Beasties!

Hi derrrrre! Here's some new pictures of the little creatures I made for my Sculpture final.
The pictures were taken during Open Studios. I was so distracted because there was so much awesome artwork everywhere. Also, I hadn't slept for days. Also I was wearing a big, but awesome hat, and it was hard to move my neck.





It took up both sides of the window. I hope people caught that.





I'll be in L.A. for a few weeks, but so much more stuff to come soon!

My New Radio Show

It starts in 10 minutes and I'm pretty excited. The Kids Are (Not That) Revolting. Listen to it here from 12:30 to 3:00 a.m.

Pet Gifts

These were made as anonymous gifts and left around Santa Cruz.

Tiny pets were made and left in little "habitats" for people to find and take care of.

Vegan Swamp Cake

Last week, one of my housemates made this Valentines's Day cake.

Nice, right?

Another one of my housemates has recently become a vegan, and while the frosting would be okay to eat, the cake itself contained egg. So, I decided bake one that she could eat, and use up the leftover frosting so someone wouldn't cover their face with it to make a frosting beard (like the last time.)

Here's what I came up with:

I used the technique of 'frosting intuitively'


Here's the recipe for Vegan Swamp Cake:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar, agave nectar, sweetener, etc.
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 banana, mashed
• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• frosting/decorations
  

Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a pan. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together. Mash a banana (you can use a blender or food processor to make sure there are no lumps.) Add the banana, vegetable oil, non-dairy milk, sweetener and vanilla extract; mix until batter is smooth. Add vinegar, stir a few times, and quickly pour it into the pan. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, whenever your toothpick comes out clean. Let it sit for 15 minutes after baking, pop it out of the pan, and let it cool. Then, decorate it in a way that will most creep out your housemates.

Hand Monster of the Day! #1

Pictures!

Here are some pics of The Lichens, the piece from the Heard of Elephants show.






I want to do some more small pieces soon. Right now I'm pretty much burned out thanks to midterms. So tired...

Back in SC

The show was great. It took 3 buses, a train, and a plane, but I'm back at school, and exhausted.
I will get pictures of the finished piece up tomorrow, as well as pics from the gallery events once they are up.

In the meantime, here is a new piece, possibly soon for sale.

Palmallama. 5"x6.5" Mixed media on card.