I've been talking about creating a newsletter for ages.

Of course, in classic Alex fashion, I over-committed to enough jobs and projects for 10 humans, pushing the theoretical newsletter into the chaotic depths of my ADHD brain...

But things have changed recently. Big change. Gud change.

So it's time to do the damn thang.

Welcome to the Mack Minutes Newsletter.

^^^ lil intro video for the audio/visual appreciatoors

What's it all about?

The main goal of this newsletter is to consolidate all art and life updates into a single publication, notably including:

• Art drops & listings. Everything from upcoming mints to presales, collector updates, digital and physical art listings / availability, and whatever else that is relevant to the enjoyoooors.

• Collaborations & commissions. I have some very exciting collabs and announcements coming within the web3 space. You can bet updates and sneak peaks for those types of projects will be shared here first

• Life & adventures. Most of my art is powered, and inspired, by the great outdoors. Now that I'm a full-time artist I have the flexibility to seek out more adventures, more often. This newsletter will be filled with BTS, trips and life updates.

• ADHD tangents. Self-explanatory. Sometimes I have more philosophical (or shitpost-worthy) thoughts on the web3 space, for those who want to dive a little deeper 😉

Format: all-inclusive for the neurodivergent frens

We don't all have time to read a long newsletter and paragraphs of random tangents. So I figured I'd provide a format that covers most bases of time and attention span:

1. Video. Quick recaps (~2-3 mins) at the start of the newsletter. See above for episode 1 😬

2. TLDR. We love a quick summary. This will be at the front end of each newsletter.

3. Extended edition. Got your coffee and 10 minutes of reading time? This is the more in-depth content of the newsletter. Enjoy full paragraphs and more pretty pictures.

What's new, Alex Mack?

I'll keep this one brief, with more extended storytime in the next newsletter:

• Officially a ~ full-time artist ~. After over a decade as a cardiac physiologist (i.e. heart / high-altitude researcher) I've officially left full-time academia. As of June 1st 2024, Alex is a full-time artist, photographer, and contracting scientist. This means I get to spend the majority of my time creating and growing as an artist, and will take on the occasional research expedition when it fits. This has been a long time coming (been basically living two lives for the past two years in anticipation of this career changes)... I am joyous, exhausted, relieved and reinvigorated.

• Big adventures incoming. In just over two weeks I'll be heading to the Canadian Rockies for two weeks' work at a remote mountaineering camp, and another week or so of backcountry adventures... ahead of returning to Vancouver to run a hiking clinic with Arc'teryx and then heading straight for the desert. LFG.

• Incoming art drops. A few collabs upcoming, including something that is physical, but not a print... points to anyone who can guess what that is 👀

“Sounds rad! How do I stay updated?”

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PS. Art Bytes

In each newsletter I’ll have a section for currently available art, inclusive of mints on ETH, SOL, Base [and any other chains fine art is sold 😉 ].

Here’s what’s currently on chain:

ASCENSION ⛰

Three 1/1 photographs. No list price. Open to offers.

https://foundation.app/collection/ascension-alexmack

Alex Mack

@alexmack__

A S C E N S I O N

reflection. illusion. paradox.

now listed on @foundation

868

7:00 PM • Jul 11, 2023

FLUTTER 🦋 (6/10 remain)

Edition of 10, 0.04 ETH. Mixed media: watercolour, 35mm film & digital animation.

Flutter | Foundation

"Flutter", 2024 Media: physical watercolour; 35mm film photography; frame-by-frame sequence animation of watercolour elements. All elements and final piece created by Alex Mackenzie. Artist: Alex Mackenzie Special edition: Floraculture Art Exihibition #1, March 2024

https://foundation.app

Alex Mack

@alexmack__

FLUTTER

now LIVE on @foundation x @FloracultureArt

watercolour x 35mm x animation

edition of 10

59

2:25 PM • Mar 20, 2024

ON SOME HIGH 🎨

1/1 watercolour photograph, in Flannel Collective’s “From Thought to Form” Exhibition. List price 0.69 ETH, minted in March 2023. Open to offers.

On Some High | Foundation

I've had a vision for some time, A chromatic scope for arts, entwined Between lens and pigment, Water and mind. Some paradoxical fission in my imagination...

https://foundation.app

Alex Mack

@alexmack__

On Some High

~ watercolour photograph ~

is LIVE in the @FCollective_art "From Thought to Form" exhibition on @foundation

160

2:28 PM • Mar 27, 2023

LONG GONE 🦋🌹 (7/20 remain)

Edition of 20, 0.69 SOL. Mixed media: watercolour, 35mm film & digital animation.

Long Gone - alexmack | Exchange Art

"Long Gone", 2024Mixed media: frame-by-frame physical watercolour on 35mm film photoPhoto: Coast mountains alpine, British Columbia, Canada on Kodak Portra 400Artist: Alex Mackenzie

https://exchange.art

Alex Mack

@alexmack__

"Long Gone"

now LIVE on @exchgART

edition of 20

0.69 SOL

68

3:02 PM • Apr 2, 2024

WANDERER

35mm film photograph, part of "Based Frames" series on Zora. Free mint!

This series involves a new piece every month. This is the second of 12 🙂

SEKOIA 🦋 Physical Video Print

Limited edition video print, in collaboration with SHILLR and Infinite Objects:

Sekoia

"Sekoia" is a mixed-media piece combining physical watercolour, 35mm film photography and animationButterfly: watercolour painted by hand, frame-by-framePhotograph: Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, on Kodak Gold 200 35mm film Part of SHILLR Media S2 Burn-To-Redeem Collection Edition of 24

https://infiniteobjects.com

Alex Mack

@alexmack__

THRILLED to announce…

“Sekoia” is now available as a limited edition VIDEO PRINT on @infiniteobjects

101

6:43 PM • Mar 11, 2024

And that's all for now, folks!

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