Edible Art

    Happy Monday peoples!!!

    Now I know that Monday’s tend to be the least of everyone’s favorite days of the week, but I hope that I can help make things a bit better. You want to to know what makes me super happy in the mornings of everyday of the week? A nice big mug of hot coffee! A yes Coffee/caffeine just has that way of making everything better!
    So today I want to tell you about the other fun adventure I experienced this year! Chinese pork buns! Yes. So let me start from the beginning! I went to a friend of mine’s birthday party at a Chinese restaurant that served pork buns. I didn’t think much of it and then after eating this I’m like “This is pretty good!” A few days later I’m like “I really want another pork bun, but without the pork!”
    I hopped online and I found this video where this guy was making them and I’m like ok I can do this. I had pretty much everything except the steamer. What was recommended to use was a bamboo steamer. It looks like this:

    I have no such thing therefore I used an instant pot steamer. After a lot of research online I discovered a good way to cook my "beef" buns. I had planned on showing pictures of my creations, but they have mysteriously vanished. I'm bummed, but they turned out delicious. 

    Basically I made dough. Then I took some hamburger and mixed seasonings into it. Then after shaping the dough into circle shapes I placed the meat into the dough. Next I twisted the top closed, I put parchment paper under them, placed them in the instant pot, and cooked them for 3 min. 

    The taste wasn't bad. It wasn't great either! They needed to be improved, but the weren't without hope. I cooked them in two rounds. I added a little bbq sauce to the second round which improved the flavor more. 

    I might try a veggie bun next time. I'll be sure not to misplace the pictures when I do.

Have you guys ever cooked these before? If so let me know. If you have any suggestions I would love to learn about them.

I hope you had a great Monday!

Addyson 

 
 

In Memory of Qinni

Hello Friends,

    I had a different post planned for this week, but other plans came into action. In this post I would like to take the time to acknowledge Qing Han (aka) @qinniArt who has recently and suddenly passed away on February 8th 2020.
    She had survived 4 open heart surgeries and had battled cancer. The way I discovered her was through another artist @nepucat who was hosting a #galaxysforqinni art theme. Qinni was feeling down so a bunch of artists including myself started drawing galaxies for her.
 
 I drew this one:

This one was drawn by @viiree.

                                        

        "When I heard the news about @qinniart my heart broke. She was such a kind and inspirational artist and such a tough person! May her memory be a blessing."

    

                - @viiree

    Here are some pictures drawn by @qinniArt that really caught my eye and inspired me. I am praying for the family as they go through their time of healing.

(All pictures down below are drawn
 by @qinniArt)



    "I didn't know Qinni in a personal way yet she managed to touch me through her story and her artwork. She was so talented. Even though she was going through so much she told the story through her artwork. It was like she used it as an outlet. Thanks Qinni for sharing your talent.

 

    If I could say anything to the family, I would say that I will be praying for you and that I am sorry for your loss. Losing a family member is so very hard. I pray that you find comfort that Qinni inspired so many people."

   

I love this picture because of the cozy feeling I'm getting from it.

   This picture is a really good example of how she would continue on with her artwork to the best of her abilities even though she was hurting. I found that really inspiring.
                                                                   

               



    Finally, I really like this one. I can feel the imagination oozing out of it. Reading is magic for some people. I have never been much of a reader, but when I get into it my imagination goes wild. It doesn't always take a book for me though 🤪.

   


    I hoped you enjoyed these pictures. If you want to see more artwork stop by qinni's instagram page or facebook page and check out more of her stuff. Her tag is @qinni for facebook and @qinniart for instagram.

'Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.'
    -James 4:14

I think that Matthew 6:34 is a good verse to remember as well.

'So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own'
    -Mathew 6:34
 
    Life is short. We are never guaranteed tomorrow. We should try to live it to the fullest of our abilities.

    Have a good Monday,
    Addyson

Shen Whaaaat!!!,

Welcome back!

    So here I am posting on a Monday just like I said! This is equivalent to watering a plant when you are suppose to! 😂😂😂😂. Let’s not get carried away it’s only week one!
    So last week I told you that a couple cool things happened this year. Let's get into the first one.

    Thing one: Shen Yun! For those of you who aren’t familiar with this, it is a theatrical play that involves Classical Chinese dance.
    I have always wanted to go to this play and I was finally able to go  this year. I went with my mom and she also enjoyed it!
    It was an amazing performance! The outfits were beautiful, colorful, and had flow! The dancing was mind blowing! Even the technology was unbelievable! Let's talk about that.
    There were moments where they were on the stage and then someone would jump behind the stage and be flying away on the screen! Sometimes they would touch the screen and an object would appear in their hand. Sometimes they would be writing on the screen with their finger and words would appear on the screen. It was magical🧙‍♂️ and very well put together.
    I was impressed by the dancing. The level of flexibility that the dancers had was incredible. We're talking splits, leaps, backbends, tumbling, spinning at high speeds🥴, and more!!!
    I think the stories were my favorite. An introduction was given at the beginning of each of the performances, but after the intro not a word was spoken. I could understand exactly what was going on. There was lots of laughing and I even got misty eyed a couple of times.
    There wasn't just dancing, they had two singers and a young lady played an ErHu. Basically it's a two string fiddle. She played beautifully.
    Being able to attend this performance was really amazing and inspiring. I would 100% recommend it.
     Pictures were not permitted which is understandable, but I did get this poster in the end:



   It was worth it. I hope you guys enjoyed my description of Shen Yun. If you guys want to read more about this play here is the link to their website: Shen Yun Website
    Have any of you ever seen this performance, what did you think of it?
    Have a wonderful week!

- Addyson

2020

    Hey guys! I’m back again! It’s been a long time since I have done a blog post. I have been busy and there have been times where I’m just trying to figure myself out. I know someone out there can relate to that! I even considered not having a blog for a while, but then I’m like “I could be sharing a lot more stuff with my art friends! I should be using my blog to do this!”
    So here I am in 2020 ready to take you guys with me on an artistic journey. I have already done a few exciting things this year and have some updates that we will talk about next week, Feb. 10. Stay tuned! 💜

-Addyson