Born Alone. Die Alone. is a visual manifesto for Aetheria, a brand conceived without precedent and built to exist where streetwear, blockchain technology, and culture collide. The slogan replaces traditional A’s with the A-Star, reinforcing Aetheria’s identity as a singular force. The phrase speaks to originality: Aetheria was born alone, without comparison or blueprint, and will stand alone in its execution and vision. At the center of the composition, a shooting star races forward, gripping a briefcase filled with dollar bills marked by the A-Star and AETHA insignia. This symbolizes momentum, ambition, and the transfer of value both cultural and financial. Beneath it, a green upward trendline mirrors the rise of the Aetheria crypto coin, AETHA, representing growth driven by belief, community, and innovation rather than speculation alone. In the lower right, a gold coin stamped with the phrase “IN AETHERIA WE TRUST” serves as a deliberate nod to traditional currency — reimagined through a decentralized future. It reflects trust not in institutions, but in creation, transparency, and ownership. Aetheria is the first streetwear brand of its kind, where every physical garment is paired with a corresponding NFT and an official crypto coin. Existing simultaneously in the digital and physical worlds, Aetheria is built entirely online, yet constructed by hand, grounded in authenticity rather than hype. The crosshair embedded in the piece references the very first shirt designed by Aetheria co-founder Hayden Williams, a symbol that would later define the Small Circle Collection collaboration. Both founders born and raised in Texas, where guns are woven into the cultural landscape, the crosshair represents focus, precision, and intention — not violence, but aim. Overlaying it all is a chrome A-Star, a declaration of futurism and aspiration. As Spongebob once said, “Everything is chrome in the future” and here, chrome becomes a metaphor for forward motion, permanence, and inevitability. This painting is both origin story and prophecy. Hand painted by Aetheria Co-Founder Nick Nolette