M. C. A. Hogarth ([info]haikujaguar) wrote,
@ 2008-04-25 10:46:00
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Current mood:tired
Entry tags:art, food, photos, process

Making Stuff
When I'm sad, I make things. In this case, I made cake.

Lemon Zest



Lemon Juice

Lemons, lemons, lemons. Denuded lemons (I made this on Thursday, so does it count as a Naked Thursday thing, Razz, Stoker?). Lemon juice. Lemontastic. Lemonariffic. Lemonpallooza.

Sifting

I sift the easy-to-clean way.

Icing

Mmm, lemon icing with lemon zest and lemon juice.

Mmmm

Porn we can all appreciate. FOOD PORN. Well, except for the diabetics, to whom I apologize. Virtual sugar doesn't count!


I also go a little progress on "Hadara," in the form of applying frisket.

Frisket



Drawing Patterns

There's liquid frisket and film frisket. The idea's the same: you put something down on the paper and paint over it, and then when you're done, you remove the dried frisket liquid or the film and you have white paper under it. Hadara's robe needed patterns, so I started drawing them onto the frisket film using a book with examples of decorative patterns from different cultures.

All On

And here's the piece with all the frisket applied. I'll get to painting over it soon.


Stardancer Home.

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[info]caerwynx
2008-04-25 02:48 pm UTC (link)
*nomnomnom*

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[info]hyanan
2008-04-25 02:49 pm UTC (link)
I've been wanting to make a cake like this recently. Used to make them all the time when I was young.

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 02:49 pm UTC (link)
The recipe is amazing. I've never made anything from that particular book that wasn't amazing.

I was going to save you a piece, though I wasn't sure if you'd be able to eat it. I figured you could give it to your mom otherwise. :)

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[info]dracosphynx
2008-04-25 02:50 pm UTC (link)
I offer you organic vanilla ice cream drizzled with 30 year old balsamic vinegar in exchange for some cake!

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 02:50 pm UTC (link)
OMG, EVERYBODY WINS!

*trades*

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[info]tuftears
2008-04-25 04:41 pm UTC (link)
*shows up looking cute for some of both*

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[info]talix18
2008-04-25 04:43 pm UTC (link)
Really? Two great tastes that taste great together? Interesting.

(Sadly, I have neither ice cream nor balsamic vinegar worthy of trying it out with, and I have to fit into a bridesmaid's dress in three weeks!)

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[info]dracosphynx
2008-04-25 04:55 pm UTC (link)
Admittedly, using the 30 year old balsmic (instead of the 20 or even the 6 year old Oregon one) would probably be considered somewhat overkill in most cases. However, when I tried this 30-year one, it immediately made me think "Ice cream, I want vanilla ice cream", so...

And,yes, it was wonderful. With good ice cream, at least.

Oh, here is the Cooper Mountain Wine Balsamic Vinegar.

Edited at 2008-04-25 05:00 pm UTC

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[info]typographer
2008-04-25 03:11 pm UTC (link)
Very pretty cake!

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[info]dulcinbradbury
2008-04-25 03:26 pm UTC (link)
... wow... I want some of that cake.

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[info]jasra
2008-04-25 03:34 pm UTC (link)
What a lovely looking cake! And that's really neat about the frisket.

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[info]kemono_art
2008-04-25 03:47 pm UTC (link)
You know when you've been on a *chan too long when the image capped as FOOD PORN actually draws a lot of dirty mental imagery, especially after seeing the pic in question. I'm polluted beyond recognition, I think.. *self face palm*

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[info]kemono_art
2008-04-25 03:49 pm UTC (link)
Oh, and the cake looks really delicious too.

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 05:02 pm UTC (link)
Yeah, I bet it does, YOU PERV.

:D

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[info]kemono_art
2008-04-25 09:50 pm UTC (link)
lolwut? O:)

Though, I forgot my ~desu..

Actually, I wouldn't be able to eat the delicious cake even though I must. Going to get screened for celiac sprue in the near future. But if it was gluten-free, I'd OMNOMNOM it happily ^.^

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[info]fireriven
2008-04-25 03:59 pm UTC (link)
Yay for making something delicious that hopefully helped rouse you from your sadness! Also, argh, I seriously want some cake now.

I can't wait to see how Hadara's robe comes out...

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 05:10 pm UTC (link)
It's a fairly easy one to make, a variation on a 1-2-3-4 cake. In this case, with buttermilk, lemon juice and lemon zest. :)

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/ob PORTAL
[info]zilvar
2008-04-25 04:03 pm UTC (link)
The cake is a lie!

^_^

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 05:03 pm UTC (link)
But I photographed it just FOR JU!

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[info]zilvar
2008-04-25 06:18 pm UTC (link)
:) looks yummy

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[info]puffbird
2008-04-25 04:43 pm UTC (link)
I've tried frisket fluid, but not the film. Is it easier to use? Less complicated? Does it bond so closely with the paper that it pulls paper with it when you try to take it off? :)

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-25 05:04 pm UTC (link)
I could never make fluid work. Ever conceivable problem you could have with it, I've had. :P

The film on the other hand... awesome. No, it doesn't bond with the paper. It's not... sticky like that. It's sticky like silicone, sort of.

Think of parchment paper, more than wax paper.

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[info]puffbird
2008-04-25 07:57 pm UTC (link)
Excellent. I may have to find me some. Frisket fluid is TEH EVIL D:

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 12:24 am UTC (link)
I'm using the Extra Tack version of this stuff. I like it a lot so far. :)

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[info]gryphart
2008-04-25 05:09 pm UTC (link)
Mmmm. Might be cake time around here too, the more I look at that picture...

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[info]the_vulture
2008-04-25 06:33 pm UTC (link)
"When I'm sad, I make things. In this case, I made cake."

Why sad? Sorry to hear that. *sympathetic puppydogeyes*

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[info]razzek
2008-04-25 08:08 pm UTC (link)
Denuded lemons is possibly the greatest Naked Thursday thus far! XD

Mmmm...cake...

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[info]dark_blade
2008-04-25 08:20 pm UTC (link)
You mean there is an easier way to do that than meticulously cutting out tracing paper and lightly taping into place? And it doesn't ruin the paper? Or get pigment under the edges? REALLY?

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 12:24 am UTC (link)
Observe! You still have to meticulously cut it out, but it sticks on its own. And it doesn't ruin the paper, honest. :)

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[info]moonwolf
2008-04-26 01:51 am UTC (link)
You have enriched my arting experience.
I feel enlightened! :D

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 04:10 am UTC (link)
Appropriately, I have enriched you while working on something inspired by you enriching me!

The circle is complete. -_-

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[info]silversliver
2008-04-25 09:09 pm UTC (link)
You have inspired me to more baking. You are a terrible delicious terrible influence on me! Good thing I'm going to a cookout on Sunday. :d

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 12:24 am UTC (link)
Mwahahaha!

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[info]artfulruin
2008-04-25 09:49 pm UTC (link)
You are soooo my tribe. *sekrit handshake!*

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[info]asakiyume
2008-04-25 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Your cake looks beautiful, and I like the designs in the book that your artwork is on top of, too.

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[info]captainq
2008-04-25 11:59 pm UTC (link)
Wow...haven't made a bundt-shaped cake in too long...

Hmmmmm...haven't really cooked in a while either. If I end up baking something alltogether too sweet and entirely bad for me, can I blame you?

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 12:25 am UTC (link)
Sure! :D

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[info]captainq
2008-04-26 12:48 am UTC (link)
Oh, NOW I HAVE to. I shall have to see about what I can do with some chocolate, in your honor. I think I have some baking chocolate here somewhere...

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[info]stokerbramwell
2008-04-26 12:34 am UTC (link)
When life hands you lemons, make cake!

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[info]silere
2008-04-26 04:12 am UTC (link)
Mmm. tasty looking cake. I do the same when i'm sad... tonight, i made a rum cake. mmmm.

And thanks for the info on the film frisket.. i've only ever tried the liquid, with not so pleasant results.

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[info]haikujaguar
2008-04-26 04:15 am UTC (link)
I'm beginning to think the biggest problem with liquid frisket is that it might have a really short shelf life... and inevitably by the time you buy it, it's already past due.

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[info]whitecheetah
2008-04-26 02:08 pm UTC (link)
Mmmm....lemon cake. Yummy! :D

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[info]arielstarshadow
2008-04-27 12:38 am UTC (link)
Ooooooo, will you share the recipe?

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