An experiment in the 50's modern style for a story I wrote about a projectionist.

A concept for his companion I did last year.

So I've had this cupcake mix since January and decided this weekend I wanted to bake without trying too hard.

But before they were done I ate icing out of the bowl on an empty stomach and gave myself a tummy ache, so I haven't even tried these yet. I'll update tomorrow with the verdict from work.





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Verdict update. Good, a little sweet, a little processed. I think it helped that I tossed some Trader Joe's peanut butter cups in the center as a surprise (and pumpkin spice, though the taste might just be in my head).

Labels: icecream, snappy

Never speak ill of dessert.

My apologies to Firefox users who had to look at that unsightly blog glitch last week. Hopefully it's all fixed now.

The lineart version I posted Sunday night:

Labels: comical

I'm moving in a few weeks. Here's what won't fit in my new apartment:

More pics and details on my Flickr.

*SOLD* Yellow Diner Table *SOLD*


*SOLD* Set of 4 Red Diner Chairs *SOLD*


Ikea Allerum Sofa Bed


*SOLD* Ikea Imfors Coffee Table *SOLD*


*SOLD* Ikea Patrik Desk Chair *SOLD*


*SOLD* Target Mission Set *SOLD*


*SOLD* Large Bird / Small Animal Cage *SOLD*


*SOLD* Space Age Record Player *SOLD*


*SOLD* Retro Fan *SOLD*

Labels: listy, snappy

I've got another Team Ellie commission to do and I'm thinking about drawing something noir/pinup. So I hopped on Google images.

Vintage Paperbacks is a great little archive of old book covers:


And the Stainless Steel Droppings pointed me to the Robert McGinnis archives, I especially like this monotone background:


I should invest in some of those "pulp covers" and "classic pinup" compilation books.

Ned Sonntag on the Dimensions forum brought up Leigh Young who does adorably plush pinups:


Which reminded me of this piece by BBW artist Derrick Fish:


And randomly my noir search brought up Shane Glines of Cartoon Retro who also had a space girl piece:


I forget how the links led me here but then I found The Girls Productions who also have fun with the 50's modern style:


Finding those two reminded me of Verabee who I found through Ryan's links forever ago:


Anyway, one of the things I wanted to do with this blog is use it as an inspiration wall. So there you go.

Labels: inspirado

The mother meditations have probably been the most helpful in transforming my fear of spiders.

I've also opened a Flickr account in the hopes that it will inspire me to do more photography.

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Monday second thoughts. Something bugged me about the comic today. I thought it felt too "emo" and my friend said maybe too "Buddhist" but either way it didn't feel right. So I changed it a bit.

Here's the original if you missed it or if you prefer it:

Labels: comical

Team Ellie is wrapped up for this year, so I was going to make something small for Night Hawks, maybe see if I could do this baking thing for profit (so far the bake sales would have been money losers if they hadn't been for charity).

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup old-fashioned chunky peanut butter (about 9 ounces)
1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup honey
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Directions
Mix flour, oats, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat peanut butter, brown sugar, butter, honey, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir dry ingredients into peanut butter mixture in 2 additions. Stir in chopped chocolate. Cover and refrigerate until dough is firm and no longer sticky, about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 heavy large baking sheets. With hands, roll 1 heaping tablespoonful of dough for each cookie into 1 3/4-inch-diameter ball. Arrange cookies on prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies until puffed, beginning to brown on top and still very soft to touch, about 12 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Using metal spatula, transfer cookies to rack and cool completely. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)





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I used smooth peanut butter instead of crunchy and I didn't have honey. Also I mixed chocolate chips with a little chopped dark chocolate and some Trader Joe's mini peanut butter cups. They were tasty, but too crumbly and small to sell, so no bake sale for this Night Hawks.

Labels: icecream, snappy

How 'bout that fire eh?

Labels: comical, snappy

It still took me a few months but at least I told the story in under 30 pages.

Labels: comical