Origin Stories welcomes Micah Johnson to discuss:

00:00 - 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