teju abiola
@teju.bsky.social
painter + illustrator • senior artist @ hallmark • winsor & newton demo artist • ub studio art mfa candidate • she/her
tejuabiolaart.carrd.co
tejuabiolaart.carrd.co
An update from MIA Teju MFA files, I got an iPod Classic cuz I needed to be off my phone but have music when I’m working in my studio/the labs and I’m fucking obsessed with it
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
An update from MIA Teju MFA files, I got an iPod Classic cuz I needed to be off my phone but have music when I’m working in my studio/the labs and I’m fucking obsessed with it
Saw Wake Up Dead Man today, that was fun
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Saw Wake Up Dead Man today, that was fun
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I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I’m really excited to share that I won the Frank R. Paul Award for Best Magazine Cover Art! My painting Stasis, a self-portrait about invisible illness, was featured on the cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 58 🖤
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
#art #painting #portrait #illustration
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She IS Dani Moonstar 🪶….
MOONSTAR #1 Variant Cover by me
MOONSTAR #1 Variant Cover by me
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
She IS Dani Moonstar 🪶….
MOONSTAR #1 Variant Cover by me
MOONSTAR #1 Variant Cover by me
some of the shit I’ve been up to…indigo do blue my phone camera corrects orange cuz it thinks there is a mistake
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
some of the shit I’ve been up to…indigo do blue my phone camera corrects orange cuz it thinks there is a mistake
I’ve just been incredibly humbled by poor deduction skills and lack of experience cuz I was trying to use cassava as a resist with fiber reactive dyes when said dyes are attracted to cellulose…ie STARCH
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I’ve just been incredibly humbled by poor deduction skills and lack of experience cuz I was trying to use cassava as a resist with fiber reactive dyes when said dyes are attracted to cellulose…ie STARCH
Nothing more affirming than realizing you are genuinely mentally ill but in a way you were almost totally ignorant to
July 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Nothing more affirming than realizing you are genuinely mentally ill but in a way you were almost totally ignorant to
feels like im one of the only autistics who prefers their meat being meat like lmfao. but tbh with most foods meat or otherwise, I like that it is what it is if that makes sense
April 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
feels like im one of the only autistics who prefers their meat being meat like lmfao. but tbh with most foods meat or otherwise, I like that it is what it is if that makes sense
I went to the print fairs in NYC last weekend and for breakfast one day I had this amazing gluten free matcha black sesame donut…I dream of her
April 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I went to the print fairs in NYC last weekend and for breakfast one day I had this amazing gluten free matcha black sesame donut…I dream of her
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Pink and green, and lilac and orange from my cold dead hands. So glad they stay on the trend cycle cuz that shit’s for me
March 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Pink and green, and lilac and orange from my cold dead hands. So glad they stay on the trend cycle cuz that shit’s for me
Let’s see those EMMYSSSS
my new favorite movie is Severance S2 E10
March 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Let’s see those EMMYSSSS
my new favorite movie is Severance S2 E10
March 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
my new favorite movie is Severance S2 E10
Big night for annoying people
March 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Big night for annoying people
That guy who added words to the Severance theme…I wanna honk you on the head it’s literally stuck in my brain…I’ll never be able to unring this bell. Can’t go back to it being plink plink score RIP
March 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
That guy who added words to the Severance theme…I wanna honk you on the head it’s literally stuck in my brain…I’ll never be able to unring this bell. Can’t go back to it being plink plink score RIP
Q for bag & purse girlies: I’m in search of a sling/belt type crossbody bag, that is
- made of leather
- big enough to fit a sketchbook or iPad mini (~5.3x8)
- small enough it doesn’t need to be checked at a museum <10”x10”
- worn chest or back/no hands
- cute
- made of leather
- big enough to fit a sketchbook or iPad mini (~5.3x8)
- small enough it doesn’t need to be checked at a museum <10”x10”
- worn chest or back/no hands
- cute
March 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Q for bag & purse girlies: I’m in search of a sling/belt type crossbody bag, that is
- made of leather
- big enough to fit a sketchbook or iPad mini (~5.3x8)
- small enough it doesn’t need to be checked at a museum <10”x10”
- worn chest or back/no hands
- cute
- made of leather
- big enough to fit a sketchbook or iPad mini (~5.3x8)
- small enough it doesn’t need to be checked at a museum <10”x10”
- worn chest or back/no hands
- cute
Idk how but I ripped up the roof of my mouth and the pain I’ve felt this week I wouldn’t wish on anyone
March 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Idk how but I ripped up the roof of my mouth and the pain I’ve felt this week I wouldn’t wish on anyone
Went to the store to pick up some things namely paper towel…I am now in my home without paper towel. About to fall to my knees
March 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Went to the store to pick up some things namely paper towel…I am now in my home without paper towel. About to fall to my knees
Ordered a pizza for lunch cuz I feel like ending it all teehee I also got a Dr. Pepper and have a ginger beer in my bag…this is what adulthood is for
March 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ordered a pizza for lunch cuz I feel like ending it all teehee I also got a Dr. Pepper and have a ginger beer in my bag…this is what adulthood is for
WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME IT WAS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS shaking crying throwing up
March 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME IT WAS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS shaking crying throwing up
I *HATE* 3D printed products with filament texture. Like if you don’t goddamn sand or seal that shit…or better yet not print it at all
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I *HATE* 3D printed products with filament texture. Like if you don’t goddamn sand or seal that shit…or better yet not print it at all
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🧠TONIGHT! The season two premiere of Smartypants launches on Dropout at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.
Join host Rekha Shankar and speakers:
🐖 @mikewtrapp.bsky.social
🐖 Arasha Lalani
🐖 Jeremy Culhane
Join host Rekha Shankar and speakers:
🐖 @mikewtrapp.bsky.social
🐖 Arasha Lalani
🐖 Jeremy Culhane
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🧠TONIGHT! The season two premiere of Smartypants launches on Dropout at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.
Join host Rekha Shankar and speakers:
🐖 @mikewtrapp.bsky.social
🐖 Arasha Lalani
🐖 Jeremy Culhane
Join host Rekha Shankar and speakers:
🐖 @mikewtrapp.bsky.social
🐖 Arasha Lalani
🐖 Jeremy Culhane
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March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I think Severance S2 E8 is a perfect symbolism for the whole show that it may be a slow burn to start but you will be rewarded for your trust and patience in the end
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I think Severance S2 E8 is a perfect symbolism for the whole show that it may be a slow burn to start but you will be rewarded for your trust and patience in the end