Cycling through Tokyo today looking around being like
"Omg look at this parking lot"
"Hey I painted that"
"Look at the structure of these tiles, impossible to do in 3d"
"Thats definitely in breeze"
"Wait, I need to make a photo of this for reference"
"They need some dutch urban planners for the bicycle paths"
"Rambling about concrete"
"Rambling about pet architecture"
Safe to say it was a good day
Another awesome fragment by @dutchtide. I had the V1 version as my banner for years—it reminds me of Japan with Mount Fuji in the background, the sakura tree in the middle ground, lanterns, vending machine, and arcade. Love it!
Has to be one of the wildest NFT mints I've done for a while. The detail is absolutely incredible. Well done @dutchtide - a masterclass performance, sir.
Cannot stop watching these. Every time I hit replay, I find new details that I missed the first time.
@midnightbreezey 🍃
I honestly have no idea what's going on with this ridiculous scene and these crazy characters, but feeling incredibly lucky about the mint reveal and honored to hold a breeze in my collection.
Personally really loved making these honoraries. There's two more I cannot add here. Will post another time
@anonchain@waleswoosh@Tma_420@cryptoleon
Each scene i tried to represent them with their colors and vibe.
While adhering to breeze and its essence.
Gn gn!
Finally have a new banner.
Shoutout to @dutchtide, one of my fav artists in the space and he really cooked on this one.
Also just placed a few bids on his new MidnightBreeze Fragments collection, always loved his attention to details
All MINT PHASES explained for MidnightBreeze.
This shit is full steam ahead.
Im aiming to bring it back in ways we could have only dreamed off back in 2021.
Great article on why Anime.com and $ANIME will win.
Platforms that entertain everyone a little will lose to those that matter deeply to a few.
Anime.com is betting on going deep and turning fandom into an economy.
This weekend was a rollercoaster of emotions.
Obviously we all felt it. The potential of a new bear. The idea that maybe this was it.
But for me, it went deeper.
It wasn’t just the market.
It was watching my dream, something I’ve spent years building, start to crack.
How many nights have I stayed up, wondering what happens if it all collapses?
What if no one shows up?
What if the market tanks, and it takes my work with it?
This is the curse of this space.
As an artist, I have nothing to do with wars, inflation, interest rates, or any of the macro noise.
But my work still sits next to it.
Right there, on the same screen. In the same red.
It’s art, but it trades like a stock.
And no matter how different it is...
Red is still red.
And that’s been my biggest battle.
Because deep down I know:
It doesn’t matter how good the art is.
Doesn’t matter how much I’ve planned.
Doesn’t matter how strong the community is.
If the tide goes out, I go with it.
So yeah.
Friday night was amazing.
My first solo gallery show. A dream, finally real.
And then within 24 hours, it felt like the whole world started falling apart.
Delay.
Lower your price.
Wait it out.
Silence.
All of it felt like a wave crashing down, and I’m standing there, carrying water to the sea.
No wind in my sails.
But it’s Monday now.
And the sun once again rises above the horizon.
And I’m still here.
Still building. Still grinding.
Because if I go down, it won’t be because I gave up.
I’d rather give it everything, and fail.
Than half ass it and wonder what could’ve been.
My art deserves to be seen.
And I’m not gonna compromise on it.
Because I know what I’ve made.
And I know most of you do too.
This shit is different.
And deep down, you feel that too.
So yeah.
Fuck the market.
We’ve cooked this one to perfection.
Stay breezy. Stay bullish.
We're not done.
30 seconds of hand built magic.
Every layer animated, synced, and sculpted with care.
A window into another world, not to be seen, but felt.
Fragments isn’t just a drop. It’s the most complex generative animation ever attempted.
Your gateway to the Lonely Road.
200 likes & a 🔥🍃
and I’ll post a full V2.
It’s wild.
But I’ve been keeping it secret to let the reveal land properly.
Can’t spoil the magic too soon…
Unless we turn up the hype.