# Stem III Auction

By [John Palmer](https://paragraph.com/@johnpalmer) · 2021-04-24

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I'm using Mirror to auction the third piece in my Stem copy series, based on David Rudnick's Stem series. For every Stem that David has published, I've produced a copy in Paint on my computer. This is piece 3/4 in that series, and the only one currently for sale. You can see David's original here:

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### History

When David's [Stem I](https://zora.co/void/500) was originally released, @milkshapes minted "Saved," a screenshot of the piece.

[https://twitter.com/milkshapes/status/1361210453746085888?s=20](https://twitter.com/milkshapes/status/1361210453746085888?s=20)

With the original and the screenshot both off the table, I was forced to manually create my own version using MS Paint. I created Stem I copy, which you can see below.

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This was meant to be a one-off joke piece, riffing on "Saved." I created it on a whim when I saw the tweet and completed it in about 45 minutes. But by the time I published it, I actually liked the work I had made, and I liked the original work even more.

I didn't know of plans for more stems, but a few weeks later, David released Stem II and Stem III, so I created copies of each, maintaining equilibrium between the paint copies and the originals.

[https://twitter.com/john\_c\_palmer/status/1372390863796600832?s=20](https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372390863796600832?s=20)

[https://twitter.com/john\_c\_palmer/status/1372744224945414146?s=20](https://twitter.com/john_c_palmer/status/1372744224945414146?s=20)

As of today, 4 stems have been created, as have 4 paint copies. Each copy takes about 5-6 hours and is completed in one sitting.

Stem I was sold by me on Zora. Stem II was also sold on Zora, but all proceeds went to charity. Stem IV was gifted to a friend in an art swap.

That makes Stem III the only remaining stem copy available for sale.

### Auction and Split

Using Mirror splits, I'm able to split up the earnings from this sale. 25% will go to David himself, and 25% will go to $ESSAY holders via the $ESSAY smart contract.

Stem III copy is visible in the embedded block below. The auction will be open for 24 hours. Thanks!

[Token #2280](https://etherscan.io/address/0xabEFBc9fD2F806065b4f3C237d4b59D9A97Bcac7)

### Split

The auction is now over. Splits can be claimed below.

[Stem III Paint](https://etherscan.io/address/0x8BfecBd8F5F4214FD59f82382C092284bE150c4b)

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*Originally published on [John Palmer](https://paragraph.com/@johnpalmer/stem-iii-auction)*