Some time ago I was very lucky to win yet another contest on Steemit hosted by @haedre (if only life outside of Steemit was so nice to me), making this the second time I received a physical item created by a Steemian.
To those who still think that Steemit is just about cryptocurrencies and bots, all I can say is that if you focus on the people in this community then that's what you will get.
Anyway, after having to wait quite some time for a delivery to arrive from the US the first time I won something, I was a lot more patient this time round. So today when I was about to leave the house and saw this on my door step it was hard to contain my excitement...
I know that there are many excellent artists on Steemit and even though digital art is something created on a computer and that you can print many copies of it (same goes with digital photography), the value of the work that the artist invested the time and effort is still there. Even though digital art is more accessible I do believe that the block chain economy will start to help artists protect and monetize their work better...
You have to say that @haedre's work is very impressive! If you haven't seen his posts or visited his website (www.haedre.com) and you are a sci-fi fan then I hope that after seeing his work you are going to be following him like I am on Steemit!
Not only that, there was another surprise in the package, a special edition of the comic "Devlok, the Techno-Templar" Chapter 1 for me to enjoy as well!
I have been thinking about just what we can do for all those great artists out there on Steemit who are earning Steem by trying to earn up votes on their posts rather than spending time doing what they really enjoy doing. There have been some discussions between a few of us on @ifc about what to do with all the talented people that play the game every week, and @apolymask as usual is the first to try something so keep an eye out for some new ideas soon!
Also, if you are an artist and you have some ideas or suggestions about how we can create a marketplace for your work, or just how the community can better support you, please let me know and I will put all the ideas together and work with the communities I am involved with to see what we can come up with!