I don't think you should be discouraged over a lack of traction. I think the idea is/was really cool. I also think you should do things because you want to do them no matter what the results are. However, your disappointment is understandable. You could always pivot and take that experience as a dry run to do a similar idea. NFT markets are fickle until you build a following or have some great marketing. Maybe build it all first and then they will come.
I am one to not want to give up until the bitter end... but as i get older cutting my losses is a difficult lesson i am learning. Time i guess is the main factor. I really do think you were/are on to something with your idea. Maybe it will garner more traction and success in a different form. Perhaps just a refinement and a little bit of gear shifting is needed? Or you could be like me and grind it out to completion... even if nobody ever realizes the project is finished! hahaha
Thank You @castleberry for your consistently supportive insights and optimism! 🙏
I hope I didn't come across too discouraged? It was my intent to layout the timeline and then circle back to the concept of "not getting invested in the outcome." And if I failed in that it was, as I mentioned in a Tweet convo, that I just didn't take the time to fully construct and edit the post.
But... Upon reflection, I do see it contains what I would label, "Confusion and Frustration" as to what I am seeing sell on the NFT Platforms -vs- my experience over the past 30+ years as an Artist and 2x gallery owner...and most recently as a General Manager for 3 galleries here in Santa Fe. A city of only 120,000 people but 200+ galleries.
I guess it remains difficult for me to understand why NFT "Collectors" don't see what they are buying is just a snapshot run through a Prisma filter. Or a generic $5 3D model wrapped in a basic texture with flare lighting?
So yeah... I apparently have too much time, a B.F.A., and experience in the "Art World" in my 54 years and am having somewhat of a difficult time coming to terms with the next generation of...Art. 🤣