At the - of the Start (inspired by At The End Of The Start by Amber Vittoria)

On Feb 8, 2023, Amber Vittoria released her [first CC0 piece](https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x12a313991abb4c5c5568282fdfa0bb2f1063297b/4) in a timed open edition for 17 minutes, at 0.07 eth. 

It came with a poem:
At The End Of The Start / Not the start of the end. / Make your reality as fun / As when you play pretend.

The art and the poem really spoke to me- being released a day after my birthday, which this year is special for a multitude of reasons. [(context here)](https://twitter.com/RobotFishGirl/status/1622822471996170240?s=20&t=F2UI7lAs9zSTWW3Z59t5xA) Given the occasion, I felt a need to express those emotions. 

I've always enjoyed the idea of using individual "nogs" as pixels- to me, it's a reminder of how this whole ecosystem, while built with tech, is built *by people.* So, I recreated the original piece by Amber, but with building blocks of 

This piece will be available for 119 Hours (7 x 17, in reference to the Open Edition time and mint price) for 0.0041 ETH (0.07 x 1/17 rounded down, again referencing the OE)

As a thanks for giving me all these uncharacteristically deep thoughts and for inspiring this piece, 50% of all proceeds will be sent to Amber Vittoria, with the other 50% going to me, RFG. I'll also be airdropping Amber the 1st edition.

Hope this helps someone else get into a creative mode, as it did me! -RFG 
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