As part of my New Year’s Resolutions each year, I do a critical assessment of the year that is drawing to an end - what have I accomplished, what have I learned, how do I want to grow in the coming year? Like many, 2021 was the year of the NFT for me, so I sat down to think hard about why I am drawn to make and collect NFTs.

The concept of signed and numbered prints produced in limited editions arose in printing - the kind of printing done using carved or etched plates. The plates wore out over time, limiting the number of quality prints that could be produced. The sequence number of a given print was important. Early prints were made while the plate was pristine. Prints near the end of the run could suffer from degradation. All members of an edition were the same size, being pulled using the same plate. Setting up a print run was a significant effort, so all members of an edition were typically pulled at the same time, using the same medium and ink. These factors gave an edition clear definition.