“Jack of all trades, master of none, would
be the best way to describe me,” he said.
We asked Elliot what other
projects he’s working on.
Elliot has gone to caves in California,
taken pantless train rides, and possesses
knowledge of almost anything and
everything a person would never think
of knowing.
“I made these vampire killing kits.
That was fun,” he said.
The kits had letters from other
vampire killers and other tools
necessary to vanquish the undead.
The letters were written by him as
well as the tools in the kit.
While he may be eccentric, what is more
eccentric is the tool he uses for his art.
While most artists use a brush or a pencil,
Elliot Frantz uses an X-acto knife.
“Something I have really gotten to do well
is deconstructing images into two tones,”
Elliot said. “During a college exercise,
I accidentally peeled back some cardboard
and went ‘Oh that looks kind of neat’.”
Since then Frantz’s concentration has
been on two toned artwork with cardboard.
Due to constant movement as
a child, Frantz was encouraged at
an early age to explore his artistic
side.
For more of Elliot’s
artwork visit his website at
www.professorelliot.com.
Using only an X-acto knife he carves
out the image and slowly peels back the
cardboard to create the image. According
to Frantz each cardboard portrait takes up
to 6-8 hours.
He was encouraged in the arts
and displayed talent. Elliot began
dabbling in everything once he
reached college.
“I would love to sell art for a living,”
he said. “But we’ll find out.”
“I’ve been able to develop a good eye for
it,” Frantz said. “I’ve kind of fallen into the
cardboard thing because it is a sort of
meditation and calming for me.”
“My mom introduced me to art.
She home schooled me,” Frantz
said. “We would do field trips to
museums all the time and that
sparked my interest.”
Elliot’s creativity knows no bounds
and is truly one of a kind.
“The cardboard images start on the
computer. I do graphic design before
carving the image into the cardboard.”
he said.
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