Where Bitcoin meets art, there’s Matthew Groves of California. Paper wallets made from artisan papers by skilled hands, the black magic of BIP38 makes it possible: you don’t have to entrust him with your key, just your encrypted key.
![There be dragons here.](http://object2212.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Matty_Groves_dragon_front-1024x541.jpg)
His dragon paper wallet is fairly stunning, but the intricately folded origami pig (with the key folded into the inside) makes me giggle every time I look at him.
Just think of it. It’s a piggy bank which is nothing like a piggy bank, yet works exactly like a piggy bank. It’s not ceramic, it doesn’t hold pieces of metal inside, you don’t have to break it; and yet, it is a darling pig, it does hold coins inside, and you do have to unfold it to redeem it. It’s cute, it’s a great piece of origami, and it’s conceptually brilliant.
That makes it art.
And again, since you generated your own BIP38 encrypted key, the trust required is near zero; if you saved a copy of your encrypted key (as you should), then there is no reason at all not to enjoy this piece of pig-bitcoin-art.
![He's a good pig.](http://object2212.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Matty_Groves_pig_back-1024x612.jpg)
![There also be an elk here.](http://object2212.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Matty_Groves_dragon_back-1024x544.jpg)