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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Apricots in a Blue Bowl Watercolor Painting
December was a bit of a slow month for me, so I was able to be fairly prolific when it came to painting. Because I don’t have a dedicated space and have to lug everything out, the setting up process … Continue reading
Posted in apricots, art, blue, bowls, flickr, glenmary, painting, thumbnail sketch, watercolor, workspace
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Soft pretzels
The other day Gavin requested that I make soft pretzels. I was a little nervous about this because I’m not great with dough (and it’s such a commitment to make bread/dough, especially if it doesn’t turn out…what a disappointment), but … Continue reading
Posted in alton brown, butter, egg, flour, oil, recipe, salt, soft pretzels, yeast
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Empty Bowl Sponsor Placemat
Last year, Family Promise put on an Empty Bowl event, where potters in the community create (and donate) handmade bowls and people can come and purchase a bowl and get a soup lunch (donated by area restaurants. All proceeds went … Continue reading
Posted in design, empty bowl, family promise, fundraiser, marketing materials, nonprofit, placemat
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Downtown LA Skyline Watercolor Painting
Here is another watercolor painting I did around the close of last year of the view of Los Angeles skyline at sunset. I saw a really beautiful picture on Flickr and thought it would be fun to experiment with trying … Continue reading
Posted in art, beautiful, blue, colorful, downtown, flickr, los angeles, painting, skyline, watercolor
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Delicious, Easy Not-From-A-Box Brownies
I used to always make brownies from a box. Why not? Easy, cheap, fast. So I don’t entirely remember why one day I made brownies from scratch, using the recipe from Marc Bittman’s (excellent) cookbook How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes … Continue reading
Digitizing old photo albums
One of my clients approached me a couple of years ago to see if I would be willing to digitize their family photo albums. They were wanting to do it, but could only find non-local businesses that did it, and … Continue reading
Posted in beautiful, black and white, book, client, design, digitizing, photo album
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Guardians Poster Design
Late last fall I had an interview that I thought went absolutely nowhere. Imagine my surprise, then, when at the end of January (when everything else was happening) I got an email from the organization informing me of our next … Continue reading
Posted in before and after, blue, design, poster
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Pistachio & White Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am not a huge chocolate fan, but I do love white chocolate. Last year I happened upon this recipe and tried it out — a total winner. Very tasty. One of Gavin’s favorite cookies that I have made! Remember … Continue reading
Posted in butter, cookies, dessert, egg, flour, honest fare, nuts, pistachios, recipe, salt, sugar, vanilla, white chocolate chips
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LA Zoo Watercolor Painting
This Saturday is the first Saturday of the month, and so I’m hoping to be able to get together with a few friends to go out on a painting excursion. This all started from an afternoon painting in a friend’s … Continue reading