Spark

Excited to release my genesis generative art piece, Spark! It’s paired with a 1-minute production of my song, Hands. 🎶

And, not only do you get a unique rendering, you get infinite renderings. Let’s go over Spark.✨

I fell in love with generative art even before participating in web3 as a musician, and last year began teaching myself p5js so I could make art to pair with my music (and because it’s cool af) 💻 

Through experimenting with the code, creating different textures and shapes, the project began to take on a geometric/abstract/cosmos vibe, which led me to the name "Spark" — to me, symbolizing a new beginning in both life and artistic expression. Each rendering simultaneously gives me a sense of grounding and inspiration to reach for the stars. ✨

While finishing up Spark, the idea of each collector only getting one iteration made me sad. Why force scarcity on something when its beauty is in how limitless it is? I get joy from clicking the render button over and over, and that’s what I want collectors of Spark to feel, too. 🙂

What IS scarce is the number of tokens in the collection, along with the initial rendering when you mint, since it’s tied to the transaction hash. This is the rendering you will see any time you first open your NFT. You can then render a new canvas any time and save/download any renderings you like. The renderings after your initial one will also stay consistent, and in the same order.

I designed Spark for people who want to hang this type of art on their walls, either with a digital frame or by saving the canvas to print. Digitally, it's responsive to any screen size in a square 1:1 aspect ratio. Rendering, saving, and audio controls are done using the mouse, key commands, or touch (in case you have a digital frame with no keyboard).

The music is a 1-minute version of my song, Hands. The lyrics pair well with the geometric/abstract/cosmos vibe of the art. ✨

🎶
And I feel numb with wonderment,
yet at ease with where I am.
As life surrounds my every breath,
the world turns in my hands.
🎶

The full song is consistent with that theme — how I like to find life in everything. You can come request Hands anytime I’m streaming on platforms like Twitch and Hypeshot. :)

HOW TO INTERACT WITH SPARK

• Play/Pause: The “P” key or click/tap the canvas
• Stop/Rewind to Beginning: The “S” key or click/tap and hold the canvas for longer than 1 second
• Volume: Click/Tap and drag up and down the last 1/10th of the canvas on the right
• Refresh Canvas: The “R” key or click/tap and hold the canvas for longer than 2 seconds
• Save Canvas: Keys “1” - “8”, which saves the canvas at 1000x1000px - 8000x8000px respectively. Saving adds my signature in the bottom right corner.

THE 14 COLOR PALETTES IN SPARK

• Are You Out There?
• This Red Sunset’s A Dress, And You Wear It Well
• Yappari Midori
• Teal Is Back In
• Take A Breath
• You’re Making Me Blush
• What’s On The Menu?
• Coffee Anytime
• I Like Terracotta
• Content With Contrast
• Find Me At The Lake
• Blueberry Ice Cream
• Lunar Lens
• Sketch Pad

When you save a canvas, the palette name will be in the file name.

For optimal viewing, please use a laptop, desktop, iPad, or digital canvas. Phones have been hit or miss, which seems to be a known issue for p5js projects that have audio.

MAJOR SHOUTOUTS

First, to my parents. Both of them have been so supportive of this direction I'm taking. Specifically thankful to my mom, who is an incredible art teacher, and has been very helpful in guiding me on color & composition. It’s amazing learning from her. ❤️

The friends I’ve made in the generative art space for their guidance & support, most notably from Jcode’s discord: @jmurillocode, @thisis0xbenj, and @Nico2323eth

And of course, @thecodingtrain & @SteveMakerspace for making tons of fantastic tutorials for artists and coders. They make learning to code extremely fun and have been integral to me continuing to practice.