Author Archives: Jesse Conlang

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About Jesse Conlang

Jesse Conlang lives in Edmonton, Alberta, where he has trained squirrels to operate pens and pencils at his whim. You can probably tell that by the quality of the work.

I built a cajon!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

With the indispensable help of wood shop mastermind Derek, I constructed and stained this excellent cajon, which, if you don’t know, is a percussion instrument based on a shipping crate that probably came from Peru, although it depends who you … Continue reading →

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Reinterpretations!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

I’m so famous, small children in China* dress up as me. http://pupumom.pixnet.net/blog/post/182772009 it turns out that my wolf mask is popular with more than just furries. This appears to be a performance of the three little pigs, and the wolf … Continue reading →

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Portrait of the Artist as Homestar Runner

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

I bought pencil crayons! Here’s a very, very hasty self portrait. I feel like a portrait of me as strongbad would be fundamentally unsatisfying. I’ve got a fairly big thing in the works, and pencil crayons are involved. Stay tuned, … Continue reading →

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Heroes of Evolution: the Trilobite

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

I broke a spoon; I carved a trilobite with my pocket knife and a nail. It’s a teaser because now I should find some sandpaper and stain. I love these little guys. They’re like a rough draft of a horseshoe … Continue reading →

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Is there a word for simultaneous disdain and admiration?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

I think I have that for steampunks. Here is the coal powered laptop I’m running. It’s actually not much of an exaggeration. I have a ten year old macbook pro, and it runs hot enough that there might actually be a little … Continue reading →

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People give up on Ikea furniture so easily

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

It’s kind of understandable. The pine is cheap, and if it’s not put together right it splinters and breaks easy. That works out for me because it means Edmonton’s alleyways are always full of straight, planed, unvarnished wood. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Taking a Step Back

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

Hello internet! I’m writing you from Guadalajara, Mexico, where I am studying until June. I’d like to say thank you to the absolutely startling uptick in viewership of this blog, especially considering that now I am basically unable to post … Continue reading →

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How Not To Improvise A Cake: a meditation on failure

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

My last baking post was supposed to be the first in a unified series. The plan was  to do a couple of different cakes with different ingredients, but using the same formula to demonstrate the system’s versatility. I got accepted … Continue reading →

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EDC: Building a better tape wallet

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

This is a story about wallets and ambition, and this is my wallet: You can probably tell that it’s seen some service. It’s made from a bike map of Edmonton and packing tape. When the carefully flattened, creaseless base layer … Continue reading →

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How to Improvise a Cake

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Jesse Conlang

I really like baking (and also eating baked goods), and often my desire for cake outmatches the ingredients I have on hand. Consequently, I have developed a loose system for baking cakes out of whatever you got. And, after years … Continue reading →

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