odds and sods

the real life cards

cards for connect!

badly scanned but check them out!!!!

apparently they've been selling quite well

so fingers crossed eh?

pumpkin or squash soup

the soup

the flesh of two butternut squashes or one big pumpkin cut into bits

(leave the seeds and middle goo out but save the seeds)

three middle size carrots cut into bits

three middle size leeks cut into bits

one giant onion cut into bits

four big cloves of garlic

one and a half teaspoons of cumin

one teaspoon of ground ginger

one and a half teaspoons of salt (or more or less depending on how much you like salt)

lots of pepper

a little pot of cream (or soya cream if you're vegan)

fry the leeks, onion and garlic in olive oil until they're soft

then add the squash/pumpkin and carrots

add enough water to cover them

then boil until they're really soft

strain off the water and blenderize it all until its smooth

return to a lower heat then add the cream (use more or less depending on how thick you want it to be)

add the cumin, ginger, salt and pepper and mix it all up

taste it and add more salt if needs be

let it bubble for a bit.

the seeds

give them a bit of a rinse to get the goo off and then dry them 

put them on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper and some garlic powder if you fancy it

roast at about 150C until they start to go brown

to serve

put the soup in a bowl

swirl some cream into it and top with black pepper and the roasted seeds.

a hideous creature for rosie

playing with ceramics and poisonous glazes 

at the connect project

or 'devlin the abortionist'

- fiji mermaid close up with a wide angle lens -

a little job

advertising for my mums new project.

from 'the story of butterfly'

how to make perfect popcorn

how to make perfect sweet and salted popcorn

you will need -

about a handful of popping corn

a splash of vegetable oil

about a quarter of a cup of white sugar

a smallish splash of ricebran oil

about an eighth of a cup of water

salt

all measures are approximate because i've just been doing it by eye.

okay first of all you need to pop the corn so place all the popping corn in a medium saucepan with the splash of vegetable oil - make sure you put the lid on or it'll go all over the kitchen.

once its popped put half of it into a largeish saucepan and put salt on it (as much as you like)

then

put the water, ricebran oil (im sure other oils would work but thats what i've been using) and sugar into a frying pan - boil it until it reaches the 'hard ball' stage (this means that a small amount dropped into cold water will form a hard ball and 'snap' if you break it) this should take about ten minutes depending on how hot the hob is.

it should also be almost clear - you dont want to end up with toffee, just a sugar syrup.

once its done take it off the heat and quickly stir the remaining popcorn into it making sure to cover it as much as you can.

turn it out onto a plate or baking tray for a few minutes until its cooled down

then break up the stuck together bits and stir it into the ready salted popcorn

voila! perfect mixed popcorn.

if you want to keep it for later put it into an airtight container or plastic bag so it doesnt go sticky.

odds and sods

- a horrible alphabet -

- fiji mermaid -

- fiji mermaid -

- valkyrie -

- anjelito -

- a boy and his iron -

- boy in the bottle -

- and he lived in the dark all alone with his cat -

- christmas -

- the agony of indecision -

vegan dia los muertos cake

vegan chocolate cake

one and a quarter cups of plain flour

one cup of sugar

one third of a cup of cocoa powder

one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda

half a teaspoon of salt

one cup of warm water

one teaspoon of vanilla extract

one third of a cup of vegetable oil or melted vegan margarine

one teaspoon of lemon juice or cider vinegar

mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl with a fork

mix all the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl

then combine them quickly

cook at about 180C for half an hour or until a knife stuck in comes out clean.

for the icing

half a cup of sugar

four tablespoons of vegan margarine

two tablespoons of cocoa powder

two tablespoons of soy/rice/oat/nut milk

one teaspoon of vanilla extract

put everything apart from the vanilla into a saucepan and boil for two minutes

it'll look weird and gloopy but this is the desired effect!

make sure you stir it while its boiling and then take it off the heat

let it cool down for about two minutes

then beat in the vanilla and pour over the cake

it comes out kind of fudge like and sets quite quickly so spread it fast.

- if you ice it like this using prefab roll out icing and food colouring it'll look rad and your friend will be cheerful - 

christmas

some christmas cards

photography

Some photography

model - sin apple

photography, costumes and scenes by me.

me and issie and some fish.

This is a story about my friend issie and me.

I had a dream in which we bought some fish and then raised them under the floor in my old house. Naturally it began to rain downstairs and so we had to release them - one of them was enormous and we flew on its back all the way to the sea....

at the end of the story we went home for cake.

this is from the second year of university.