Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Thumbprint cookies


These cookies are a big hit at workshops and I have been asked for the recipe numerous times so here it is:

225gr selfraising flour
100gr cold butter
75gr sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
Raspberry jam

Heat the oven to 200°C. Add the selfraising flour and the butter in a bowl and mix it with your fingers. If neccesary, add some more flour. Add the milk little by little through the mixture until you have a soft dough. If the dough is too dry you can add more milk. Put teaspoons of the mixture onto a baking tray. I use a baking sheet to put the mixture on. It saves washing up. The biscuits will become twice as big as the dough so leave enough room in between the biscuits. Press the top of the dough a little and make with your finger a little dent into the top. Add a little bit of raspberry jam into the hole. Bake the biscuits 15 tot 20 minutes in the oven until they are golden brown. You can keep these 3 tot 4 days in an airtight container and for a month if you freeze them. You need to defrost them at room temperature and warm them again to get the crunchiness back. This recipe is for 12 cookies

En ook in het Nederlands voor de niet-engels-sprekers onder ons:

225gr zelfrijzende bloem

100gr koude roomboter
75gr fijne suiker
1 ei
2 soeplepels melk
Frambozenjam

Verwarm de oven voor op 220°C. Meng de zelfrijzende bloem en de boter in een kom en kneed het met je vingers. Indien nodig, voeg een beetje meer bloem toe. Dan voeg je de melk er beetje bij beetje bij tot je een zacht deeg hebt. Als het deeg te droog is, dan kan je meer melk toevoegen. Maak een hoopje met een koffielepel en leg het op bakpapier op een bakplaat. Ik rol er eigenlijk bolletjes van en druk ze dan een beetje plat. De koekjes worden 2 keer zo groot dus laat voldoende ruimte tussen de koekjes. Druk een beetje op de top van het deeg en druk met je vinger in het deeg zodat er een kuiltje ontstaat. Doe in het kuiltje een beetje frambozen jam.
Bak de koekjes 15 tot 2à minuten in de oven tot ze mooi bruin zijn.
Je kan de koekjes 3 tot 4 dagen bewaren in een luchtdichte container en voor een maand als je ze invriest. Je moet ze ontdooien op kamertemperatuur en opnieuw opwarmen om ze terug krokant te maken. Dit recept is voor 12 koekjes.

Friday, February 28, 2014

At work in my studio

 I've had a few people coming to my studio to work with transfers. I love it when I see all the pretty illustrations and color designs. It's a fun workshop and thankfully there hasn't been anyone who hated working with transfers. :)
My absolute favorite piece is the vessel above. I love the girl with her real life goldfish balloon!
The vessel was scored at a local secondhand shop that I visit nearly every week and I wish I had found it first! LOL :)

Sunday, February 23, 2014

On the shoppinglist...

 

I've been working on the new collaboration project and my hand is sore cutting up a transfersheet. But the images are mighty cute and I can't wait to apply 'em onto the mosaic tiles. 

 

I love the colors & I'm pretty sure they will look awesome after firing.
Soon magnets to be and in our shops (LilaRubyKing & ArtMind)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Free

Last week I had a very good work week in my studio. I had a few days off work and worked in the feeling factory.
When I have a list of feelings to make, I usually make a few feelings of the most popular ones. It's easier to make a few of the same feelings then switch from one feeling to another.
I also had a request to make 2 large free feelings so lots of free feelings will fill the kiln this time...
It's great to feel free, isn't it?

Saturday, February 8, 2014

About groceries and food

Anna (LilaRubyKing) and I e-mail each quite often and while we talk about our collaborative work, we also quite often chat about other stuff.

So while we were discussing a new, small project, we agreed on a theme and then got distracted talking about food stuff and grocery lists and then suddenly, our new collaboration is all about food and groceries.
Huh? How did that happen, Anna?


Anyway, all supplies are ordered and I'm waiting impatiently for it all to arrive at my home. I'm always excited about new projects so I can't wait to get my hands on it all.
To be continued...

Friday, February 7, 2014

This kind of day...


It has been the kind of day to put on rainboots and stomp about in the puddles!
Yeah, it's great to be a kid! :)

Monday, February 3, 2014

Work in progress


I worked on some of my favorite feelings today: empty, torn and curious.

It's been a while since I've enjoyed claying again. While my head and heart were elsewhere it was more a matter of 'I have to clay' instead of 'I want to clay'. This didn't feel right and every time I had to start claying because I had to, I was dreading myself into the studio.
Thankfully I have found my mojo back and I've really enjoyed cracking some work in my studio today. :)