Posts Tagged ‘tea’
Conversation Arts week 4
Monday, February 29th, 2016
February is almost over, and these are the last of the conversation heart sketches. I went through and isolated all of the prompts I’d not yet drawn (but still pulled them at random each day), and that took me exactly through the end of the month. Yay!
I get a bit Genghis Khan. Also known as the most adorkable music video ever.
This sketchy art is perfect for the Mad Hatter’s sketchy personality – but at least he’s got sweet treats for us.
I’ve had umbrellas on my mind, and Sherlock wanted to show off his.
What better to be happy about than a Pooh Bear and his very best Piglet?
Giving up the last slice of pizza: now that’s real love.
Getting my obscure fandom on, but my BFF knows the score.
This dragon loooooves tea. Tea is life. Mmmmcaffeine.
Roxy as promised, bringing us the Leap Day goodness in her pinstripe Kingsman suit.
Next month…
I’m going to try a regular Wednesday thing instead of daily art, to see if I can keep from driving myself batty. Come watch me on Periscope!
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: conversation arts, copic marker, dragon, february, genghis khan, kingsman, mad hatter, pen and ink, piglet, pizza, sherlock, sketch, snuff, tea, winnie the pooh, zelazny
Conversation Arts week 3
Monday, February 22nd, 2016
I have had the flu all week! The blue ones are less awful-tasting when you can’t smell, but still pretty bad. Most of these have no color, because it’s hard to color when you’re coughing and sneezing and pathetic. I’m not dead yet, though! I’m feeling better! Anyway, the whims of fate and candy have brought these seven new sketches.
I admit, I googled bad Star Trek pick-up lines and picked my favorite for Kirk. Cheeky bugger.
Kitties are the perfect way to melt anyone’s frozen heart, even Anna’s.
I still haven’t had any proper tea this week. Herbal, yes, but I miss my Earl Grey!
If you haven’t seen Galavant then I’m very sad for you. But I still super believe in Tad Cooper.
Ahaha I was so sick when I did this, but I still find it hilarious. Especially the judicious use of glitter gel pen.
Thorin + Arkenstone = OTP.
It’s up to you who’s on the other end of the comm there. Kingsman is one of those movies I adore despite the parts I hate (ugh FPS violence), and rewatching it while sick totally renewed all my crushes.
Stitch good.
Ohana means family. And family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: conversation arts, copic marker, disney, february, frozen, galavant, i super believe in tad cooper, kingsman, kirk, lilo and stitch, merlin, parody, pen and ink, sketch, star trek, tea, the hobbit, thorin
Cuppa Calm
Monday, October 5th, 2015
This is my favourite cuppa yet! The colours are mostly mineral pigments, softly desaturated and granulating in beautiful ways. There’s a wabi-sabi quality to the cup, with its uneven glaze, that perfectly cradles the beautiful green tea.
You can imagine breathing in the steam, cradling the warmth of the cup, the texture of it against your hands. Taking another deep breath of the subtle aroma before tasting the hot tea, its flavour grassy or nutty or floral. Whatever calms you, that’s what’s waiting in this lovely, earthy cuppa.
Cuppa Calm, 7″x5″ Primatek watercolor on paper.
Above, you can see the echo of the cup’s colors in the mountain scene on the tag. Below, it waits calmly to find its perfect place in life.
Categories: Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cuppa, for sale, pen and ink, primatek, tea, watercolor
Random Recipe: Earl Grey Vodka
Monday, June 22nd, 2015
In case it wasn’t obvious, I’m in love with Earl Grey tea. I usually have upwards of half a dozen different kinds of Earl Grey in my cupboards, from vanilla to floral to straight-up bergamot. Captain Picard has a special place in my heart for his love of the beverage, as does James Bond’s newest Q.
Earl Grey vodka
- 1 bottle of decent vodka*
- 7 bags of Republic of Tea’s Earl Greyer tea, or whatever Earl Grey you like best
Put the teabags into the vodka. Wait overnight, at least 12 hours. Remove teabags. That’s pretty much it!
I found literally dozens of different recipes for this, and so I ended up randomly choosing a method and going for it. I did, of course, choose the laziest version.
By itself, I found the vodka way too harsh for my tastes, which is true of basically all flavored vodkas. It’s beautifully scented of both tea and bergamot, but the vodka and tannins made it too rough on the palate for me, so, I put it in cocktails!
Tea Times Two
- 1 part Earl Grey vodka
- 1 part Zen green tea liqueur
- 1/2 part half & half
Since all of my ingredients were cold (including my glass), I just mixed them up and went with it. Otherwise, I’d serve it on the rocks since it’s basically a modified White Russian. The sweetness of the Zen and cream took away the harshness from the vodka and delivered a gorgeous, fragrant tea flavor that I will definitely enjoy again.
Quartermaster
- 1 part Earl Grey vodka
- 1 part Nolet Silver gin
- 1 part sweet vermouth
- dash of lemon bitters
- 2 cherries
I love the idea of martinis, but I don’t actually like the dryness of the usual vermouth. I love sweet alcohol, and the Nolet gin is sweet and very floral, with a delightful rose overtone that follows the juniper when drinking it straight. The lemon bitters help keep the bergamot from drowning in roses, and the cherries are there strictly to allow me to enjoy eating them later.
It’s a nice marriage between a Vesper and my usual “semi-perfect” martini, which is just gin and sweet vermouth with perhaps a dash of bitters.
White Londoner
- 1 part Earl Grey vodka
- 1 part simple syrup or vanilla syrup
- 1 part half and half
Serve this one over ice for a London Fog twist on a White Russian. It’s a lovely sipping drink for those evenings curled up with the cats.
What are you going to make with Earl Grey?
*I used some Crystal Head that was a gift from a friend who knows me far too well. I have named him Dorian. He came with two of the adorable crystal skull shot glasses. It was love at first sight.
PS – If you’re not on my list, you might want to fix that! Bookmark sale starts tomorrow.
Categories: Words Words Words
Tags: cocktail, recipe, tea
« Or Head Back That Way More Art This Way »