the work of frank traynor

two accordions bolted together     (for natalie and jason)

look at this cool bug

what better way of telling someone exactly how you feel than by finding the beach boys song that most closely represents your feelings, buying a t-shirt with the title of that song, and wearing that t-shirt as you stand across from that special somebody in a romantic spot, making eye contact. BUY YOUR BEACH BOYS T-SHIRT TODAY. i’m offering one t-shirt of each beach boys song. that’s three-hundred seventy-nine  songs. that’s three-hundred seventy-nine shirts.  let the world know how you feel! buy and wear the t-shirt that says the name of the song by the beach boys that expresses how you feel! express yourself- buy two!

$8

send an email to francisxaviertraynor@gmail.com for an orderform. this ends when i’ve sold them all.

infinity masks  (for my parents)

 2 old dive masks fit with two-way mirrors. when you wear them and look into each other’s eyes, the mirrors reflect and turn into a total infinity tunnel. 

some postpostmodern turntablism

crucial jams, 45 played at 33 (for the feelings we want)

meteorites at the national history museum filmed through a teleidoscope. (set to sesame)

blindman’s colour, “wooden blankets e.p.” packaging

a little video of my turtles, emmanuel and spooky, swimming around and listening to linda rich.

my chickens, casey and santiago, and my broken thumb

music video i shot and directed for the song ‘canoe paddles’ by florida band ‘blind man’s colour’. edited by good old i-ball, isaac royffe.

everybody’s moms’ favorite beatles songs’ packaging

shrine to jim henson, in the light sound and touching shrine show

invisible brethren international mail club

 if you’re already this close, on this website, reading the text, you should send in a postcard.

personal fart amplifier, for brian dionisi

(mic’ed underpants and helmet modified with headphones)

stray cat on my front porch, lisa simpson