The Doge (NFT) Puppet!
Many moons ago, The Doge NFT’s Bark Tank Council approved a much wow proposal: sponsor a collection of puppet NFTs and build the world’s first Doge Puppet. Welp, the time has finally arrived to reveal all.
The proposal was submitted by Nick Pages-Oliver, in collaboration with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre.
Who, what, where?!
So, you know The Doge NFT, right? No? Really? *sigh* Ok, have a look at this first then.
Up to date now?
In case you cheated, here’s a tl;dr…
- Doge image minted as NFT by owner of the Doge.
- NFT purchased by PleasrDAO, who like to buy cool art things.
- NFT fractionalised into $DOG, so now everyone can own the doge.
- The Doge NFT community (The Dog Park) has a fund of money to do good in the world and spread the gospel of Doge.
- Many things happen.
- Doge puppet gets made.
- You finish reading this list.
Sure, but who are these Spare Parts peeps?
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (SPPT) is based in Fremantle, Western Australia, and they’ve been making award-winning, world class shows for over 40 years.
Arts funding is hard to secure anywhere in the world, so SPPT have embraced web3 and leant into the wild world of NFT fundraising!
“As an organisation, we always do our best to be innovative and embrace the new. NFTs present a way to engage with new audiences globally, but also a way to support and collaborate with our artists who we work with every day. We have no idea where this first collection might take us, but we are excited by the opportunity” — Philip Mitchell, AD
Nick Pages-Oliver is a long time collaborator with SPPT and an independent theatre maker. He’s also held altcoin bags since 2017, so knows his way around the blockchain.
Working with designer Leon Hendroff, puppet maker Jackson Harrison, and photographer, Louise Coghill, Nick oversaw the creation of SPPT’s first NFT collection!
The collection contains Standard Edition (1/15), Special Edition (1/10) and Video Edition (1/5) NFTs, and they have properties such as the style of puppet they are, and which show they appeared in.
Ok, so The Doge NFT sponsored a collection of puppet NFTs. Pour Quoi?
Apart from being a gorgeous doggo, the Doge NFT comes with some “values” attached
- Do Only Good Every Day (D.O.G.E)
- Self expression
- Wholesomeness
- Absurd comedy
The Bark Tank Council assesses grants submitted by real hoomins, who have much wow ideas to spread positivity, do good, and provide value for our treasured $DOG holders.
One of the first things they funded was The Doge Pixel Portal (which is being upgraded to 2.0 rn. Shhhhh!). This amaze portal lets you lock your $DOG, 55,240 of them to be exact, which is ~$56USD at time of writing, and in return, you get an actual pixel from the actual Doge NFT, minted as your own unique NFT. Here are the pixels on OpenSea. Look at all the pretty shades of yellow!
The Doge NFT team is committed to providing value for pixel holders. Let’s call them “Pixel Perks”. Your pixel is a first class ticket to entertainment and fun, online and IRL.
Remember how The Doge Puppet has been minted as NFTs?
Well these suckers ain’t for sale. You’ve gotta be a pixel holder and jump in The Doge NFT Discord to enter the raffle for one of them. (Do it now!)
But this project is more than a way to give perks to pixel holders. It is…
- A way to support IRL art. SPPT is a not-for-profit theatre company, and all proceeds from NFT sales, as well as royalties from resales, go direct to the company so they can make more art and pay more creatives.
- A delightful asset for The Doge NFT community with potential for much wow. The puppet belongs to The Doge NFT and is gonna be all over TikTok and Reddit reeeeaal soon. Just you wait, Henry Higgins.
Gimme the puppet pls…
Ok ok! Here’s some bts content from the build.
Here’s the thing. Making the world’s first Doge puppet is not easy, and along the way, changes had to be made. A prototype was built, but it needed alteration. So Doge 2.0 was built. Her mouth doesn’t open, but hey, maybe there will be more Doge Puppets made in the future? Maybe they will be even better than this one? If you want your very own Doge Puppet, maaaaaybe the kind designers and makers at Spare Parts could be convinced... but the price would have to be right. So let’s ( all us web3 degens) show SPPT some love first, by buying out their collection and telling all our friends to ape a dope puppet NFT.*
*BTW, the SPPT ppl have expressed no interest in making another Doge Puppet, so fr, the price would have to be “right” (i.e. a lot).
Credits
Leon Hendroff — Designer
Leon is a designer and illustrator with a speciality in puppets. He has worked in the graphic design and illustration industry for several years before branching into puppet theatre, a passion since childhood. Since 2005 Leon has been designing and making puppets for performance, retail, display, and festivals, including many of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s performances and festival and event works. Leon’s creations are in collections locally, nationally, and internationally, and wherever they travel he hopes they will always inspire something positive in their beholders.
Louise Coghill — Photographer
Louise Coghill (louisecoghill.com.au, @louise_coghill on Twitter, or @louisetakesphotos on Instagram). A photographer and writer from Perth, Australia. Louise is often found walking through various mountain ranges with her backpack. While travel may have launched her career, Louise doesn’t see herself as a travel photographer, more a storyteller. Louise is the winner of the 2021 Lens Culture Critics Choice Award, winner of The Independent Photographer Landscape award 2021, Shortlisted for Australian Photography Awards (Stories Competition and Documentary Category) and has been featured by News Week, Canon Australia, and Monster Children.
Nick Pages-Oliver — Producer
Nick is an independent theatre maker and creative hustler, who has been actively involved in the crypto and NFT space since 2017. As well as producing SPPT’s first digital collection, Nick has helped Ellen Sheidlin (@sheidlina) @pajez_artist, and Triple J’s Stacy Gougoulis (@moustace) mint their works as NFTs. Nick is a part of the art-collecting DAO, @NFT_DAOists, who support minority voices in the NFT art space. He is also carving out a theatrical niche, creating new puppet musicals for adults. Hire him.
