thank you & merry christmas

The printer I use was having a sale, so new postcards have been ordered! I love sending personalized postcards. Most of the ones I ordered are photos, but I did one new doodle for a few thank-you cards:



&
Merry Christmas!

twenty-three today

birthday cake coffee.
polaroids at the park.
flea market-ing.
falafel.
& vegan chocolate cake.

it's my 23rd birthday today!

so long, undergrad

I graduated!
I now have my BFA!

save the date

New doodle project! This was a custom-designed save-the-date map! Such maps are available for commission by way of my Etsy.

meredith & chris

Some favorites from the most recent wedding I photographed, Meredith & Chris!







Surprise! I was even asked to doodle and hand-write the program.

when it's over, it's over

Peace.

The BA/BFA Exhibit is up and running! The first opening was wonderful. So many people came and showed their support. I loved it. There is another opening today, and the show runs through December 3rd.

I have less than one month of undergraduate school left! I'm done with almost everything, so I want to spend these last few weeks soaking it all up. It's hard to believe it's almost all said and done. My experience here has been excellent. I know without a doubt that I chose the right place to go to school. I've learned so much, it's hard to put into words how I feel about it. "Real world," I am ready for you.

And some of my latest efforts from the kitchen:


Apple cider donuts (these are the donut holes...yes, heart-shaped!). I made these from the recipe on Smitten Kitchen. The recipe itself was very good, but seeing as I am the World's Worst Fryer, I kept messing them up while trying to fry them, so I ended up baking them. They are okay. They would be better with a crispy outside. If you are good at frying, you will like this recipe.

These are vegan banana waffles (recipe does not say explicitly that they are banana-flavored, but let's be real, when you use bananas as a substitute in baking, the end result is a banana-flavored product, always) topped with natural peanut butter. Soooo delicious. I made these with Corey for brunch on Saturday. We made a few adaptations, such as substituting part of the wheat flour with oatmeal flour (my favorite), and using 2 Tbsp vegetable oil rather than apple sauce (didn't have any). They turned out amazingly. They take like a slice of banana bread in a waffle.

identity

Last week I spent framing everything for my senior exhibit which opens this Thursday! Hanging begins tomorrow...

We also had an opening in the Black Box and it was a big hit. I love how it turned out! The show was juried, so all students were invited to enter work. At the last minute, my fellow co-directors and I came up with the idea for a photo-taking wall to use at the opening, which turned out to be lots of fun. The photo wall went with the show's theme, "identity."

Working in the Black Box is easily one of the best and most fulfilling things I have done in college. I'll miss it! It has been such an interesting job, and I've gotten to know so many people through it. I'm so proud of how it has evolved in the past few years. I think the space has great things in store for it in the future.

This week I have way too many things to do! Hanging work for the show, an online test due Thursday, the show opening on Thursday (easily the best part of the week!), a 10-page paper due Friday, and a photography project due Friday. I'm trying to get everything finished before the show opens so I can just enjoy Thursday and not worry about what's due on Friday! That is going to be difficult, however....