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Exploring the Future of AI-Integrated NFTs

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have taken the digital art world by storm in recent years. But as the technology behind NFTs continues to evolve, we're seeing more and more ways that artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated into these digital assets.

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Digital Assets

One of the most exciting ways AI is being used in NFTs is through the creation of "AI-generated art." This refers to art that is created by an AI algorithm rather than a human artist. These AI-generated pieces can be unique and one-of-a-kind, making them perfect for use as NFTs. Platforms such as SuperRare and KnownOrigin are already allowing artists and creators to mint AI-generated art as NFTs, and we can expect to see more platforms like this in the future.

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A Human Artist

AI is also being integrated into NFTs through the use of "smart contract" technology. Smart contracts are self-executing digital contracts that can be programmed to automatically transfer ownership of an NFT when certain conditions are met. For example, smart contracts can be used to automatically transfer ownership of an NFT to a buyer once payment is received. By using smart contracts, NFTs can become more secure, transparent, and efficient for buyers and sellers alike.

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My first AI generated art in 2023. Now available for you to collect on OpenSea.

Looking ahead, it's clear that AI is going to play an increasingly important role in the world of NFTs. As the technology continues to advance, we can expect to see more AI-generated art, as well as more interactive and dynamic NFTs that use smart contract technology. It's also possible that we'll see new and exciting ways of using AI in NFTs that we haven't even thought of yet. The future of NFTs is looking very exciting, and I can't wait to see how AI continues to shape the digital collectibles landscape.






Singapore Bank gets into the Metaverse

WHAT. THE. HECK.

I know that Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS bank is majorly bullish on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. But this came out of left field (American slang for unexpected) for me.

DBS partners with The Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’ to demonstrate how the metaverse can be used as a force for good

Animoca Brands is based in Hong Kong, I guess it's inevitable that DBS HK has been making moves to secure their place on the Sandbox Game's Metaverse.

I say good on them for doing this.

What does this all mean?


I've written on this before I think. We are right at the beginning of the next phase of the internet. It's real and it's happening.

It's like the Internet in 1999. If you're curious what it was like and what major technological moves happened then, read this:

https://www.computerhope.com/history/1999.htm

All the things that we currently have like streaming video and audio services, online shopping, web services etc all can be traced to significant events during this time.

If you were alive back then in 1999, would you have imagined all the things and technology that we have right now in 2022?

That's 24 years of technological progress.

And here we are, right at the beginning of the next phase of the Internet.

Maybe the Internet won't be called the Internet in the next 24 years.

I remembered the term World Wide Web was a popular catch phrase back then but I don't hear as often anymore.

Things are looking very interesting very fast.

Blink and you'll miss it.

Disney is coming to the metaverse.

Huge news. Disney is muscling their way into the metaverse.

It is only a matter of time and it's now official. Check this article from Bloomberg.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/polygon-crypto-jumps-on-disney-selection-for-accelerator-program

They will most likely be using Polygon to introduce their own Disney tokens.

Polygon is a layer-2 solution for the Entered blockchain. Super fast and cheap transaction. How can you not love Polygon.

The Sandbox Game and Decentraland have already made the move to Polygon mainly due to this.


Disney is a massive brand worldwide.

When they get on board the crypto and metaverse train, they will potentially bring in a HUGE number of people not already in crypto.

Hopefully, smart people in Disney will think of ways to simplify the onboarding of their fans to Disney's own NFTs and digital tokens.


What will the Metaverse and NFTs be like in 2025?

At this stage of the Metaverse, what we can see is the start of onboarding more people.

I would say we have passed the stage of innovators. They are the first few people with the vision of the future.

Right now what we are seeing is the stage of early adopters coming in.

Have a look at this graphic to get a better understanding.

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I'd say I am part of the early adopters and I can't wait to help onboard others into the Metaverse.


Anyway, let's get to the point of this post.

The Metaverse in 2025 (about 3 years from today) will most likely be at the early stage of the Early Majority part of the adoption curve.

In 2025, NFTs would be used by quite a lot more people. Let's imagine a few use cases that will be quite important and pervasive in the modern society.

Membership
A loyalty card with a restaurant or a branded clothing shop (think NIKE, GUCCI, Pizza Hut etc) will go digital. This loyalty card, or we can say a membership card will be a digital one. This is an NFT that is stored in a digital wallet that you have control over. This card can be transferred to any other wallet by means of a direct transfer without any monetary exchange. Or if you so wish, you can trade it. You can sell this NFT because it has value in the open market.

Lower cost of education
Institutions of higher learning can sell their entrance fee to their courses as an NFT. And when the student has graduated, he or she can sell this NFT to anyone who wishes to take up any course in that institution. This will make education a lot more affordable.

Royalties earned for the creator of the NFT
Any time that the NFTs are traded, a percentage of that monetary transaction can go to the creator of the NFT. The school that sells the entrance ticket to their courses as an NFT can receive a portion of that resale value in the market place. Every single time it is transacted.

Augmented Reality
in 2025, I assume that Augment Reality devices would be at the start of the adoption stage. This will be very interesting because through AR, we will experience a little bit of the Metaverse. It will not be like a Virtual Reality experience. But it will be quite immersive.
Imagine wearing a simple white shirt manufactured from a company that also has a presence in the Metaverse. They make in-real-life physical items that has their digital counterparts that look more fancy, and possibly animated. In real life, that white shirt will look plain and simple. But when viewed using an AR device, that white shirt will look dramatically different.
For the tech savvy, this will be a major flex. But for those who are not, they wouldn't have a clue.

Interoperable NFTs in various metaverse platforms
I can foresee there will be many different platforms. And a company like NIKE possibly, can create a single NFT that can be used by all these different metaverse platforms. For example, you have the Nike NFT which you can use when you visit a real life store to purchase an item like a shoe at a discount. The same NFT can also track that purchase enabling you to use that shoe in the Metaverse platforms like the Sandbox Game or Decentraland, or perhaps Meta's own platform. You can see this digital shoe using your AR devices! You can use it when you go to a concert in the Metaverse. You can use it when you play in the Metaverse.



We are already entering a new age in this world. I would say the Ethereal era.

We can now truly own an asset that is digital in nature. An asset that lasts forever and has use cases that will always evolve as years go by.

Welcome to the Ethereal world.

Big companies getting serious on the Metaverse

I just read this article that headlined KPMG entering the metaverse.

Seriously. What? An accounting firm is dipping their toes into this.

Check their own articles on their website. They are definitely on to something here. They are not playing around. They can see it.
https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2022/04/the-future-of-the-metaverse.html

Also, Meta (previously Facebook) is showing off their iterations of Meta's VR headset and they look promising.



Slowly, but surely these headsets are getting thinner, lighter and untethered. Very close to our regular glasses.

What will a full blown metaverse experience be like?

What will it look like?


The same question was asked about the internet. Back in 1995. At the time, people were so sceptical of it.
Check this article out.

And here we are in 2022. At the precipice of the next evolution of the Internet. The so called Metaverse.

Mind Blown.

In the next post, I will share my thoughts on how the majority of people are going to get on this Metaverse. Whether they want to, or not.

It is inevitable.

Building for the Metaverse

I am knee-deep in this space.

I can't stop building in the Sandbox Game metaverse. Every single day I've been putting in the work into making 3D voxel assets.

I feel every passing day my skills just keeps going up.

I keep building and creating.

Right now, I've just released my first full experience inside the Sandbox Game. It's the first version, and I will keep on iterating and adding more to it.

Here's a trailer:






3D artwork, assets, models, sculptures, buildings etc. There is so much to do.

I am so excited to create stuffs that other people would love to have and use.


Once I have a good sized amount of voxel assets ready for the sandbox Game, I will be looking into creating assets for other platforms like Decentraland.

I'm not sure on the future of Decentraland, but for sure the Sandbox Game is going places. Their team and CEO is super hardworking. Really amazing.


I'm not the OG in this space, but I truly feel I'm right at the start of something so much bigger that will happen in the coming years.


The sentiment in the crypto space right now is very bearish. Funnily enough I don't pay that much attention to it.

Life itself is volatile. So all we can do is just ride the wave. In the meantime I keep building.

What's the future of Web3 going to be like?

I just read an article on Yahoo Finance where executives from Meta square off with their counterparts from Animoca Brands over what their vision is for the metaverse.


I have to say that I am very much aligned with the thought process of the guys from Animoca Brands. Hence why I am very buliish with the Sandbox Game. The Sandbox Game is a subsidiary of Animoca Brand and their idea of a decentralised future for the metaverse is very very appealing to me.

It just makes sense.

Meta still believes in centralised control. Much like the status quo now. They own your data. They buy and sell your data and profit off of your data. Whether you know it or not. Just by interacting with their sites like Facebook, instagram and their WhatsApp messaging platform.

You don't get ANY of that profits generated from that trade. When services like those mentioned are free, what do you actually give up?

Nothing is free. If you're using something that's free, you're actually the product that is being sold and traded.

You give up your privacy. They know where you're from, what you like to see, what your daily screen time habits are and what you might like to buy and eat.

And most damning of all, you give up your time.

All for nothing.

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I like Meta's product, namely the Oculus Quest. I love VR.

But, if the future of Web3 is going to be the same old style that's Web 2.0, the metaverse is really going to be a dystopian nightmare.

Can we avoid a similar situation like the one portrayed in the movie Ready Player One?


There's going to be a lot of competitors in this space. What can Meta do to set themselves apart. They're already losing the battle by making their platform a centralised one.

The world is very rapidly moving towards Web3. Decentralisation. Real democratisation of personal data, digital assets and free trade between peers.

Power to the people.

What a crazy month of May so far for the Crypto space!

What a crazy month it has been in the crypto world / web 3.

Crypto and NFT Bear market, Luna crash, Otherdeeds for the Otherside minting fiasco. That's really a lot to stomach.

For those who lost tons of money invested in UST and/or Luna, I feel you. It's just devastating.

For those who didn't invest in it but thought you should have weeks before this crash; well this is a wake up call.

Only invest what you can afford to lose.

Only invest in BTC because there is no single point of failure.

All other crypto currencies and stablecoins are just like FIAT.

Take your crypto gains and convert them to BTC. You'll sleep better.


As for the Otherdeed NFT launch, Yugalabs really disappointed a whole lot of people. Lot's of people were ready with about 0.5 ether at most for gas.

And then the typical gas wars happened. People with a lot more ether in their wallet pushed up the price of gas to about 2.4 Ether just so their transactions will go through.

WTF.

Yugalabs did compensate those with failed transactions. But still this launch should not have gone the way it did.


Anyway, this bear market in NFT will be another opportunity to get in good metaverse project like this at a MUCH lower price. I'm watching and will pull the trigger when the price is right.


As for Bitcoin, it hasn't seen the 80% correction from it's all time high of 69k USD. That's 14k USD. Be ready. This will be an opportunity of this decade.


The bear market right now is not just in the crypto space but also in the tradFi stocks.

Coinbase stock price is beaten to a super low level that I think this will be an amazing buying opportunity. I will be watching this.

Japanese style buildings for the Metaverse

I just finished creating 4 buildings for the Sandbox Game metaverse in record time. 1 week. Wow.

Here is a look at all of them. Gameplay video will be posted soon once I am done setting them up and arranging them on the Sandbox Game Land.


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Are Metaverse Lands the Future of Real Estate?


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The Future of Real Estate: Metaverse Property

 
Could the future of real estate be online? Real estate, as it’s known today, is the purchase and sale of physical properties, whether that’s land, buildings, or homes. However, real estate is changing, and it’s starting to go digital. Recently, there have been a number of high-profile purchases of digital properties, including some from major companies. Read below to learn more about how this works and how to get started buying and selling virtual property.

How it Works
In the metaverse, it’s possible to move around and visit different metaverse worlds or lands, each one as distinct as the person or company that owns it. These virtual lands can be used for just about anything, from classrooms using augmented reality to museums to showcase NFTs. Anyone can own the virtual land, but it is necessary to go through a real estate agent to purchase land in the metaverse before it can be owned and used. Real estate in the metaverse is purchased using cryptocurrencies, and the land itself is an NFT. Once it is owned, the owner can o anything they’d like with it.

Big Sales – And They’re Increasing
There have been a number of high-profile sales recently. One of the first sales was for $10,000 by an early adopter. More recently, however, a blockchain company purchased space in the metaverse for more than $2 million. The land they’ve purchased is intended to be used to host fashion shows. As more people are showing interest in the metaverse and it continues to expand, sales are becoming more frequent, and prices are climbing. Similar to the dot-com boom in the late 90s and early 2000s, people and companies are trying to get in at the beginning, with the hopes that their investment now will increase in value later.

Why is Virtual Land Valuable?
Virtual land varies in value based on a number of factors. The size of the parcel can impact how much can be developed in the space, so the larger the land, the more the owner can do with it, and the more expensive it will be. There are various landmarks in the metaverse, so being closer to those can raise the value, as can land that is strategically placed to allow for ads. There’s also the popularity of the metaverse. As it continues to grow and more people become interested in it, the prices for land will continue to go up. More visitors equals more value for the land.

The Reason for the Interest
Virtual and augmented reality are relatively new platforms, but they’re rapidly expanding and improving. Right now, there is a high risk for the purchase of virtual land, just like there was with the purchase of websites back in the dot-com boom era. However, many people are starting to see the potential when investing in virtual products or land, which is helping it gain more popularity and helping to increase the value of the digital land. Right now, there is a boom surrounding the metaverse and the real estate value, and it’s only expected to grow.

How to Get Started
So, how does someone purchase land in the metaverse? It is possible to go through a real estate agent or broker. They already know what land is available for sale and the cost and can help connect buyers to the right land to purchase. Land in the metaverse is purchased using cryptocurrencies using various platforms that exist. Buyers can purchase directly through the platforms, but working with a real estate agent can be helpful, especially if the buyer is looking for something specific.
Physical real estate transactions aren’t going anywhere – people still need houses to live in, and corporations still require buildings for offices or retail stores. However, the future of real estate is expanding and will include the metaverse. Right now, it’s possible for anyone to purchase land in the metaverse, and it may be wise to get started today, as the value of the land is only going to increase. 

(This is a guest post by
Spatial.io)

The Sandbox Game

Are you on the Sandbox Game yet?

They provide FREE tools to create 3D assets, games and experiences. You can own these assets and trade them.

What the Sandbox Game is doing right now is monumental.

I will just list a few things you can do here but in reality there's A LOT more!

  • They provide creators with tools to create for free.

  • Creators are able to sell on their marketplace with just a 5% fee. And this 5% fee they will be using it to fund and support the creators.

  • Creators can create game experiences and sell them.

  • Sandbox Game provides LAND space to place the game experiences on them.

  • These LAND spaces are available on the marketplace so you can be a LAND owner.

  • LAND owners can buy these game experience and place them on their own LAND, or they can also rent their land to game creators who do not own any LAND.

  • Players can play these games and have opportunities to compete and win cryptocurrency like $SAND.

  • Sandbox Game is planning on making it all decentralised without a single governing body, and you'll soon be able to vote on any actions that the platform will be making.




I can already see that there is a complete internal economy right there. An amazing opportunity right now that will only get bigger in the future.

The Sandbox Game is going to effectively democratise the creator economy.
It is going to be HUGE, in the same way that Apple democratised software development with their App Store in 2009.


Some might say, "yeah well I don't play games. It's not for me".


But here's the thing. The Sandbox Game is not just gaming. You don't actually need to create a game. You can build experiences, music events, art galleries and so much more.

I haven't been this excited since 2009 when the Apple App Store was just getting started.

Hot Hamsters and Cookie Munster on the metaverse!

Another update on the met averse

Check out Hot Hamsters website!

The official website for Hot Hamsters Avatar Project is now live!

Go to www.hothamsters.com to find out more about these cute little things.

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You can also find out the rarity of each hamster. There's a search function which I find very useful. Check it out!

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Official Cookie Munster NFT community

I have to thank one of my collectors (you know who you are! :D ) She suggested that I create this and also gave some ideas for the Doggy series. Very thankful for her feedback. And so here we are!

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Join my Official Cookie Munster NFT collectors Community here:

Discord:

https://discord.gg/BwKYUgkj

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/CookieM_NFT

Telegram:

https://t.me/cookieMunster_NFT


Read the official Cookie Munster plans, updates and a bit of a roadmap on Medium:

https://cookiemunsternft.medium.com/

The Cookie Munster Cookie Bake NFT

This is THE Cookie Munster NFT for the BAKE NFT platform.

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There will only be one of this for the Bakery Swap platform. This model you see here will also be inside the Sandbox Game metaverse as a statue. When the model is up in Sandbox game, it will be an NFT on its own within the SandBox Game and will be airdropped to the wallet that contains this Cookie Munster BAKE NFT.

I have plans to create that statue NFT in the Sandbox Game platform as a ticket to enter an exclusive part within the LAND that I own and enjoy the experience within it.

The Cookie Munster BAKE NFT is only for serious collectors and who also has an interest in the Sandbox game platform.

Check back on this page for future updates and development concerning the Cookie Munster experience within the SandBox game (currently in development).

My first metaverse real estate

I missed the initial Land Sales on Sandbox. That was many months ago. The only option I have is to go on OpenSea to see if there's any Land for sale for me to make my first dip into getting a virtual real estate.

So here it is. I finally got one.



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See that orange square pixel? Yes. That represents one parcel of Land. It measures 288 x 288 voxels.

The location is -123, 68

Feel free to drop by!

My best painting so far!

This painting is a big step up for me and this is now my favourite painting so far!

Hand-painted oil painting. You can view it over on Bakery Gallery here

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My first Art Gallery!

Check out all my artwork I have collected over at Hic et Nunc. You can visit the 3d gallery here:

https://oncyber.io/cookiemunster

My own artwork on Hic et Nunc is also there.




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My first NFT on Hic Et Nunc

May 30 2021

I did it!

I have been collecting some really great art over at Hic et Nunc and I thought this platform would be a great place for me to share my love for synthwave and everything 80s.
Here is my very first artwork available to collect right now. There are 3 collectors so far at the time of this writing.

Check out the actual NFT here

Below is a cover image of it.



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Australian Shepherd

May 28 2021

There's this meme crypto coin yet again which I found called the Australian Safe Shepherd. I thought its funny that their ticker symbol is $ASS. I looked up the Australian shepherd and it is a really beautiful dog. I thought it would be fun to paint it in this scene.



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I am an art collector

May 27 2021

I have been looking around for really good art and I really like the artists on hic et nunc have on sale and display there.

I took the plunge and got some Tezos and went straight into setting the wallet. Spent it some really great art that I really really like. All these artwork invoke a special kind of memory and feeling in me every time I see them. I feel that's what art should be. It should speak to you. Brings back great memory and make you smile.

Here are my art collection on Hic et Nunc!

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Sixth artwork giveaway!

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May 25 2021


This oil painting titled Hamster Chef with Macaron is minted and has been given away to my 6th art collector who had purchased my artworks on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery!

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

It's Bitcoin Pizza day!

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May 22 2021


Today is the Bitcoin Pizza Day! It is the 11th anniversary of the time 10,000 bitcoins was used to pay for 2 pizzas. This artwork commemorates that day and is now minted exclusively on BakerySwap's Bake Gallery!

You can view the artwork here!

Fifth artwork giveaway!

Baker Bear and Cheese cake web

May 18 2021


This oil painting titled Baker Bear with Cheesecake is minted and has been given away to my 5th art collector who had purchased my artworks on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery!

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

Munching on Cookies

Hamster Chef and Cookie web

May 16 2021


This oil painting is titled Hamster Chef and Cookies. I really love how this painting turned out. I'm really happy to be able to have a platform on BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery to showcase my artwork and for art collectors to appreciate and collect my art. Truly grateful to everyone for supporting my work thus far.

You can view the artwork here

Lazing around

lazy sunday web

May 15 2021


This oil painting titled Lazy Sunday shows the BAKE crew just taking a break with Doge. After making all time highs recently it's time for a breather and let's watch another rocket shoots to the moon!

You can view the artwork here

Fourth artwork giveaway!

Baker Bear reading recipes web

May 13th 2021

This oil painting titled Baker Bear with Recipes is minted and has been given away to my 4th art collector who had purchased my artworks on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery!

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

Shiba Inu to the Moon!

Shiba Inu to the Moon web

May 12th 2021

On May 10, an incredible thing happened. The Shiba Inu token skyrocketed leaving behind Dogecoin in the dust! This oil painting marks that event playfully.

You can view the artwork at the gallery here

That Doge at the window

Doge visits the Bake Shop web

May 9th 2021

This painting titled Doge visits the Bake Shop is minted as an NFT on BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery! This painting reflects the moment when Doge coin came tumbling back down to sub 50 cents from a high of 70 cents++ What a ride!

You can view the artwork at the gallery here

Third artwork giveaway!

HC wafer rolls web

May 9th 2021

This oil painting titled Hamster Chef with Wafer Rolls is minted and has been given away to my 3rd art collector who had purchased my Baker Bear Delivery artwork on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery!

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

Animated Fantasy Art

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May 8th 2021

I'm loving creating animated artwork so much now. This is my latest oil painting titled On Cloud 9 and it is animated. It has been minted as an NFT and available exclusively on Bakery Gallery. Check it here.

Elon Musk hosting SNL on May 8th 2021!

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May 5th 2021

In anticipation of this moment, I thought it'd be fun to create this oil painting based on a movie and a meme. I title this painting The DogeFather.

This painting titled The DogeFather is now minted as an NFT and available exclusively on BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery. Check it out here.

I have decided to put this up on auction starting on 5th of May 2021 and the auction will end on May 8th when SNL airs!

Good luck to all bidders!

*UPDATE* This artwork has been sold! Thank you and congratulations to Nils (on Twitter) for winning the auction. Welcome to the Cookie Munster Fam!

Second artwork giveaway!

Baker Bear with Donuts web

May 5th 2021

This oil painting titled Portrait of Baker Bear with Donuts is minted and has been given away to the art collector who had purchased my 2nd, 3rd and 4th artwork on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery!

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

First artwork giveaway!

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May 1st 2021

This oil painting titled Hamster Chef with Cherry is minted and has been given away to the art collector who had purchased my very first artwork on the BakerySwap's Bakery Gallery.

You can view the artwork and check out all the artworks that the art collector has here

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