Author: Toni Payne

It is Thursday, August 11 2022, and Digital Collectible Crypto Art also known as Art minted as non fungible tokens on a blockchain, has been riding a wave for over a year. You can find many types and genres of art in Web3. One of … Continue readingHow Still Life Photography Digital Art Can Find Success + Artists You Should Know

The current debate in the NFT PFP circle is the project, Moonbirds, and the CC0 license.  The founder of Proof Collective and Moonbirds, Kevin Rose, recently made an announcement that all Moonbirds and Moonbirds Oddities will now carry the CC0 license. If you are not familiar … Continue readingMoonbirds and Moonbirds Oddities CC0. Is it a Good or Bad Thing?

In 2021 access to things like the Manifold Smart Contract Studio wasn’t as easy as it is today. I remember when I started minting my art as NFTs, the easier option on Ethereum, was the Opensea Lazy Minting Contract. While this is great for artists … Continue readingWhy Artists Should Mint on Their Own Manifold Smart Contract

The 21st century has seen a continued appreciation for Still Life Art. Unlike the 17th century, when paintings were the primary medium used to depict still life, we now have artists who use photography to create Still Life Art. I am one of those Artists. My love … Continue readingAfrican Still Life Art from the 17th Century

It has been one month since NFT NYC and the euphoric feeling of seeing my Still Life Photography Art on a billboard in Time Square has not left me. I doubt it will ever leave. NFT NYC is the number one conference for NFTs. It … Continue readingStill Life Photography Art featured in Time Square during NFT NYC

Web3 is growing and as more companies explore this domain, they are often faced with the challenge of finding dependable professionals for specific needs. Some these professionals are Web3 Community Builders, Developers, Tech and Marketing Professionals. In order for the things to move smoothly, it … Continue readingWeb3 Community Builders, Developers, Tech and Marketing Professionals You Should Know

I recently had the pleasure to talk about NFTs on Al Jazeera. The show, titled AJ Stream, is hosted by Femi Oke. Featured on the panel were myself, Crypto Artist, Osinachi and National Art Critic, Ben Davis. We discussed the topic, Are NFTs the future … Continue readingWatch: Are NFTs the future of art? on Al Jazeera ft Toni Payne, Osinachi and Ben Davis

NFT NYC is taking place from June 20-23 in New York. The event venue is the Marriot Marquis Time Square. My art will be showcased at the main event, Time Square and at Comp Stomp Studio. I will also be speaking on the first day of … Continue readingNFT NYC Conference Speaker  Update + How to get a POAP from me

I recently sold an art piece titled White Walls as NFT from my Legends Live Forever collection to an art collector named Frankie. Frankie is an avid NFT Art collector and supporter of artists in the NFT circle. Later that day, he tweeted out a … Continue readingAre NFTs the Future of Art Collection?

Being early the NFT space, you may find yourself unintentionally making historical milestones. One such milestone, apparently, is me being the first Black Female Still Life Photographer in the NFT Space. I suspected as much when I couldn’t find others when I started, but during … Continue readingRepresentation Matters: Black Female Still Life Photographer in Web3 & NFTs