18
2010
Holiday preparation, part 2

The results of all those nights of baking? It’s this! My gifts to friends and colleagues this year was a ton of baked goods. These are the sweets. There was also a small run of savory treats, but I didn’t get any photos of those. First, the packaging: I made up some labels in Illustrator,… Continued »
12
2010
Holiday preparation!

Wow, when did it become the end of the year? Naturally, the topic of Christmas is on my mind, and what sorts of things to give people. As is the case every year, I don’t have a ton of dough, so the presents I’ll be giving will pretty much all be handmade. I like this… Continued »
24
2010
Cooking Mara! Thanksgiving Preparations

Hooray! It’s time to show my Thanksgiving progress, some good, some bad. It’s going to be photo-heavy and explanation-light. Why? My fingers are numb: I had the windows open and it got chilly. It was a little smoky earlier from the carrots (I’ll get to that). Let’s get the bad out of the way first!… Continued »
21
2010
Solid Snake’s Favorite Band is Cheap Trick: The Pin!

After hours of deliberation on what is not the most important part of book production but certainly one of the most fun, I have come up with what I feel is some decent packaging for the pins that will go along with sales of my book! The pins themselves are being made by the Busy… Continued »
16
2010
How to keep creating when your hand starts to go gimpy

(Short answer: Illustrator) One of the bummers of multiple sclerosis was the moment last December when I woke up and realized that my right hand wasn’t really working. I could barely hold a pen. Writing was weird/uncoordinated, using a mouse took effort, and typing? It was a really upsetting time. I had a three-day round… Continued »