Filed under: food, recipes by ramune

John Maus – Keep Pushing On

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The other week I was invited to a friend’s place for lamb vindaloo. I decided to make a dessert and the first thing that came to my mind was mango curry ice cream, and was there such a thing? If there wasn’t, could I figure out how to make it? Thanks to the internets, I found a few different recipes that all had elements I liked. Instead of going with one, I decided to combine elements from two recipes to achieve what I wanted. Luckily it turned out well and they were a hit at the dinner party.

Ingredients

Directions

If you’re interested in the original recipes, they can be found here:
GLOW Mango Curry Gingersnap Ice Cream Sammiches
Mango Curry Cardamom Ice Cream

Filed under: card, design, doodle, gift, paper by ramune

Bear in Heaven – Sinful Nature

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I realize owls have been “hip” lately and it’s hard to go into a Paper Source without tripping all over the owl salt shakers, aprons, thumb tacks and stationery. As tired as I am of the over-saturation of all the owl paraphernalia, I cannot deny that owls are pretty swell creatures and I like drawing them, so here it is . . . an owl birthday card I made for someone who also likes owls.

Filed under: collaboration, family, holiday by ramune

This year my Easter eggs were not quite as dramatic as past years, but here are three of my favorites. I didn’t do an ostrich egg this year, but my brother did and I’ve included a photo of his “Hokusai” egg at the end.

My brother’s ostrich egg margutis.

Filed under: inspiration, photography, video by ramune

Clark – Secret (featuring Martina Topley-Bird)

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While in San Francisco earlier this week I saw the amazing Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the de Young Museum. It is one of the best exhibits I have seen in a while and makes up ever so slightly for the fact that I missed the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met last year. I feel like I should not be posting photos and videos since if you see it in person you may not have the same surprised reaction I had, but I am posting them anyway for those who can’t make it to San Francisco before the exhibit ends on August 19th. More photos can be seen here.

Note: Clark + Martina Topley-Bird makes me a happy camper.

Filed under: photography, travel by ramune

Loscil – Union Dusk

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This past weekend I flew to San Francisco for a quick trip and could not sleep at all on the flight. My attempts were futile because every time I closed my eyes I thought I was missing some amazing views and would have to open them. I have spent a good deal of time on the East Coast and have taken a number of trips to the West Coast, but most of the middle remains unexplored territory (hopefully not for too much longer).

While on the flight, I listened almost solely to Loscil and it has become my favorite music to listen to while flying, especially over deserts, canyons and mountains. It felt like I was in the middle of some Koyaanisqatsi meets Planet Earth film, learning about drying up rivers and water cutting through rock to create various formations.

Filed under: enamel, jewelry, video by ramune

While in my enamels class this past session, I decided to do something a little different from my usual cloisonné and etched pieces. I give you my spinning blood orange pendant which is a combination of copper, silver foil, transparent and opaque enamels. To see it in action, click the brief video above.

Filed under: knitting, photography by ramune

Thieves Like Us – Marie Marie

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What better time to knit a really warm baby alpaca/silk sweater than during the warmest winter of my life? I started this sweater way back in August and after putting it aside a number of times throughout the autumn and winter, it is finally finished . . . just in time to be put away until next winter.

Backstory: This pattern comes from a Debbie Bliss book I bought in Seattle a couple years back. It was a memorable purchase because my mother, sister and I happened upon this yarn store where Debbie Bliss was visiting from the UK, showing her new pattern books and yarns. I am by no means a knitting expert and don’t know all of the names in the knitting world, but I do know Debbie Bliss. I almost always look at her yarns first when starting a project and have bought several books of hers, so this was pretty exciting, especially since we had no idea she was going to be there.

Filed under: exhibit, film, mamiya m645, photography by ramune

Another broken ice photo of mine has been selected for this year’s DCist Exposed exhibit. This year’s photo was shot on my now deceased Mamiya m645 medium format film camera and was printed by my friend Aziz. Because one night is just not enough, there will be two opening nights limited to 500 tickets each. In the past, tickets have sold out ahead of time, so if you plan on going please get your ticket in advance. Tickets are $10 each and there will be an open bar sponsored by DC Brau and Churchkey (yum!). I will be there both nights and hope to see you there! If you can’t make it one of the opening nights but would like to see the show, it will be up until April 1st.

Long View Gallery
1234 9th St. NW
Washington, DC

Opening nights
Wednesday, March 21, 6-10pm (Tickets)
Thursday, March 22, 6-10pm (Tickets)

For more info, go here.
To buy the exhibition program, go here.

Filed under: card, design, doodle, favorites, gift, holiday, paper by ramune

The Octopus Project – Music Is Happiness

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Octopi . . . what’s not to love? They are super intelligent and have a unique and amazing look to which I am consistently drawn. If I’m going to do anything for Valentine’s Day, I generally like to make something rather than buy a teddy bear or some other item that expresses one of many canned sentiments. This year I wanted to make a card with a bit of depth, so went with a layered pop-up card/diorama idea that seemed like the perfect opportunity to test out my cutting and diorama-creating skills. I am pretty happy with the result and think I might start making more of these.

Note: My Valentine gave me a card with octopi on it as well. Good taste!

Filed under: collaboration, friends, nutella, photography by ramune

Dva – Nunovo Tango

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Another World Nutella Day has arrived and I was lucky enough to spend it in New Orleans with a group of wonderful friends, from DC, Chicago, and San Jose, who surprised me for my birthday! They knew of my need to celebrate World Nutella Day and came up with the idea to take Nutella facial hair photographs. What better place to enjoy a Nutella moustache than at Cafe du Monde? We received some strange looks while we slathered Nutella around our mouths, but if there is one city that won’t question your motives it’s probably New Orleans.

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