Just another set of cards, this time with philosophical themes. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/NothingSpectacular
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Occasion Cards
After experiencing the great fun of making those social justice valentines last year, I decided to make a more generic and accessible line of greeting cards that would be relevant year-round, with some emphasis on uncommon occasions. They’re also for sale on my Etsy shop. There’s a little something for[…]
Cardboard Tube Art Installation
The guys at the office wanted to make a dividing wall that was also a piece of art. Prior to my joining the office, they came up with the idea of using cardboard tubes. I was given the opportunity to design the wall. I didn’t design the outer curve that[…]
Python Plushie
The Python logo, in my opinion, is just asking to be made into a plushie. So I had one made. Incidentally, I commissioned the same artist friend who made the mountain in a pan.
Gay Pride Sculpture
I was asked whether I wanted to do something “creative” at the office for pride week, and I couldn’t help but oblige. The inspiration was a pretty logical progression: I wanted a rainbow, but I wanted something in 3D. I thought it would be neat to have the colours of[…]
A Victorian Bar Fight
A friend of mine once joked that he had only one item on his bucket list, which was basically to have a bar fight in Victorian style while someone played The Entertainer on the piano. He never expected for a moment that it would happen. Years later, I set the[…]
Social Justice Valentines
With social justice politics taking over more and more of the public discourse, I thought it would be funny to make a little set of social-justice-themed Valentine’s Day cards. I figured the social justice crowd could handle a bit of jocular prodding, and (of course) I figured conservatives would enjoy[…]
Window Frame Lightboxes
The idea of making lightboxes out of window frames struck me when I first moved to downtown Toronto. It sparked an impulse to make something with a rustic aesthetic (an impulse I affectionately refer to as “hipster” when it occurs in anyone else), and the original idea was to construct a[…]
“Wake me up” T-Shirt
When I was attending U of T, I often fell asleep on the subway, due to insomnia during the previous night. I often missed my stop, ending up at Kipling station, and having to ride back in the other direction. During this time it occurred to me–since I was always[…]
Mountain Dessert
After a summer out in the rocky mountains, I often thought about how the mountains looked like a delicious dessert. The snow looked like frosting; the rocks looked like chocolate chunks. I described this “landscape desserts” idea to a friend of mine, down to the aquamarine Jell-O that could be[…]