Wednesday, November 9, 2011

stripes

I couldn't help it. . .November always makes me hunger for pie.  Especially pies with stripes. . I think the traditional term is "lattice top."  I like "stripy pie" better :)

Being 2nd generation Taiwanese, my parents never went the traditional route with Thanksgiving.  Last year, we had Peking Duck.  This year, I think we'll have sushi.  Still, pie will always be part of the occasion. . even if it's me picking one up at the local Safeway.  With my newly discovered gluten allergy, we'll have to be a little more creative.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Art-wise, things have been crazy.  The picture book is progressing well and I'm taking a picture book class taught by an art director of Chronicle Books.  One lesson for all you illustrators out there. . .did you know that the end pages of a book can really screw with your page count!?  Click on the image below to learn more.
I highly recommend taking a look at the difference between "separate/colored" and "self-ended" pages before planning out your book. . lesson learned, lesson learned lol.

4 comments:

  1. I like your stripy pie, it looks scrumptious!

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  2. Lovely pie and an interesting post! Haven't been planning to create a picture book but interested to see that there are aspects to it that I haven't thought about.

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  3. mm this looks like a good pie :D

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  4. glad you like the pie guys and I hope you all have delicious pie this month :)

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