A three-day workshop presented by The Youth Empowerment Project, the Nieux Society, the United Way of Southeast Louisiana and Gilded to teach nearly 50 New Orleans teens the fundamentals of web3, NFTs and cryptocurrency. The camp was held July 18-20 at YEP Youth Center.
Web3 Teen Camp
Sneaker Heads developed by YEP Web3 Teen Camp
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Lilo and Stitch Shoes
“I got this idea from my favorite show Lilo and Stitch”
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Flames on Forces
“I made these shoes this way because it represents what I like and what I do everyday and this is art.”
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Construction Zone
“These shoes look as if a house painter just went home for the day. The shoes started as blue but have a splash of pink to show how life can surprise you.”
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Cotton Candy Pinks and Blues
“Pink and blue are my favorite colors and the finished shoes make me think of unicorns. These shoes will give the wearer a unique look that they can feel confident about.”
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Caution Jo's
“I made the Caution Jo’s based off a toxic slime theme (green, yellow, black) with a cautions sign because it’s toxic and the slime dripping around I got my slime inspired from Ghostbusters”
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Fall Guys by Rhydell
“Shoe was inspired from Fall Guys. Blue sets the chill mood Orange is for being active. Also represents mixed personalities”
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YVNGM ZEROS
“My shoes are called the YVNGM ZEROS. I choose the colors red and black. Red and black are very good combination together. I picked YVNGM ZEROS for my NFT because YVNGM is my name and I felt that the word zero would go with the name.”
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BUMBLE BEE
“My shoes are black and yellow because I feel like they are a good combination oin color personally and they were inspired by Wiz Khalifa’s popular song ‘Black & Yellow’. Hope you enjoy this NFT! :)”
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Candy Cotton
“These shoes are inspired by cotton candy. This is my favorite thing to eat at fairs an events. Also my favorite colors are blue and purple. This shoes are simple but get the message through.”
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Camo Green
“the Camo Green is based on camo pants but a shoe version. They have a green, tan and brown in the shoes.”
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Survivors
“Survivors is an NFT that focuses on community and connections.”
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Jamyla Splash
“When I began the shoes, I had the idea of black and red. So as I was painting on the black I also thought about putting red hearts on there t make them look a bit better. So I did. I honestly heard my brother say the word hearts. I plan to sell it to whoever thinks that it also looks as good as I think it looks.”
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Spiritual Galaxy
“Growing up, Christianity was implanted deep into my life. So, I felt as if I needed to add it to my art. 444 represents a new start to life. Also, growing up I was around Violence more. I had to learn fast at ayoung age to adapt and defend myself. Ive learned throughout life to give everyone a chance and don’t discriminate.”
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Bloody Man
“I made my shoes dripping blood because I like horror movies, the action and adventure of them. My favorite horror movie is YEP. These shoes express my creativity.”
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Slimey Splash
“How I decided to make the shoes was going crazy and I used some of the colors I liked and saw.”
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Van Halen's Greatest Kicks
“These beautiful shoes are inspired by Van Halen’s album ‘Best of Both Worlds’. These shoes have white, black and red just like the colors on the album cover of Halen’s. The shoes are also great paired with a glam 80’s look! These shoes will make you want to Jump and make you feel On Top of the World.”
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Golden Hearted
“My shoes are baed off the Saints. They are meant to make you feel inspired, confident, and never give up.”
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Splatoon Forces
“The description of my shoes are based on the abstract lines. the shoes are very stylish and go with any outfit. I hope you enjoy them!”
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Red Snoopy Shoes
“Classic red and white shoes with Snoopy dog.”
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Strawberry Lemonade Blast
“This is a different unique shoe, that represents the month of may. This month makes me feel energized about the different reasons to celebrate.”
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MM Clubhouse
“I named my shoes ‘The Clubhouse’ because I’m a big fan of Disney characters and wanted to bring them to life with this NFT. It also reminds me of a time when I was younger watching Saturday morning cartoons.”
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Orange Fanta
“ I choose to design this shoes with these colors because I really like the color red - and I was able to experiment with spray painting this creation. These shoes are also inspired by one of my favorite artist, NBA Youngboy.”
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Unfinished Soles
“My shoes are called the ‘Two Unfinished Soles’ because they are purposely unfinished so the buyer or purchaser can see that even though they’re not good colors, or unfinished they still never lost their value. You can still take the paint off and make what you want out of them.”
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Out of This World
“I named this NFT ‘Out of This World’ because I dream about going to outer space in the future.”
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17 Shoes
“These shoes were inspired by the band Nirvana.”
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The OTF
“My shoes are called OTF - Only The Family because family is important to me. I made them my favorite colors.”
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To the Roots
“This shoe is made for the tribute for Jamaica and the people that live there. I made these to show my love for this island.”
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The Turquoise
“The color turquoise is an outstanding color for me, because it reminds me of the beach water, and everyone’s attention on the shoe because it’s an outstanding color. The Turquoise is a bit messy, that’s what makes it creative.”
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Bloody Mary Shoes
“I made this shoe because I wanted to be different.”
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Kache Purple & White
“I choose the color purple because it’s my mom’s favorite color.”
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Orange Gator Skater Sneaker
“A unique shoe made based on the Florida Gators football team.”
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GiGi's
“These shoes are in honor of my Grandma, whose birthday recently passed, and the colors are in memory of Gianna Bryant. They are meant to inspire confidence.
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Rari V
“Black/yellow frenchie lover. Blue/yellow favorite colors. Blue: represents integrity. Yellow: represents joy.”
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Pink Galaxy 5
“These shoes remind [me] of a gender reveal or a pink and blue outfit.”
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The Golden Nights
“I picked these colors because they are fun funky and just remind me of my style. My shoes are really nice to me and I think I really would make them all over again.”
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Opposites Attract +-
“Like black and white is like me and my best friend Julia, we are different but also the same so that’s why I chose this theme for my shoe.”
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PINKY
“These shoes make me happy and they give me good energy from the bright colors.”
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Splash
“The color of the shoes are those colors to represent DIFFERENCE. My shoes are not the same as everyone else’s because it’s ok to be different and I expressed that with colors.”
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K8's Magical Shoe Touch
“I made my shoes because they make me think about good things because of the color. Blue is my mom’s favorite color and they are simple also.”