Baking Profiteroles
I baked cream puffs, using the Sugar Spun Run recipe, including the pastry cream, and covered the cream puffs with a very easy ganache made of cream, milk chocolate and 60% chocolate. These were very fun to bake. The puffs came out wonky-looking after they baked, but otherwise turned out great.
Learning vector graphics
Jon usually turns all my drawings into vector graphics for our various projects. But, this weekend I bought a Cricut Maker 3 and decided to take the leap to learn Affinity to make my own vectors. My first attempt was clunky and time-consuming, but I think I’ll get the hang of it. The Cricut has lots of potential for quilting and printmaking!
Cinnamon Rolls
I made cinnamon rolls using the New Artisan Bread in Five's brioche recipe as a base, with a very simple icing made with vanilla, almond, and orange extract.
Lots of Christmas Baking
I’ve had a lot of fun baking leading up to Christmas. Neapolitan Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, Nestlé Truffle Cookies with Lava Cake morsels (I’m a sucker for any new baking chip!), and a Caribbean-style rum cake for my dad.
Merry Christmas!
Colored Pencil piece created for our Christmas cards. Everyone enjoyed a batch of Christmas cookies in October for the reference photo!
Chalk Wall Mural
Chalk Wall Mural completed with Richeson Street Stix and a little bit of PanPastel.
Spice Cake and Cinnamon Ice Cream
Spice Cake w/Sally’s Baking Addiction recipe. Cinnamon Ice Cream made in Cuisinart Compressor Ice Cream Machine.
Chili Dog with Fritos Scoops
Woodcut created for Print Austin exchange. Schmincke Aqua Linocut on Canson Colorline. Printed with Woodzilla Press.
Welding at Indianapolis Art Center
I’ve had so much fun learning to weld with Jonathan at the Indianapolis Art Center.
More Candy Apple Woodcut progress.
4-Color Woodcut "Candy Apple" drawn in Procreate with Retrosupply brushes. Plate created on plywood in Glowforge. Speedball Supergraphic Black and Cranfield Safewash on Arnhem 1618, printed on Woodzilla.
Candy Apple Woodcut in progress
4 block woodcut, created with Procreate and Glowforge. Speedball Supergraphic Black and Cranfield Safewash on Arnhem 1618.
Pastel in progress
Panpastel and pastel pencils on Luxarchival of Hostess “Patriotic Cupcakes.”
