Introduction 00:52 - What is your origin story? 05:50 - His first painting of Maury Wills 12:54 - Milestones along the art journey 16:13 - Who influenced your entry into NFTs? 21:23 - Making his first step within NFTs 26:30 - Crossing over from digital and NFTs to physical and galleries 29:32 - Spending a year in Maine 34:03 - Breaking through a creative block 40:45 - The question that sparked Aku 49:00 - Aku's character and an introduction to DurkAtWork 52:58 - IP decentralization vs. collaboration 54:52 - The Lightning Round 58:02 - Where is Aku in 2025? 1:03:58 - Aku World Discord 1:07:05 - Breaking down the Christie's experience Episode mentions: Tommy Wilson, Matt Szczur, DurkAtWork, Dave Roberts, Shelby and Sandy, J1mmy, Fewocious, AsyncArt, SuperRare, Nifty Gateway, Christie's, Axie Infinity, Mad Dog Jones, Lethabo Micah Johnson Twitter: /Micah_Johnson3 Instagram: /micah_johnson3 Discord: Aku World