Black and White Cookie

Sketched on my phone

sakuramochi

I will be showing this one day only, Saturday, April 23, 11-6 at TAG Gallery in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica as part of a fundraiser for the U.S. Japan Council Earthquake Relief Fund
The event begins at 11am and continues all day, concluding with a reception from 4-6pm.
50% of proceeds will go directly to non governmental organization projects in the devastated Tohoku region of  Japan.

mothers-iced-lemonade

mothers-iced-lemonade, originally uploaded by anne m bray.

These are not cookies, they are crackies.
Ate about 10 before I finally stopped by sketching one -- should have started sketching sooner! 

Mother's was a CA brand that went out of business and was bought up by Kellogg's. So now the whole US can enjoy them (or be tortured, if one is on a diet). My boyfriend was so delighted to find them (plus they were on sale @ Albertson's) that he brought a couple of bags home. He waxed nostalgic about all the various Mother's flavors. 

I finally succumbed to sampling one and, well, there's no going back. Crackies.
In the immortal words of James Woods in the movie The Boost: "I just need a boost."

The Yummy

The Yummy, originally uploaded by ambray66.

www.yummycupcakes.com/

another cookie

another cookie, originally uploaded by ambray66.

Cookies are my nemesis. I must eat them. They call out to me in their little cookie voices: "Eat me! Eat me!" Truth be told, almost ANY sweet will do the same. My dear Severo is my cookie enabler. "Look honey, these were on sale at work!" (He works at Bob's, a nice Santa Monica grocery store). This Pepperidge Farm specimen is one of his latest finds.

I had devoured maybe 2 of them, was about to down a 3rd when I thought, if I sketch it, it'll at least slow me down a little.

I felt like I was drawing a treasure map as I first did the outline (the island), drew in the chocolate chunks (booty!), and added the oaty texture (topographical features). I went to a pirate-themed bar last night and this may have influenced my thoughts.

Then I decided to add the nutrition info, thought it'd be a nice graphic touch. By the time I finished that, the other 2 cookies had expanded sufficiently that I had no desire to eat my model. I put it BACK into the package! Yes.

girl scout cookie

I discovered a baggie of lemon cookies that Severo hadn't found...
my intention was to not eat the entire box, but, um, I did

"Lemon Chalet Cremes™: Featuring a design of Our Chalet in Switzerland, a beloved Girl Scout World Center, this sandwich cookie has a touch of cinnamon-ginger spice that evokes the warmth of a fireside chat on a snowy evening. They are made by Little Brownie Bakers." from: www.girlscoutcookies.org/meet_the_cookies.asp