Has there ever been a topic that has crossed your path multiple times, until you finally decide to learn about it? 

And, when you do, you wonder why it took 7 times to hear it before you took action? This is kind of like how my journey with NFTs started. After learning about the process and the global impact possible, I knew I had to share my art on a larger scale and NFTs were a way to do it. 

You see, my art legacy is a personal one. 

I shelved my creative process for years as I worked my way through corporate. Until, a tragedy woke me up. 

In 2016, I lost my little brother in a car accident. He was also an artist. 

I watched him thrive and take action that at the time, I only dreamed of doing. I felt stuck. I chose my profession over creation. After he passed, I knew I had to get out of the rat race. After 17 years, I left the company, but it didn't solve how I felt. Immediately, I started my own consulting and coaching business and found myself energetically depleted, again; I was hustling every day to survive.

Insert, March 13, 2020. 

This was the day I received one call after the other, cancelling all of my in-person projects until further notice. The world, my world as I knew it was shutting down and I was consumed by fear. How was I going to make it through this? 

Fast-forward to 2022.

The journey wasn't easy. After thoughts of ending it all (yes, it got that bad), I put my belongings in storage, lived with friends, cried a lot and realized that misery is not my destiny. I decided to start fresh, moved to Aruba for four months and after island fever kicked in, came back to the states and moved close to family in Greenville, SC. The result, I'm resilient and still here to tell about it. Not only am I here, but my art is alive again. 

It took loosing it all to find myself as a creator. 

Without that pain, I would have missed out on my purpose. The world is hurting deeply right now and I know because I was once there. I also know that life is beautiful if you intentionally look to find it. My desire is to use my art to foster this beauty by sharing love and kindness. Now, I have the chance to pick up where my brother left off, each brushstroke a visual intention to support all that is good. 

Why NFTs? 

I believe that this is not a trend, but a way to revolutionize the art industry as we know it. Now, every creator has the opportunity to share and sell without feeling restricted by procedures, requirements or deadlines of traditional art channels. I also believe that with the right intention, creators can use their art to heal the world.

I do! This is why my first NFT begins with LOVE! 

If you haven't seen me around town in Greenville, SC, it's only a matter of time. On March 4th, I picked up my car wrapped with my artwork by the Wrap Kingz at Hampton Station. Not only did my childhood dream of having my art on a car come true, but it demonstrates my commitment to helping others see and feel that LOVE is around them.

Are you tired of living in fear? 

You find yourself consumed by the news and left helpless in a world that feels like it's crumbling around you? 

You imagine a life where we are kind to each other on the road, in the stores and around your home. A place where your global neighbors can live without the terror of being killed because they choose freedom. 

You feel there is little you can do and so you sit in sadness and share your sentiment with those around you.

What if there was something you could do, but it was unlike anything you've ever done before? 

Would you consider it? 

The Love Currency Collection is bigger than me and you combined. It's part of a bigger purpose that was put in my heart and the time is now to share it.

To learn more, click on the link below:

The Love Currency Collection is a series of digital NFTs comprised of levels and coins with the "Love Currency" image as the primary theme.

What should you know about The Love Currency Collection?

• It will be available on the OpenSea marketplace.
• Ultimately, there will be 9 levels of Love Currency NFTs released over time. 
• Each currency level is comprised of 13 coins and created using the numbers 3, 6 and 9 in various ways.
• Each coin is either a digital NFT still or video created at various scan intervals. 
• Some coins may have additional unlocked features provided to the first buyer and owner of the NFT. 
• Love Currency 1.0 will be announced the week of March 7th and auctioned off through a bidding process.

What else should you know?

• I am donating the proceeds of Love Currency 1.0 to support www.directsupportukraine.com and their massive efforts on a local level to support hundreds of Ukrainians that need our help. 
• Jack has been my photographer since moving to Greenville, SC. His wife is from the Ukraine and they both have family and friends affected by the war on their country. Jack and Karolina sprung into action and are providing play by play accounts of how the funds are being used to affect real change. My goal is to provide them with as much financial LOVE as possible to keep their heroic efforts in play.

What do your NFTs look like?

Each coin is unique and comprised of various colors and scans of LOVE that involve the number 3. Below are examples of Love Currency 1.0 coins:

Why is the number 3 used so often in your art? 

• The number 3 is a powerful number that some may know represents the mind, body, soul connection or the trinity of father, son, holy spirit. 
• The number 3 was important to my brother and he used it often when he painted. Two days after he passed, I began noticing "333" everywhere, which was new to me. I had often recognized 11:11 or 777, 888 and I knew them as Angel Numbers. 
• One evening, I was sitting at the pool by myself navigating through my brother's phone. A notification popped up that there were too many browsers open and I had to close the ones he had been viewing before he passed. As I did, a webpage opened that said "Angel Numbers 333".
• I read the page and instantly began to cry. Without a doubt, my brother was showing me that "333" will be his sign he sends me to let me know he's near. 
• Since that moment, I incorporate "333" into every piece of art that I create as homage to him.

How do I choose which one to buy?

• I would ask you, which coin resonates the most when you look at it? How does it make you feel? 
• Another question you can ask yourself, 'Is it important for me to see LOVE in order to know it's there? Or do I only need to see a scan as a visual reminder that LOVE is radiating around me?"
• Your answers and how you feel are indicators of what you should choose!
• There is no limit to the coins you can collect. You can collect one coin or collect them all, the choice is up to you.

How do I purchase an NFT? 

1. Create a digital crypto wallet, which enables you to pay for the NFT. You can create one at Metamask or your preferred site. 
2. Fund your wallet with Ethereum cryptocurrency. If you don't have it already, you can purchase at site like Coinbase.
3. Register an account with your preferred NFT marketplace. The Love Currency Collection will be available on the OpenSea marketplace.
4. Connect your crypto wallet to the NFT marketplace account you registered.
5. Select your preferred NFT art.
6. Buy the NFT art you want! 

Check out my blog article, NFT Art: The What and How for Creatives for more information.

If I purchase an NFT, what are the Terms and Conditions?

• Please read NFT Terms and Conditions prior to making a purchase. Once a purchase is made, these terms are active.