Behind the Scenes

2017 The Giant Googly Muppet Eyes Cake -Victoria Lansford
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Johnnie Jo’s Famous Cake Recipe

Johnnie Jo’s Famous Cake Recipe: I stood in the kitchen of my old apartment, talking to my grandmother on a brick sized cordless phone, while thumbing through the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook I’d scored at Border’s Book’s outdoor sale table. “It’s not here!” I complained to her. “There’s not a single recipe that sounds…

Beatrix, the chasing fairy-mouse, who prefers Eastern repousse and chasing on metal as opposed to being chased by the cat Traditional gesso gilding and watercolor on dyed and sized paper
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Taking Joy

Back in the summer, my husband and I watched more of Marie Kondo’s series on Netflix. In case somehow you’ve missed it, her whole revolutionary concept of organizing spaces is based on keeping things that “spark joy” and donating, recycling, or trashing the things that don’t. While we tune in to find tips on running…

Enchanted, Per Se - illuminated miniature by Victoria Lansford
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Falling

Whenever I have a massive deadline, there is one thing—if I’m honest—and only one thing I want to do: reorganize my studio. I cannot begin to describe how powerful this drive is. Life feeling chaotic with outside demands? All I want to do is reorganize my bookshelves to make more space. Too many tasks in…