A Transformer-Robot-Dinosaur who makes art.
I make things. This is a process blog/art journal of things I make, things that inspire me, and things that I like.
My ongoing letter project:
someonetowriteto.tumblr.com
My bow tie production line:
callmecornelius.tumblr.com
DFTBA
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I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on “unintended” and I’m literally about to gouge my eyes out I’m so angry
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Nerdfighter Benedict? Or just failed Vulcan?
As far as I can tell, there are eight possibilities here. (I’ve spent...
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Is benedict cumberbatch unintentionally doing the vlog brothers sign here?
What is happening…where is this...
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Have you ever wanted to own a non-original-art-price version of any of my paintings? Well you’re in luck, because I’ve finally gotten my butt in...
awesome comment is awesome.
(taken from my I AM A MONSTER post)
I’m at my parents’ place in Muskoka this weekend, and my younger brother has this game King of Tokyo. I won’t go into details on how to play, but it has some pretty fantastic monsters.
When I get back home to Toronto, I think I will try to make a puppet version of this. I have never make a puppet before, but this seems like a good place to start.
200-cigarrettes Asks:
elijasaurus Said:
Hooray for Monsters!
I drew a lot of inspiration from the “monsters” of my youth: Gossamer from Loony Toons, Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street, Where the Wild Things Are, and Dr Suess’s creatures (like The Lorax). Monsters are a great way to investigate the “other” and to use in/as narrative.
As far as looking into the history and context of “Monsters,” I got all I needed out of one glorious book: On Monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears by Stephen T Asma. This book explored monsters through history, mythology, legend, the Bible, philosophy, pop culture; its current uses and context, and where “monsters” are headed. Asma is also very readable: I read this text cover to cover, and enjoyed it immensely. It was smart without going over my head, and he’s very funny. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in monsters and creatures, of any kind. It’s great to get such a wide breadth on the subject, and to be informed of things I hadn’t even thought of in relation to monsters.
Ooh, also if you have not heard of it, read about The Uncanny Valley. Very interesting in regards to our perception of monstery-type things.
I hope that’s helped! Please feel free to let me know how your investigation goes! Also, anything else you discover and would like to share :)
All the best!
Toronto was visited by an earthquake this morning…though we have our suspicions it was actually Jerry’s fault!
The guy just has really heavy feet.
hesitation---waltz Asks:
elijasaurus Said:
Wat was made to be wearable; in the main photos I took (and posted here) my awesome friend Sean is wearing it. While making Wat, I had a mannequin that I could build him around. He was also on a mannequin for the OCADU Grad Ex, with stuffing in his arms for both support, flexibility, and photo opportunities :)
Thank you for your question/compliment; it’s exciting to finally be able to share him with others, and hear their reactions. Hopefully you’ll see more of him as the summer progresses!
NOOOOOPE
this is made by my friend Elija, who is most definitely not linked as the source in this image (I changed that)- you can find his tumblr here
this is his thesis, this is Wat and Ro, this is his really amazing work he put a shit ton of effort into, and the poster of this particular image can go fuck themselves mightily for trying to rip that off (also their blog is gross anyways so?)
UGH, the danger of putting your things on the internet, I guess?
I’ll be posting later this week about the “popularity” this post has been receiving thus far, and reading people’s reactions/comments to it (and my reactions/comments to theirs).
Thanks to Lady for being the greatest lady and letting me know that people are less than great.
Ugh, the internet: amiright?
OMG LET’S DESIGN EACH OTHER MONSTERS TO MAKE.
So my great and wonderful friend Sean has been drawing a this weird and lovely thing called a “Teddypus” for ages. After five years of university and making monsters for my thesis, I was able to make one for him.
This is the first thing I have made since finishing thesis/school, and it is glorious. Not exactly what I had thought it was going to look like, but everything I hoped it would be. Yes, at first glance you might think it looks a bit more like a hamster… but no: just a very fat bear. So much better as just a very fat bear. With tentacles.
Anyways, please someone just pay me to keep making drawings into actual things. Like, forever plz.
Awkward Family Portrait.
Legit siblings, representing the awkward other at the Grad Show last weekend. My mum said this should be this year’s Christmas photo.
I finally posted the rest of the photos taken at the Grad Show, and they can all be found here.
ALSO: who of my siblings do I look like the most? TRICK QUESTION, IT’S WAT. OBVIOUSLY.
I haven’t really made anything since I finished my thesis work in March.
WHAT?
Anyways, I can’t post process photos of this glorious thing that I am making, because it is for my bestie Seananigans, and he totally follows this blog.
LIKE THE GROOD FRIEND HE IS.
Anyways, I should finish it this weekend, and you will see it in all its glory very soon.
Yay!
I AM A MONSTER, 2013
Part of my body of work for my OCADU undergrad thesis (more details can be found here). Photographed around Toronto, Canada.
Copies of these prints are available for purchase.
HERE THEY ARE: THE PHOTOS.
This is the first time posting them on the internet. Very excited to share them with you all.
Also, I now have a portfolio-type “professional” website, MadebyElija, where I’ll be posting finished work.
Thank you again for all your support through all of this; yes, YOU, everyone reading this.
oh look, all of my t-shirts from high school suddenly fit again.
