I love it when you’re in the flow and all of a sudden a great idea smacks you in the face. Tonight I was working on this recipe illustration I’m making for my mom. I was trying to think of what to put in the background. I sketched out my grandmothers china cabinet. We lost her in July and she was a big baker and cook like my mom. While I was sketching out what it looked like I started thinking about all the pieces that we had talked about when I had visited their house yesterday - the sharp glass bowl, the punch bowl my auntie loves, the Arby’s glasses. It gave me a great idea to detail another painting focused on her home, her china cabinet and the stories behind all these things.