTNow.
The poetic-cinematic experiences he crafts with Spinema™ have led him to become known as one of the most unique creators in the NFT space; one that aims to elevate socially conscious issues via blockchain technology.
From his multi-part film NFT series’ to his multimedia collaborative collections, Bianchi continues to push the boundaries of what intellectual property can be immortalized as NFTs.
In this episode we cover:
- The role community plays in elevating creatives
- Taking responsibility by addressing socially conscious issues through spinema
- How to stay relevant within Web3
- Incorporation of AI technology
- How to lead with intention and create impact
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Toni Payne is a Still Life Photographer and Spoken Word Poet who creates vibrant art from things you would otherwise consider mundane. She enjoys capturing the essence of things using composition, color, lighting, and sound. Exploring spirituality through her art is one of her artistic goals. She is also the host of the NFT Talk Show podcast and the founder of the Champayner Social Club.
In this episode we cover:
- Dealing with how society frowns on art as a career
- Challenges associated with fulfilling clients’ visions as an artist
- The ability to combine creativity with AI and Blockchain
- The fundamentally important parts of creatives
- NFT’s, Web3 and the meta verse
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Ashira Fox is a multidisciplinary fiber based mixed media artist working to explore the intersections of colors & shapes, complicated relationships, ups & downs, her own mental health, & her relationship to the many tools and materials she works with, including her mother's sewing machine that she uses to draw, sculpt + collage with.
She uses a scanner to construct thread & hand dye papers into artwork and to make her physical work digital so she can work to push the boundaries of possibilities in the creation of her art.
In this episode we cover:
- How to use the technology we have to close the communication gap globally
- Shifting perspectives for creatives and how it has changed the way they work
- How to work towards being more inclusive to women and removing barriers to entry
- Why the word “no” can help protect your mental health
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Queens Of The Night is an NFT collection that grants access to debauch digital and IRL experiences.
Founded by 3 party mavens turned event producers, our collection honors the icons who came before us - the legends who crawled, so we could stumble.
In order to create the future, we have to honor the past. Each Queen Of The Night embodies an amalgamation of past and present legends in fashion, music, entertainment, and nightlife.
In this episode we cover: - Embracing all facets of feminism - Kicking toxic positivity to the curb - Showing up for your community - Making utility fun
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Antonius Oki, popularly known as Foodmasku is an artist who makes meals into face masks and afterwards, eats them. During the first 100 days of the Biden/Harris US presidential administration, Foodmasku made 100 food masks in what he called the 100 day mask challenge. He was selected as one of five Instagram art accounts to follow in September of 2020 by the New York Times. One of his recent collections, WHAT WE EAT WHO WE ARE was created for the solo exhibition, at the Galerie Iham, Paris France, which opened on May 16th, 2022.
Tommy Hollenstein is an American abstract impressionist painter and found object sculptor. A lifelong quadriplegic, Hollenstein has become a highly respected artist who utilizes the tires of his wheelchair instead of traditional painting methods to create his works. His Documentary, “Rise: The Artist Within” is an inspirational story explaining his injury back in 1985, his struggles of being a quadriplegic, and how he overcomes these obstacles to become something much more.
Tommy’s story is one of tragedy, handwork, success and inspiration. He is currently making history by creating the largest NFT project in the world so far, a 20x400 feet piece of art with other celebrity artists also applying paint on them in dedicated sections.
In this episode we cover:
- How the pandemic contributed and created virtual opportunities for artists
- Why there is fear associated with putting out artwork and how to handle it.
- Taking ownership of and protecting one’s intellectual property
- Thoughts around bringing AI into the process and how to integrate it.
- Tips for new comers entering the web3 space
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Our host Rachel is in California speaking with Pablo Stanley, a Graphic Designer and Artist in the NFT space.
In this episode, they discuss:
- Creation of NFT content
- Mindset and fears around putting work in the Web3 space
- Challenges that come with new technologies and how navigate
- How NFTs have changed the approach for artists
Mondoir has been an avid NFT collector since 2020, and his collection is now worth more than a million dollars. He's been making waves in the web3 community by sharing his knowledge and advocating for underrepresented artists in the space. Hear Mondoirs thoughts on decentralization, collectibles, and 1/1 art, this is your chance to get inside the mind of one of the biggest collectors in the world.