Gorgeous opepenpals!
β° It's time for an update on the future of this project:
Two months, hundreds of hours, merch, an OE and ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE friends later... so what happens next?
It's become clear that going through the old waitlist from 2 months ago isn't the
My little opepenheads:
The past 24 hours has been wild.
With so many orders it will now take me until the bull market returns to make all your beautiful pfps.
I WILL continue to pepen each and every one of you! But if you need a RUSH ORDER, you can send a tip to π julzy.eth
1. We thought DeGods needed to be "DeGods".
That was our mistake. After digesting the community feedback, we realized that we were wrong.
Opepens are fun. So, we made them DePepens.
I'm so thrilled to announce that today I've started a social media management internship at
@worldofwomennft
. π«Ά
It's not lost on me how lucky I am to have found the support of such an established and respected team in the space - at a time when these opportunities are rare.
Friends! GUESS WHAT.. I made 100 OPEPENS IN A WEEK!!
Sort of...
The truth is, it took two extra days. BUT WE GOT IT DONE. And now there are 100 NEW Opepenpals in the club. π
I'm so freaking proud.
But also I am broken, so excuse me while I go crawl into a hole and sob then
Gm πβοΈ
Have a beautiful Saturday, pals!
I'll be here making opepens and filming videos, like I think I'm some kind of niche micro internet celebrity.
Seeing many taking shots at
@franklinisbored
today.
I'd like to share my experience.
Franklin was among the first to request a julzy openpen, even before it gained popularity.
Once I posted it, he personally reached out, asked for my wallet address, and sent a heartfelt tip.
This might seem like a sappy overreaction (and maybe it is, I have had two beers). But, here we go:
The truth is, the VV /
@opepenedition
community have been a saving grace for me during a really weird time. I've loved contributing to this community SO MUCH. Opepenpals was a
Gutter Talk has really become something special every week! Last night was special as I got to bring in a close friend to the Gutter
@demardouglas1
thanks for the great interview!! We also brought
@jusJulzy
into the Gutter with our weekly giveaway!
Gang MFn Gang
I can honestly say this conversation floored me.
Grateful for the people who have supported me and continue to do so.
Wtf guys - I felt so much love.
Gm to waking up completely invigorated and ready to make art again π
Gm!
I signed on the dotted line for a really exciting new venture today...
But it means I'm going to have to supercharge my productivity and get 100 opepens out next week (+ launch a special project)
Can I do it??
Like for YES
Comment for YES
π
Quick share around the concept of a POW set brought up by
@WhatTheLJW
,
@lukeweaver_eth
&
@heavyalien_nft
.
I've been working in vector, but this timelapse was just ready and waiting.
Proof of trial and error:
DAY ONE
Opepens 1-11: The Cute Ones π
Only 89 left to go...
If you see your opepen here - say hi! (I will reply to all your original requests with the image file)
Iβve made 70
@opepenedition
pfps over the past two weeks.
There are 199 on the waitlist.
I love making these so much but I may need to find a way to make it sustainable. Stay tunedβ¦
Gm!
There are over 200 Opepenpals now.
I need to make sure I'm following you.
So, post yours below and say gm!
(or just say gm if you don't have the image handy, and I'll reply with your opepen)
#palfollowpal
π
GM! This is the face of a girl having her first day off in seven weeks!
So she can spend the entire day doing her transnational TAXES!
Actually thrilled π€
Back from France, utterly exhausted.
But my heart is SO FULL.
I know it sounds silly - but making Opepens for you these past few days has given me back my fire.
I have some big things planned.
Can't wait to wake up and get started.
Gn π«Ά
Recently suffered some pretty gnarly burnout and sleep deprivation.
So I'm giving the finger to hustle culture.
Here's my baby steps to recovery:
1. Sleep. Got an app, set some goals, treating it like a fun game
2. ONE daily personal to-do list of max 6 items (realistic to
Friends. I'm really tired.
And I would love your help:
π All you'd need to do is throw some likes/comment/shares when I drop an announcement TOMORROW.
For every like = Julzy gets 1 extra minute of sleep.
GN fam bam, you're the best.
My favourite things about opepen is that
@jalil_eth
&
@jackbutcher
keep creating new iterations, new inspiration and new forms for me to play with.
β π½
A pickpocket just snatched my phone out of my bag.
And like a cheetah I snatched it back and told him off LIKE AN ABSOLUTE BOSS!
AND NOW I'M HIGH ON MY OWN POWERRRRR
Here's a picture I just took with my NOT STOLEN PHONE, in my
@maxkulchinsky
history of art twitter tee βοΈ
An enormous THANK YOU to everyone who has claimed a First 80 edition already. π«Ά
There is so much more to come.
You beautiful people have empowered me to continue this project and keep opepening the community.
It brings me so much joy and I hope I've brought you some too. π
Just minted piece
#140
from this beautiful collection - Celebes by
@l3xclim
Generative art at its finest. Watching it load layer by layer was superb π€
My NFT Artist share of the day
I think I might go into the real world soon and try to get a real world boyfriend.
But how do I break the news to them about... Me being the niche micro influencer to a small group of niche micro influencers within a small niche of a larger niche online community?
GM!
I'm so excited to announce the LAUNCH of OPEPENPALS MERCH!
π 76 Designs (and counting)
π 2100+ Products
GO SHOPPING:
We got SOCKS, CLOCKS, ACRYLIC BLOCKS and so many other things that don't rhyme.
From now on, every Opepenpal that joins the
Very real moment of exhaustion.
I've been running my personal content creation like a full time job for months. Adding an actual full time job to that is an adjustment.
I'm too tired to have a take-away yet. I guess just be kind to yourself, prioritise sleep, you can't do
I have two modes:
1) responsible adult who takes the bins out
2) millennial teenager who works in a video store and gets high with her pals on a thursday night.
There is no in-between.
Gm!
My parents have been visiting for the past two weeks. And it's really highlighted to me how all-consuming the grind here can be.
I've struggled to be present with them, because I'm feeling stressed falling behind in the ambitious tasks I've set myself.
There are so many