Sketchbook Pg 5

Lately, I have been lovin' on my box of 64's (crayons, that is), so other than run of the mill pen that is my medium. I'm not sure why , but it is a very freeing feeling to know that I could use a drawing utensil named after macaroni au fromage.

Sketchbook Pg 4

I finally got a hold of a scanner! So here are some ink drawings from my summer sketchbook. I will have many more creations scan and up soon enough. Enjoy!

Cook-ie Up A Storm

There is something about a warm batch of cookies to make any day better. This mixed with the colors and yumminess of M&Ms makes for a heart (and stomach) warming experience. I made these a little while ago and as it has been a bit of a rough and now stormy day, here is the recipe so maybe someone can enjoy these this evening.The Nestle Toll House original chocolate chip cookie recipe is a good stand by for basic dough, then from there you can add whatever your heart (and stomach) desires. I'm a bit of a cookie perfectionist, so my footnotes are in the [brackets].

M&M Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In a medium sized bowl combine:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

In a larger bowl beat:

1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Add 2 large eggs one at a time.

Gradually beat in the flour mixture.

Fold in a 12 oz bag of M&Ms. [go for the dark chocolate ones if you're dangerous like me. That or you're a Sith Lord]

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets [I use parchment paper, because they seem to bake more evenly and burn less]

Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown. [Be watchful, depending on your oven they could be done around 7 or 8 minutes]

Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes.

If you have a wire rack you can throw those puppies on there to further cool.

Otherwise, go ahead and get your glass of milk, a blanket, and your warm cookies to watch that rain fall from a comfy couch.

Lets go to Vegas and Env-elope! Adventures in Mail Part 3

It seems like I have been so incredibly busy lately; job hunting, traveling, etc. that I haven't been able to post. My latest art house co-op project was sent out today, so I got a quick scan in before mailing it. This project was entitled "the things i dream about" including a piece of art no bigger than 4x6 based on one of my dreams. My dream went as such...I was wearing a black/pearlescent cloak in a sterile white room with some fellow cloaked people. Half of the people were unknown, whereas the other half were some friends of mine, Kyle and Drew. We were the red team in a kind of space olympics. The game at hand involved wearing a face mask that pushed water through piping faster than the opposing blue team. My team managed to win, and after some celebrating the scene faded away...weird I know.

Entitled: "Pipe Down"