Sea is Medicine
AKA Naomi Olson is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends Bitcoin, beauty, and resilience. After a near-death experience and emergency surgery that left her with an ileostomy, Naomi chose to rebuild her life with intention—walking the beach daily, returning to art, and discovering Bitcoin. That healing journey awakened her creative voice and set her on a mission to live a life of value.
Her Bitcoin-themed collage and mixed media works have been exhibited in the Bitcoin Art Museum and the Bitcoin Conference gallery (twice) and celebrate sovereignty, freedom, and the human spirit.
She is also the founder of BTC Aloha, an artisan beachwear brand that brings tropical elegance to Bitcoin culture. Her photography background includes exhibitions at the Honolulu Museum of Art and mentorships with legends like Paul Chesley of National Geographic.
Naomi has been featured on podcasts such as Life with Bitcoin, The Art of Freedom, and Access Tribe, where she shares her story of rebirth, creativity, and the power of decentralization.
Her work is a living testament: that beauty, truth, and freedom are worth fighting for—and that art can be a map back to what matters most.
Surftoshi
Handmade paper collage in dark blue custom floating frame, with non-glare museum glass. Shown at the Adopting Bitcoin Gallery in El Salvador and The Bitcoin Conference 2025. In the home of a private collector. WATCH VIDEO of the collage making process.
Sea Her Rise
The framed handmade, paper collage, original hangs in the Bitcoin Art Museum at Bitcoin Magazine Headquarters in Nashville. There are two archival limited edition prints sold to private collectors and an edition of 21 inscriptions. Sea Her Rise contains a phoenix rising metaphor, as well as, a nod to the ocean, the feminine and Bitcoin as life sustaining forces of eternal strength and regeneration. Inspired by my own life, the ocean has always given me peace, freedom and power to go on. Bitcoin also does this. An ode to a future of sound money, where the creative economy can thrive.
Run Away with Me
RIDE THE WAVES WITH ME, THE BEST IS YET TO BTC...
Amidst the destruction of the current financial system, there is hope. Lets use Bitcoin to build a better future based on truth, intrinsic value, creativity, and ingenuity!
Vintage surf vibes with a twist on a classic line. Digital collage with hand cut elements. by Sea is Medicine 2023
There are only 11 inscriptions and two limited edition archival prints. One has been sold at the January 2025 Auction for the Hal Finney Running With Bitcoin - ALS Network Benefit, and the other was sold to Jake at Airbtc.online.
Smooth Sailing (Sinking Fiat)
Sail the seven seas with Bitcoin and watch fiat sink! Bitcoin has empowered me to take control of my life and participate in the creative economy of the future. May this work inspire you to stack sats and stay Seaspired!
Only two limited edition archival prints were made. Both have been sold to private collectors. There are 12 mini prints of a different variation also SOLD OUT
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Wipeout!
"Wipeout" pays hommage to the legendary Hawaiian surfer and champion waterman Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku, as he defeats his fiat competitor. May this work inspire you to stack sats and stay Seaspired!
Only two limited edition archival prints were made. One hangs in a private collection. The last one is available on Satstash.
Freedom Speed Style Evolution Bitcoin
The Incredible Freedom, Speed, Style, and Independent Evolution of the Ride!
Handmade paper collage, framed and exhibited at The Bitcoin Conference 2025 in Vegas! Another version was photographed then enhanced digitally.
Inspired by the spirit of surfing and the tech of Bitcoin. Stack Sats & Stay Seaspired
Inscription edition of 12 available and 12 mini prints (only available in person, or contact)
Runestone Rise
This is an original handmade paper, analog collage, custom framed. Watch video of the process. May this Seaspire you to make whatever your heart desires as an Artist. When she rises, we all rise! Cheers to freedom, prosperity, sovereignty, love, good waves and Bitcoin.
Edition of 210 inscriptions were made as part of a contest on Gamma.io
She Rode Endless Waves
Handmade paper collage with custom floating frame, museum glass in front.
New Record Nashville
Special edition of 500 souvenir postcards for The Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville. There are a few left. Fill out the contact page if you are interested in purchasing one. Postcard featured on page 141 of Bitcoin Magazine Special Edition December 2024
Listen to the Waves
An edition of 500 postcard souvenirs made for The Bitcoin Conference 2024 in Nashville. Featured on page 141 of Bitcoin Magazine special edition december 2024. There are a few left, fill out the contact page if interested in purchasing.
Sparks Fly
Salty Spray Kisses Fingers and Toes, Sparks Fly! We Walk On Water
Handmade paper collage custom framed. Also digitized and available as 1/1 NFT
Message in a Bottle
A handmade collage turned into a beach tote. Fill out the contact page if you are interested in a limited edition print or the framed original.
She is the only one I Sea
"She is the only one I sea" is a handmade paper collage, custom framed between two panes of glass and with museum non glare in front. Purchase original or the digitized 1/1 as an NFT
Sixth Sense
"The Wave Spawned A Dance With His Sixth Sense"
Handmade paper collage with custom wood floating frame and museum non-glare glass in front.
Chasing the Curl
My first Fake Pepe on XCP, the first token protocol on Bitcoin. Inspired by the Politicians jumping on board the Bitcoin bandwagon, we see them chasing the orange curl along with the fake Pepe crew. Fill out the contact page if you would like a limited edition print.