# NFT Origin Story: Waxbones aka Cal Jepps (Artist)

Source: https://bylt.co/waxbones/
Published: 2021-11-18
Author: Jeff Sarris

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This week, my conversation with the amazing NFT artist known as Waxbones. Cal’s art has an instantly recognizable style that I absolutely adore. He juxtaposes the 1930’s rubber hose cartoon style with black work tattoos to create a sort of whimsical macabre.

We dive into Cal’s origin story and learn about the product that he created to launch the name Waxbones. We discuss the challenges of balancing a full-time job with NFTs and a family. And Cal considers whether a full-time NFT career is in his future.

We also talk about Ethereum vs Tezos vs Solana from the artist’s perspective, how to establish an equitable relationship between artists and developers, and much more. This is a wonderful conversation and I know you’ll love it as much as I did.

- [Waxbones on Twitter](https://twitter.com/waxbones)
- [Waxbones NFTs on KnownOrigin](https://knownorigin.io/waxbones)
- [Waxbones NFTs on Foundation](https://foundation.app/@waxbones)
- [Waxbones NFTs on Objkt](https://objkt.com/profile/waxbones/)

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