I have been getting interested in silk fusion paper –it sounds like it would be really cool for origami, although I don’t know if it folds well. It’s basically layers of silk fiber held together with an adhesive, but I bet it’s really gorgeous. I’ve recently bought some handpainted silk from The Silkworker [...]
Read full post hereMike has woken up my palate again, so I am making soup stock. Brown stock, to be exact, roasted bones and vegetables-and-such. I’m using three pounds of beef bones, 2 pounds of oxtail (they were short on beef bones), three carrots, three stalks of celery, and two onions. I’m roasting the vegetables [...]
Read full post hereWent to the Alemany Farmer’s Market on Saturday, and found me a source of duck eggs! $5 for a flat of duck eggs. I’m psyched–I very much prefer duck eggs for my egg art. (Duck eggs are slightly translucent, producing deep jewel tones, and have smoother surfaces, allowing finer lines to be drawn than on [...]
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