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Friday 5 [Wenatchee photography + design]

Boy, I've been absent from here. No apologies though, life happens. STUFF happens. Just because you haven't seen any evidence of me though, doesn't mean I haven't been busy. Like. A. Bee. Or a beaver? Which is busier? Whichever it is, I think I have them topped this last couple o' months.

My first born, pride AND joy, baby girl (who's TWENTY, O-M-G!) moved to Seattle to go to culinary school at the Seattle Culinary Academy to study "Specialty Desserts and Breads." Hello, can you say "sign-me-up-as-a-taste-tester?"

I started a new personal project, because I don't have ENOUGH to do...Called "Friday 5ive: A collection of observances." It will be just that. A bit of photography mixed with design, maybe mixed with some random blathering on things I have OBSERVED or that have occurred to me. Words and pics and all the goodness that entails, summed up nicely (or not-so-nicely) on a Friday.

This week:

  1. This is a BIG, awesome, graphic poster I made for that 20-year-old-pride-and-joy mentioned above (and in number 5, below.) She is the brand new renter of a cute little studio apartment on Capitol Hill (in Seattle) with big hopes of being modern and graphic and hip and cool and all that jazz that comes with having your own place for the first time. I wanted to create something to fit that bill for her, so she came up with some of her favorite song lyrics (from her self-proclaimed "hubby" and hot frontman, Adam Levine) and I turned them into this very cool, very BIG, piece for her wall. I LOVE the graphic feel of black and white and WORDS.
  2. Can you believe someone who has been working as a graphic artist and photographer for OVER TWENTY YEARS has never had herself a business card? Crazy, I know, what?? Oh, I design them all the time, but I never have them printed. Never needed to, to be honest, business is just fine, thank you. But, I got tired of saying "I don't have a card" and so finally crossed this of the old "to do" list recently. The back is my favorite wacky duck photo that is frequently seen on my website and blog.
  3. This family is moving and taking a little piece of my heart with them. But, they are going somewhere they really are excited about AND they are flying me out to continue shooting them this winter. Yay, so looking forward to warm Austin, TX in January when it's a thousand degrees below zero in Wenatchee. This little guy will be turning 1 when I'm there and it's the perfect conclusion to our year together of documenting his entire first year.
  4. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is coming to Wenatchee. And, as I have had the honor of doing for many years, I got to design all their promotional material. Posters and banners and t-shirts, OH MY! Please don't miss this, if you're at all interested. The cast is HUGE this year (180+) and tickets will go super fast, with those adoring family members and fans snapping them up. The Wenatchee School District does an OUTSTANDING job with each and every production they do and this will be no exception.
  5. I have been going to Seattle every single weekend for weeks and weeks, trying to help pride-and-joy girl, above, find that very special apartment. We have had a load of fun walking the streets of downtown together, her and I, and I will always treasure that time now that she is out on her own and I survived the minor mental breakdown I almost had when I realized that, "yes, your children do eventually move out and it is heartbreaking." I miss her like you can't imagine and am equally happy and excited for her. Such a salty/sweet combination. Love you baby girl.

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More ideas than time [Wenatchee art and graphic design]

I haven't posted any design work for awhile, being completely infatuated with baking yummy treats and then trying to make photos that do them justice. It's a work in progress but something I am really enjoying. But that doesn't mean I haven't been busy on the art and design front as well. If I could say one universal truth for me it is that there are too many ideas and too little time. Below are a few recent items.

  1. Making donuts multi-media piece available as canvas, prints and skins
  2. Global Scotties multi-media piece available as canvas, prints, apparel and skins
  3. Places we love series. I have about 35 places currently available, with more coming. If you have a special place request, just let me know, I'll be happy to create a custom listing. (Also available in my storefront as photo prints.) Multi-media piece available as canvas, prints, apparel and skins.

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How cookies kill Glee [Wenatchee photography + design]

I recently saw a recipe online that looked and sounded so interesting I had to stop what I was doing, stand up and go to the store for ingredients right then. I had to start baking them immediately. I ended up being late for the new episode of Glee, (a big no-no in our house,) AND the dishwasher broke while I was making them and STILL I was undeterred. I called hubby in to crawl under the sink and unplug the dishwasher while I continued on intermittently mumbling things like “carrot. cake. cookie...” and “gingerrrrr...” I made those cookies like the wind, toasting and chopping and shredding and hoping, no, knowing, they would be amazing. Unfortunately, our DVR, for the first time EVER, did not record Glee from the beginning. So the whole family, who had patiently waited for me to join them, ALSO missed the first 40 minutes. I feel a little responsible. If I hadn’t been hypnotized by the cookies, we wouldn’t have missed half the show. These are the best cookies I’ve ever made and ever tasted. I love them that much. So much so that a broken two-drawer dishwasher and a missed episode of Glee were totally, completely worth it. (And I can always download the episode from iTunes!) Recipe below.

(I doubled this recipe, so the measurements below reflect that.)
Gingered Carrot Cake Cookies

Makes about 3 dozen cookies using a large (4 tablespoon) cookie scoop.

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrots (about 6, peeled and trimmed)
2 cups sweetened, shredded coconut
1 cup golden raisins
1 to 1-1/2 cups coarsely chopped, toasted pecans (recipe calls for 1 cup, which I used, but now I wish I’d used more. Toasted pecans are so good.)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  1. Put pecans in a single layer on cookie sheet and toast for 8 minutes, stirring half-way through. Leave to cool while continuing with recipe.
  2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger and nutmeg.
  3. In large bowl, beat butter on medium speed until creamy and smooth. Add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy, then add eggs and beat until mixed. Reduce mixer speed to low and add vanilla.
  4. Add dry ingredient mixture in several batches and beat just until blended into the mix. The dough will be really thick, but don’t overbeat.
  5. Rough chop pecans. Mix in carrots, coconut, raisins and pecans by hand.
  6. Scoop dough onto cookie sheets about an inch apart. Lightly flatten the top of each cookie.
  7. Bake for 16 - 18 minutes, until lightly golden and just firm on top. If you cook two cookie sheets at once, use middle rack and the one below and swap and rotate them halfway through. Carefully transfer to and cool on racks to room temperature. Best stored in an airtight container at room temperature.

(Recipe adapted from Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.)

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