Steph Brennan

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By Steph Brennan. Sculpture of creature that is a hybrid of a ram and fox. He is in his living room using a green watering can to water his plants. — THE JOY OF RETIREMENT
Meet Theodore, retired forest spirit. The sculpture was made using sculpey and armature wire. The watering can, chair and small flower pots were 3D printed. The larger flower pots are made of resin (using a silicone mold). The set was made from paper, foam, mount board and paint. This work was selected as a winner by the judging panel for the 2019 Applied Arts Student Awards and received an Honourable Mention in the 3x3 International Illustration Competition - Student Show.

Holographic stickers of a fox leaping. There are flowers and plants above the fox's back in a large arch. — HOLOGRAPHIC FOX STICKERS
This was initially a silk screen print that was scanned and printed as 3" x 3" holographic stickers. 2020.

Traffic signal box with a fox, goose, red-winged blackbird, and two raccoons. The animals are anthropomorphized and waiting at a bus stop. There are music notes around the animals and the design background is blue. — PARTY WHILE WAITING FOR THE BUS
This was submitted for Street Art Toronto's "Outside the Box" program, which covers traffic signal boxes with artwork to deter graffiti. This design was selected in the fall of 2019, printed on vinyl, and was "wrapped" around a traffic signal box at the intersection of Finch Ave W and Romfield Lane in North York, ON. The design was created digitally in Adobe Photoshop. 2019.

Traffic signal box with a fox, goose, red-winged blackbird, and two raccoons. The animals are anthropomorphized and waiting at a bus stop. There are music notes around the animals and the design background is blue. — PARTY WHILE WAITING FOR THE BUS
This is the traffic signal box that displays Steph Brennan's design as part of Street Art Toronto's "Outside the Box" program, which covers traffic signal boxes with artwork to deter graffiti. This design was selected and "wrapped" in the fall of 2019. Located at the intersection of Finch Ave W and Romfield Lane in North York, ON. The design was created digitally in Adobe Photoshop. 2019.

Digital painting of a reindeer sticking out its tongue. — REINDEER PAINTING
Digital painting of a reindeer.

Linocut Christmas Cards — HANDMADE CHRISTMAS CARDS
Handmade, linocut Christmas cards.

By Steph Brennan. Multi-layered silkscreen print of leaping fox with a design of leaves and flowers above it. Green background. — FOX SPIRIT
Multi-layered silkscreen print done using hand-made stencils cut out of acetate. 2018.

Flowers and leaves growing out of a skull. Everything is made out of paper cut-outs and layered on a grey background. — DICKENSIAN EPILOGUES PODCAST ARTWORK
Papercraft. This was a commission for a podcast, called Dickensian Epilogues. The podcast is about finding the good in hard times and was started to offer hope during the social distancing restrictions of 2020.

Scene of girl, mom and grandma singing in the garden by the forest at night. There are lanterns on the trees lighting the scene. — ELLA AND THE LANTERN FOREST - BOOK SPREAD 1
Excerpt of book spread from "Ella and the Lantern Forest," a childrens picture book that is in development.

Plasticine illustration of a boy and a girl exploring a canyon. The girl is looking at a map while the boy uses binoculars. There is a snake and vulture in the foreground and a mountain goat in the background. Bright, friendly image meant for kids. — CANYON ADVENTURE
This was created as a potential poster for the Tiff Kids International Film Festival. This work was selected as a winner by the judging panel for the 2019 Applied Arts Student Awards and received an Honourable Mention in the 3x3 International Illustration Competition - Student Show.

Scene with silhouetted figures arriving at a magical pink river with green crystals growing along the riverbank. There are various animals also populating the scene, including two rabbits, a squirrel, snake, and some deer-like animals with pointed horns. — ELLA AND THE LANTERN FOREST - BOOK SPREAD 2
Excerpt of book spread from "Ella and the Lantern Forest," a childrens picture book that is in development.

Elementary school classroom — CLASSROOM INTERIOR
Elementary school classroom, which was coloured in Photoshop.

A pink flower blooms from a cactus. — BLOOMING CACTUS
Originally a linocut print created by Steph, this design was enhanced in Photoshop to be used for a set of stickers.

Cute sloth hanging on branch while eating melting ice cream. — SLOTH WITH MELTING ICE CREAM
What would happen if a sloth tried to eat ice cream? It would probably begin to melt in the time it would take a sloth to eat it! This adorable little sloth was made into stickers and magnets.

A cartoon llama wearing glasses and a scarf. — HIPSTER LLAMA
Cute hipster llama design used for stickers.

A cartoon fox eating a slice of strawberry shortcake. — STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FOX
Cute fox design used for stickers.

A round sticker with the face of a stag and his antlers frame a crown. — STAG ROYALTY
Sticker design.

Round sticker of a bear's face and shoulders framed by flowers. — ETHEREAL BEAR
Sticker design.

Round sticker with flowers and a deer. There is a yellow crescent moon behind the deer and flowers. — ETHEREAL DEER
Sticker design.

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