Vikings Didn’t Have Horned Helmets, So There

I’m widening the scope of Blindfish Industries, which hopefully will bring about more updates, more regularly. Today we have a viking costume that I made in 2007, mostly out of recycled materials. I sold it at a fundraiser, which I regret a little bit to this day.

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At the very least I’ll have to make another axe and shield to hang on the wall. they look so badass. The axe is parts of a wooden chair, a belt and some shiny plastic I found in a parking lot, and the shield is a 24″ bike wheel napkin holders, a spoke protector, IKEA shelving, a mixing bowl, and there’s an armstrap on the back made from another belt.

Then there’s the outfit, which is a modified skirt, a sweater and died long johns, the helmet, which I made an instructable for, and the leather pads, made from my sister’s boots and a vinyl jacket that I found in an alley, and held together with paper rivet.

P1010215 P1010213DSC_0029_2The name is Tork Chaingaard, obviously.

 

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Kahkakiw Okisêpânêhkwêwin (The Raven’s Breakfast)

So, at my old job there was a huge raven that lived in the back alley by the shop. You would see it eating pigeons, and occasionally you could hear it singing and whistling to itself in that doddering old man way that ravens have. This bird was so big I made jokes about it cornering people in the alley and stealing their wallets. Then, one frosty morning in October, I saw it perched on a dumpster.

Corby's Breakfastdrinking a steaming large Tim Horton’s coffee.

I drew this soon after my first year Cree course, so apologies if there are problems in the title. let me know what they are and I will fix them. Cree has the best word for raven, kahkakiw (something like “Caw-Caw-Keo”).

Hey, remember last post when I said new things were coming? That was a lie, and this might be my last post in a while.

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Not All Radiation is Bad For You and RETURN from Essay Mountain

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This fellow and his boombox are part of a poster design that I was working on ages ago. This is a very rough draft, and, with any luck, the finished product will look very, very different.

However! New things are afoot once again! The school year is coming to a close (the bike fixing year is just getting rolling, but that’s not totally relevant.) I have one more piece to post from my reserve, and it’s one of my favourites. And then? More updates! I will do new and exciting arts for you, because I have not made an art in some time.

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There’s Not Always A Lot To Do In The Himalayas

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I painted this probably 4 years ago. It’s one of the only things I’ve ever painted. And I gave up on the paint and finished it with a sharpie marker. It might my favorite thing that I’ve ever made.

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Wolf Masks: An Experiment

This Hallowe’en I was a senior peer for the university’s international student program, and I wanted to find a way that my group of international students could make a costume easily and quickly. What follows is the trip from design to reality. ImageImageImageImageImageImageImage

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More Labs

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Anthropology 209-Labs

 

Turns out I never stopped illustrating my notes. More below the break. Continue reading

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Armaments: part 2

 

More to come! here’s part 1

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Retropost: Why I Failed Japanese Class

reason 1: spent too much time re-illustrating the textbookImage

this post dredged up from 2007.

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Do you need an idea for a Halloween costume?

You can take this idea. I don’t have time to make it this year. Just remember to send me pictures. If you don’t have time either, send it to a friend who takes Halloween seriously.

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