Nobody Sausage: From Viral Meme to Solana Movement

**OpenSea is actively hiring** as the NFT marketplace continues to grow and expand its operations. The company is looking for new talent across various roles, positioning this as an opportunity for individuals to start their **"chapter at OpenSea."** - Multiple new positions available - Focus on growth and expansion - Careers page actively updated with opportunities OpenSea frames the hiring push around their maritime theme, emphasizing that **"the ship stays shipping"** while scaling their workforce. [View open positions](https://opensea.io/careers)

**Des Lucrece** explores complex themes through his **Des Monsters** collection - symbolic beings representing identity, grief, and contradiction. The anonymous artist focuses on creating visuals for people who don't feel represented in mainstream art. His work emerges from **"the in-between"** - spaces of uncertainty and transformation. Key themes in his practice: - Identity exploration through digital art - Processing grief and emotional complexity - Embracing contradiction as creative fuel - Maintaining anonymity to focus on the work The interview covers his artistic theory, approach to anonymity, and mission to create meaningful representation for overlooked communities. [Read the full interview](https://opensea.io/blog/articles/in-conversation-with-des-lucrece?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=&utm_content=OS_1)

**Gigaverse Eggs** collection has launched its public mint on OpenSea. The NFT project features new profile picture (PFP) artwork and is now available for minting directly through the marketplace. - Collection is live on OpenSea's platform - Features PFP-style digital artwork - Public minting phase has begun Users can browse and mint from the collection through the [OpenSea collection page](https://opensea.io/collection/gigaverse-eggs/overview). The launch follows similar recent PFP drops on the platform, indicating continued activity in the profile picture NFT space.

**Justin Aversano** created daily 10-second portraits across all 7 continents for an entire year, exploring how blockchain technology transforms photography. **Key highlights from the interview:** - Discussion of his famous **Twin Flames** collection - Exploration of analog photography rituals in digital spaces - How **onchain permanence** changes artistic documentation - NFTs redefining the photographer's role and reach Aversano's work demonstrates the intersection of traditional photography techniques with Web3 innovation, showing how artists can maintain creative authenticity while embracing new distribution methods. [Read the full OpenSea interview](https://opensea.io/blog/articles/in-conversation-with-justin-aversano?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=&utm_content=OS_1)

OpenSea has announced the winners of its AI Creator Contest after receiving thousands of submissions. **Top 5 Winners:** - @ST_McFly - @achew39 - @FlyRyde - @CryptoNFTViking - @PudgyTribe **Additional Recognition:** 25 creators received honorable mentions and will be awarded XP, including @Icea75, @ExoticRaccoon, @NiftyMediaHL, and others. The contest showcased significant community participation with creators demonstrating various AI-generated content. Winners need to DM OpenSea's account to claim their prizes. This follows OpenSea's previous creator contests, including a recent 0G vision contest that awarded custom merch boxes to top performers.