25. 06. 2009

Brownies… mmmmm

Today's image: toaster oven cream cheese brownies. One of the few last hurrahs before we sell our toaster oven. I learned some things while baking these: 1. smaller pan = twice the bake...

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24. 06. 2009

Waterlily

Today's image: a waterlily at the art academy.

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23. 06. 2009
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Glorious summer

Today's image: Summer weather and the lotuses in bloom on West Lake. Beautiful!

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22. 06. 2009

Holy Mother of Pearl Batman!

Today's image: a mollusk shell containing a few half-formed pearls, aka "blister pearls". Did you know that pearls are oyster spit? Funny.

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21. 06. 2009

Fun with etching ink

Today's image: my homemade setup for monoprints: the before printing setup and the actual print (turns out I had too much ink on the plate so the lines don’t look too clean). This...

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20. 06. 2009
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Dress

Today's image: I am not an accomplished seamstress, so this dress was a big feat for me to make. I used a pattern. I think it turned out pretty well, all things considered!

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19. 06. 2009
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Alfred Hitchcock

Today's image: a digital caricature of Alfred Hitchcock. I recently downloaded a drawing program called ArtRage, and so far I find it to be super intuitive and easy to use "right out of...

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18. 06. 2009

Dragon Fish

Today's image: A Dragon Fish (aka Arowana). I drew this for the Colors! Weekly contest (theme: endangered species). Yes, I am officially a nerd. Click here to see playback!

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17. 06. 2009
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Hello Meditative Kitty

Today's image: I recently came upon this perfectly satisfied kitty while visiting a Buddhist monastery. It was sleeping on the table selling incense.

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16. 06. 2009
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5 waterfalls

Today's image: taken boatside. The cliffside calligraphy is the name of the area: "五泄" named, aptly enough, after the 5 waterfalls cascading down the cliffsides. I'm guessing the characters are about 10 feet...

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