I wrote some new music with my band Chew Heart this year and recently recorded some lo-fi demos in our practice space with just a few mics in the room.  I’ll be posting a new song each week on Bandcamp.com so be sure to check back to hear the new songs – you can download them for free.  Enjoy!

After auditioning for the role of “a gift for someone”, Mr. Beardsley was cast in the upcoming film ‘Between Us’ starring Julia Stiles and Taye Diggs.

Recently, I caught up with the newly clean-shaven Mr. Beardsley and asked him about his film debut.  Beardsley informed me that they took about 5 or 6 takes but he felt as though he really nailed his scene.  This plush primate is hoping to be cast in various roles now that he has been to Hollywood and would love to work with Steven Spielberg.

Keep an eye out for his brief appearance in this play adaptation – the release date for ‘Between Us’ is set for 2012.  Maybe we’ll see him at the Oscars…

Last evening, Plush Conan was inducted into the online Museum of Conan Art!  I made this doll last year (here are some more images).  If you’d like to visit the Coco MoCA to check out some more fan art, click here.

I love going home for the holidays & spending time with Mom in the kitchen, baking and being creative.

Here are three fun projects we whipped up:

1. C U P C A K E S

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache filling & chocolate frosting

2. B R E A D

Swedish Easter Bread with Cardamom

Rolling out the dough and creating a braided loaf and… my little dough person.

Raisin eyes!

The dough morgue.

Check out his tan!

3.  U K R A I N I A N   E G G S

The art of Ukrainian Egg dyeing or  “Pysanky”  takes some patience. But this art form is definitely worth learning because of the fascinating way it utilizes traditional folk motifs and designs. Layers of wax and dyes create stories on the eggs with the different colors & symbols.  I found this site that shows a step-by-step process & you can order the kits online if you are interested.