@AT101ET & chronicsky, hi! Here’s a reply I just left on the reddit thread, and I’m answering some other questions there as well. Busy morning/afternoon here.

Technically speaking, each artwork can be deemed a 1 of 1, as every piece stands alone in its absolute uniqueness. You could label this as an open edition, but also I envision these pieces evolving and transforming over time.

I played around with numbering them but it didn’t feel right. And some others whom I had this discussion with agreed.

Introducing a fresh perspective on the concept of self-custody.



https://kialara.com/product/guardians/

I agree, cool photos Eclipse33 - these have a cool UFO vibe to them. GLWA 👽

I connected with the owner of this suite and the 2BTC denominated bar is on its way to me via minerjones. I plan to complete the piece and ship the bar back to MJ to be re-auctioned (as a suite) with a 0.01 starting bid and no reserve.

I didn't want this unfinished bar being in circulation, so I negotiated a deal with its owner that they were in agreement with.

Back in the day I had a system where I would drill out the heads (final step) and pass the pieces off to an assistant who would clean and pack them. I obviously missed the one side and it wasn't noticed by my assistant either.

 

Thank you, all!

$10k in BTC (0.35844 btc) has been sent to minerjones. Thanks again to the bidders and to those working to get this and the other funds fairly distributed... hope this helps some with that process.

Thank you kindly everyone and for the bids. I've just notified the high bidder via PM and will be sending the BTC to MJ soon. 

1 hour remaining, and wanted to add that if two or more bids placed are for the same amount, that whomever placed their bid earliest will be determined the winner.

Thank you, HB! From one craftsman to another 

Three hours left to submit your bids! It looks like 5pm Pacific time = 12am forum time.

Less than 24 hours to submit your bids 

Thank you, everyone.

Hi haloxon, for this auction I'm just asking bidders to submit their bids to me privately in USD amount. I would prefer the actual payment to me be in BTC, but would consider other arrangements like a wire or paypal, cashapp etc. for the right person and/or a previous customer of mine.

Thanks to those who have PM'd me bids so far - just want to remind everyone to please submit your bid amount in USD, and also to be mindful of scammers, especially if they reach out to say you are the winner. I will provide a btc payment address privately to the winner both from here and from my email max@kialara.com. And these funds will be forwarded to minerjones who is handling all auction funds for this cause.

I will not reach out to anyone on Telegram or other messaging clients outside of this forum.

@Mopar, thank you! It’s nice to hear this coming from you.

@Kryptowerk, thank you and I’m happy to do this. Happy to hear you love them!

@Chi, seriously I can’t believe it’s been ten years either… and weirdly at the same time, it feels like a lifetime ago that I discovered bitcoin. A lot can change in a decade.

@krogoth, we’re all a part of this relatively small and growing/evolving community and anything that can help out like this I’m happy to do. And I know everyone else who donated feels the same.

reserved –0–

All proceeds from this auction will be donated to the yogg rug fund.

The highest private bid between now and Monday, March 20th 5pm Pacific takes it. If the highest bid comes in under $10k, I will make up the difference... so it's a guaranteed additional $10k donated.

Please submit/private-message your bid to me in USD amount.

I just shipped two of these out of the US today and this is the very last Diamond Builder for sale, serial 09/10 [unfunded] - so who knows, maybe a bid over retail price is even possible  

Here's a quick video that helps to visualize the diamond eyes and the opals inside better...
https://kialara.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Untitled-design.mp4

I'll likely be bumping this thread a couple times since there won't be any active bidding, but feel free to ask questions or open a discussion below.

And without giving too much away, I want to share that I have a new, self-custodial design in the works that invites the holder into the creation process in a fun and innovative way. This upcoming edition marks a transition towards a trustless wallet model designed to be more accessible to a wider audience... It's just a couple months out, and as usual I'll be announcing this to my mailing list so make sure to subscribe in the footer of kialara.com to be notified.

https://thebittimes.com/kialara-project-celebrates-ten-years-of-storing-bitcoin-using-art-tbt40776.html

I'll be making a contribution to this fund (as mentioned here prior to the auctions) and have more good things to share early next week.

Itokawa received, thanks Humble! Super clean work 

Technically, if there’s only one private key that exists, and it sits under a hologram of a coin that you own, then the key is yours and yours alone - unlike an exchange that actually holds your btc for you.

Unfortunately there’s no way to know this with certainty, so the sentiment here is correct.

The tides are surely shifting in this space, and I’m interested in seeing how it all plays out.

Thanks smoothie, yea perhaps you can just list it as for sale in your thread for me? If it's still available when you begin the auctions I'll reach out to you to discuss options. 

@smoothie, I recall you reaching out to me with this concept in 2014… yea it started getting a little too complex for me as my work has enough complexities as is... especially at that time. And working solo is always nice b/c you can go at your own pace.

@DaveF, I started exploring the idea of integrating Opendimes into my bars when they came out. The question that prevented me from going this direction is: How can you guarantee that the Opendime will be good in 100+ years? Or even 10 years.

I also considered a sculptural work that had let’s say ten Opendimes inside, where each would hold something like 0.1 BTC - to mitigate the risk a little.

And lately I've been looking into these Satschips as they’re much smaller, but still the same issue with a potential hardware failure.

In my minds eye I'm currently working on a concept that will be a DIY style piece but unique to what's currently on the market.

And perhaps as I transition to these DIY versions, it might make the previous versions that can hold bitcoin and be sold on the secondary market more valuable.

So yea, It's likely that the Kialara Builders will be the last pieces I created that will come loaded with public/private keys. I will confirm this soon. I do hope the issue of trust can somehow be solved... it's something I am thinking about all the time.