Shipwrecked Sharks
An NFT collection on Stargaze
About
We are cousins who came together to leverage the artistic talents of the oldest member of our trio to create an NFT collection on Stargaze, our favorite NFT platform. Aided by a tech-savvy uncle, we created the art, drafted the text, and learned how to create and deploy our own collection.
Ours is a unique collection combining our own original art and photographs of street art, mostly murals found in the Pacific Northwest. Where creators of the street art are known, we have acknowledged them in the NFT metadata. The most prolific and well-known among them is a Seattle muralist known as Henry, whose art we have long enjoyed.
Get your own Shipwrecked Shark, minting on Stargaze December 20th!
From the imagination of cousins brainstorming on a family vacation...
Jump into the whimsical world of Shipwrecked Sharks, an NFT collection brought to life by the imagination of three teenage cousins. These playful, cartoonish sharks have washed ashore on Stargaze in an array of outfits and accessories, each telling its own account of adventure. From top hats to Christmas lights, every shark is bursting with creativity—and drip. All capture the spirit of our annual beach trips and the creativity and ambition of youth.
Goals
Blockchains fascinate us!
We like technology.
NFTs are a fun way to learn more.
As blockchain adoption grows, understanding how it works will be important in finding jobs and navigating the modern world. Blockchains enable decentralized economies, creating trustless systems and reducing (or even eliminating) intermediaries. We started this project to learn more about blockchains and how they are changing our world. NFTs are a fun way to dabble in blockchain tech.
One of us is an artist.
NFTs allow us to put that skill to use.
By creating the Sharks collection, we were able to combine our own artistic talents with an appreciation of street art where we live. NFTs allow artists and creators to share their work digitally while preserving ownernship and authenticity through blockchain technology. We can share our vision with a global audience, merging technology and artistic expression. We think that's pretty cool!
How do NFT traits and rarities relate?
We wanted to learn how to create and deploy NFTs on Stargaze.
When starting this project, we didn't understand that Stargaze is built atop its own blockchain. We wanted to learn the basics of how NFTs are created and deployed. Because we like Stargaze, we decided to use the platform but didn't know how NFT traits and rarities are linked. We also knew very little about the software used to create and deploy NFTs. We've since learned all of these things and more.
Money is changing.
Digital economies are evolving.
We want to prepare for the future.
We're old enough to know that cryptocurrencies are changing the way we define and use money. Digital assets are the future, and we see their monetization on platforms like YouTube and Twitch. NFTs enable monetization and "fractional ownership" of digital content, something useful for people like us with little money to invest in real estate or art. In launching Sharks, we are learning how to navigate and contribute to the digital economy.
We sometimes get bored in school.
Sharks was a way for us to learn, create, and have fun—together!
We three cousins go to different schools but sometimes run out of things to do. We don't see each other often, so we thought this project would be a fun way to collaborate, learn the technology, create some cool art, and stack a few STARS in the process. We don't have big plans for the utility of Shipwrecked Sharks, but it has been fun to create and launch!
Samples
Our Process
1. Brainstorm
Every year, our families gather on the Pacific Ocean. This year, we scoured Stargaze and brainstormed an NFT collection of our own.
2. Illustrate
Small Baller, the artist among us, sketched out some basic ideas—and we settled on a whimsical shark as the base of our collection.
3. Capture Street Art
We traveled around photographing street art where we live. These pics would serve as the backgrounds of our NFTs.
4. Build & Refine
We defined traits, learned Stargaze Studio and Hashlips, generated and refined our NFTs, and secured a domain and social media accounts to aid our launch.
5. Launch
After biding our time while waiting for NFT markets to perk up, we decided to launch during the U.S. holiday season. We finalized this website and launched!
Our Team
Big Baller
Technologist
Small Baller
Artist
Money's Tight
Copywriter & Task Master
Funcle
Financier & Advisor
Our Skills
We're still in school and have much to learn – but we've got skills! If you need some mad graphics or mind-numbing web work done, shoot us a message below to let us know what you need. We'd be pumped to help!
