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Who Is Oddball?
Hey there! My name is Emma and I’ve been passionate about art & the act of creativity for as long as I can remember.
I'm a Canadian abstract artist currently based in Ottawa, Canada and my dream is to pursue art as my full-time career.
In my art, I love the use of bright and bold colour palettes, squiggly and curvy lines, and repetitive symbols that emerge as I create (commonly eyes, numbers, and words). I like to explore the themes of the circularity of life, self-perception, identity, trauma, mental illness, womanhood, collective lived history, living in a troubling society, and the interconnections between all existing things and systems.
I'm always excited to start new projects and I hope that you either engage with my art, or we can work together creatively!
xoxo Emma
The Oddball's Story
The Oddball began as a simple abstract symbol that I began drawing over and over because something about it captured me: a circle with a line through it. It felt simple but mysterious, and I was determined to attribute some meaning to it.
Years later, the Oddball, as it stands, has become a symbol that distills the essence of myself and my art; the circle representing the cycles of life, which I explore frequently in my art, and the abrupt lines running through it representing the unexpected and a break from the norm.
The Oddball philosophy is to break the rules, explore new mediums, and make mistakes.
The Oddball Gallery
A lil sneak peak mish mash of my work.
 Glue #2, a custom painting commission.Glue #2, 2022. Acrylic on canvas. [Commission] |  Coalesce, abstract wall art printCoalesce, 2022. Markers on paper. Available in shop. |
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 Soup, colourful abstract acrylic paintingSoup, 2022. Acrylic on scrap plywood. |  The Past Changes Too., colourful abstract acrylic paintingThe Past Changes Too., 2020. Acrylic on wooden canvas. |
 I'm Here Now, cool abstract wall art muralI'm Here Now, 2020. Acrylic mural on drywall. |  Target, colourful abstract wall art painting muralTarget, 2022. Latex paint on drywall (mural). |
 Lobster Tote, cute canvas tote bagsLobster Tote Block printed on canvas tote from hand-carved lino block. |  Micro/Macro, colourful abstract acrylic painting wall artMicro/Macro, 2022. Acrylic on canvas. |
 Scallop, black and white abstract drawing illustrationScallop, 2022. Markers on paper. |  Glue #1, colourful wall art custom paintingGlue #1, 2022. Acrylic on canvas. Commission. |
 5 inch plant pot, handmade ceramics plant pot ceramic5.5" Plant Pot Collaboration with Valerie Daoust Ceramics. Available in shop |  Statue #1, black and white film photography pictureStatue #1, 2017. B&W Ilford film. |
