I’ve been assembling a running list of equipment that I use (or have used) to make my projects. You can find the list here on Notion.

In June and July of 2022 I focused mainly on vertical videos to share on Instagram and TikTok. This works out well since many of my assemblages are stacked in a vertical orientation. I’m learning more about synthesizers and becoming more comfortable with a regular workflow.

Here are some snippets from projects that I created in April and May of 2022. There are more at my Instagram account.
I'm on Patreon, where monthly my patrons help me to keep making projects like this. If you enjoy this type of art experimentation, please consider joining at any level. Thanks. https://www.patreon.com/ellingson

My glow-in-the-dark TV pins have moved to Etsy! Etsy has a built-in social community, better shipping options, and easier inventory control than what I was using before. I still doodle on the packing slips and put the pins in the mail ASAP, so if you’re in the market for my brand of television-themed enamel pins, please stop by the Etsy store to see them all.

Last month, a friend of mine lent me an oscilloscope. I wasn’t sure exactly how to use an oscilloscope to make art but apparently everything is a researchable sub-genre on the internet and “oscilloscope art” is no exception…

Here are some snippets from my projects using vintage televisions, "Pepper's Ghost" illusions, and synthesizers over the past few months. See my posts for longer versions and follow to see more because apparently I can’t stop making these.

Some of my video projects are on display through the end of October 2021 at ATA (Artist Television Access) in San Francisco’s Mission District. ATA has a window display that features different artists each month. I’m honored to have been asked and it’s been great to see people stop by and check out the projects.
You can see the work every night from 5pm-1am (it looks better after sundown) at:
ATA Gallery
992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110.

In October 2019, I shipped out the first batch of Glow In The Dark TV pins to Indiegogo campaign backers. It was the culmination of months of a random series of events, a collaboration with friends, and a wildly successful crowdfunding effort from supportive patrons. You can read about the first run of TV pins here on my blog. Since then, I’ve experimented with many different designs of the pins and the sticker sets that come with them.

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with “Pepper’s Ghost” illusions. It’s a very old effect used by magicians and stage performers for hundreds of years and it’s simple to do. Mainly, you just need a piece of clear plastic or glass and a lighted object or a video of an object on a black background.

In August 2019, I launched an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to raise cash for a pin based on my black and white TV. I was only asking for $500 and by the end, I raised almost $10,000 from 500+ contributors. The pin features a sheet of clear stick-on screens printed by Factory 2, a maker-space in Flint, Michigan. The pins also glow in the dark, and that led me down the path of all kinds of experimentation with photo-luminescent materials.

I'm back from Flint, Michigan where I painted a new mural. It was part of Flint Public Art Project's goal to bring 50 murals to Flint this year (another fifty are planned for next year). I was born in Flint and grew up mostly in …

Last week, I posted a short video on Twitter showing my black & white TV hooked to a first-generation Roku player. I cycled through Netflix and played the intro to The Twilight Zone. I didn't think much of it but it really took off on Twitter, generating 70,000 likes and over 16,000 retweets.