I launched the collection on OpenSea the largest NFT marketplace-and successfully sold several pieces. To amplify the project and bring the Oddnodes to life, I also created a short commercial, helping the creatures feel more tangible and engaging to a broader audience.
A set of three pieces inspired by balloon modeling, where animals are traditionally twisted from plastic balloons. Instead of plastic, we imagined them made from skin-like material, complete with tattoos and eerie details. The monkey, swan, and iconic dog balloon are reimagined as grotesque yet fascinating sculptures—turning pop art into something unsettlingly visceral.
Archival
This is the primary node type that forms the backbone of a blockchain network. Archival full nodes are servers that host the entire blockchain, with every single transaction recorded in their databases. The main task of these nodes is to validate blocks and maintain consensus.
Pruned
A pruned full node is one that saves hard disk space for its users by “pruning” older blocks in the blockchain. This type of node will first have to download the entire blockchain from the beginning. After that, it will begin deleting blocks beginning with the oldest and continue until the node only holds the most recent transactions up to a set size limit. If a node operator were to set the size limit to 250 MB, then a pruned full node would hold the most recent 250 MB worth of transactions.
Master
Masternodes cannot add blocks to a blockchain. They only serve to validate and record transactions. Running a masternode can earn users a share of the network’s rewards. Doing so requires first locking away a certain amount of money in the form of the network’s native token. DASH is an example of a network that uses masternodes.
Lightning
Lightning nodes don’t quite fit the mold of any of the nodes discussed so far. The main idea of a lightning node is to establish a connection between users outside of the blockchain, enabling what are referred to as “off-chain transactions.”
Authority
Authority nodes are used by consensus algorithms for networks that aren’t fully decentralized, including Delegated Proof of Stake and Proof of Authority. In these networks, either the development team will decide how many authority nodes are needed and who will run them, or the community could vote for the decision. The task of these nodes is the same as full nodes in other networks.
Light
Lightweight nodes or “light nodes” do not hold full copies of the blockchain. Light nodes only download blockheaders, saving users significant download time and storage space. Nodes of this nature depend on full nodes to function and are used for simplified payment verification.
Mining
In crypto mining, miners are either full or light nodes that try to prove they’ve completed the work required to create a new block. This is where the term “proof-of-work” comes from. To accomplish this task, miners have to either be an archival full node themselves, or get data from other nodes to learn the current status of the blockchain and how to work on finding the next block. (Those who seek to run mining nodes might want to take into account crypto mining electricity costs.)
