Artwork Collection

All Artworks

Body of Work across all disciplines from Painting to Animation, In-Situ to Cut Paper.

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A Virginia Creeper
A Virginia Creeper

Painting

A Virginia Creeper

Acrylic on Raw Canvas, Initial sketches drawn in situ, Mississauga.

Abscission: Sweet Little Lies
Abscission: Sweet Little Lies

Painting

Abscission: Sweet Little Lies

Oil Paint, on semi exposed wooden board. with A therapeutic meditative painting, processing a mixture of gas-lighting inflicted by both others and myself. A reflection on having to come to terms with my own gender and sexuality.

Carona: Smart Cars Wear Masks
Carona: Smart Cars Wear Masks

Performance

Carona: Smart Cars Wear Masks

The sight of a face mask littering the streets became a common sight early on in the pandemic. I sought to make it an icon image of the streets in a different way with the intention of infecting a smile. What a better way to do that than to put the... More

Cat Call Series
Cat Call Series

Drawing

Cat Call Series

Based off Rafuse's personal experiences of Sexual Harassment around the GTA. Each drawing is a location where Rafuse experienced sexual harassment. The hosiery stretched over each drawing represents the sexualized lens of the aggressors within each... More

Character Design Exploration
Character Design Exploration

Digital Media

Character Design Exploration

Playing around with a variety of base shapes and designing characters around those shapes

Cyborg Self Portrait
Cyborg Self Portrait

Illustration

Cyborg Self Portrait

Reimaging myself as a cyborg. Inspired by the art style of comics such as Teen Titans and Hinterkind.

Dodger the Doggo
Dodger the Doggo

Animation

Dodger the Doggo

Rotoscoped and stop motion animated walk cycle of a dog.

Faux Stain Glass
Faux Stain Glass

Mixed Media

Faux Stain Glass

Finding ways to represent nature within the city, Eden utilizes the imagery of a stained glass window in a place of worship to honor the nature surrounding the city. Through use of rice paper soaked in bees wax Eden mimics the style of a stained... More

Flow 1
Flow 1

Photography

Flow 1

Documentation of In-situ alteration. Rafuse looks at the various paths that go throughout the forest. From the deer trails to the water flows and the biking path Eden attempts to illustrate the relationship between these avenues but tracing... More

Ingrained
Ingrained

Painting

Ingrained

Sparrow Lake landscape painting evoking personal connections to lands and the ghostly presence of other peoples connections with the same land across time.

Ittzy Character Sheet
Ittzy Character Sheet

Illustration

Ittzy Character Sheet

Inspired by glowberries from Minecraft this little fairy is just obsessed with the overly sweet treat! Ittzy will literally playing the worlds smallest violin when she runs out of her favorite glow berry jam. Ittzy dress is made from Poppy flowers... More

Left Unturned
Left Unturned

Painting

Left Unturned

Based off the wiccan ideology of autumn being the time to reflect on your past and recognize what is no longer serving ones present. Rafuse creates a series of wreaths and out of willow branches and crochet's them together with yellow yarn. During... More

Mussel Memory
Mussel Memory

Textiles

Mussel Memory

A lot of my work explores the idea of land connection. But my families most trackable history is in Nova Scotia. Through this piece I was connecting with those roots as relatives remarked stories of seeing their parents tie nets for lobster traps,... More

Not So Presto: Stop Motion 2D Animation
Not So Presto: Stop Motion 2D Animation

Animation

Not So Presto: Stop Motion 2D Animation

My first Stop Motion Experimentation using paper puppets. Painted in Watercolour and then shot and compiled through Dragon Frame.

Repossession
Repossession

Painting

Repossession

Painting illustrates the narrative of a pirate who sent their life pillaging and plundering the sea, to try to gain fortunes and their fate, as their skull now lays at the bottom of the sea now reclaimed into it's ecosystem.

Scent Scape
Scent Scape

Mixed Media

Scent Scape

Turning the conventions of a landscape painting on it's head: Rafuse creates a landscape composition through scent associations of herbs rather than colour. Herbs are stuffed into pockets sewn into a tulle fabric mimicking a large rectangular tea... More

Sea Witches Treasure
Sea Witches Treasure

Painting

Sea Witches Treasure

Capturing the feeling of a Hopeful Calmness in a painting through imagery and a fixed colour scheme.

Sedimentary Sentiments
Sedimentary Sentiments

Mixed Media

Sedimentary Sentiments

Growing up I had the habit of collecting rocks. My pockets were always full of them and I remember a teacher warning me if everyone grabbed the rocks there'd be none left. This though has always oddly stuck with me. Much of my art practice has been... More

Surface Tension
Surface Tension

Painting

Surface Tension

Intended for installation on gallery floor to create an uneasy feeling in viewer as they look down on this vulnerable moment.

Tea Time Terrarium
Tea Time Terrarium

Sculpture

Tea Time Terrarium

During the isolation of covid their was a renewed interest in interior design as people were forced to spend more time in their house. This piece is inspired by the idea of trying to foster a feeling of calmness and growth within a small space.

Temporary Comfort: Long Term Pain
Temporary Comfort: Long Term Pain

Performance

Temporary Comfort: Long Term Pain

Rafuse reflects on being in a toxic relationship in which there is satisfaction within the moment, but as time goes on it does more harm than good.

Theory of Nothing
Theory of Nothing

Other

Theory of Nothing

Inspired by String theory and studies on dark matter, this pieces expresses a feeling of being directionless and confused as one transitions from adolescence to adulthood.

Truman Weasel Character Design
Truman Weasel Character Design

Illustration

Truman Weasel Character Design

This Character is a Weasel who writes articles about people to push his own narratives. Don't let the name fool you Truman's articles are often far from the truth. Designs of eyes, glasses and Jacket trimmings inspired by elements of a type writer

Z-stream Book Shelf Animation Asset
Z-stream Book Shelf Animation Asset

Illustration

Z-stream Book Shelf Animation Asset

An Asset for an upcoming animation project with Z-stream. Colour test.

Work by

Eden Rafuse

Drawing, Painting and Animation

“A Drawing and Painting Graduate who has dipped their toe in every medium pond. Expanding into 2D Stop Motion Animation. Eden's favorite mediums are cut paper, paint, plant materials and anything with...” [More]