tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76576628841672053872024-03-12T23:47:22.387-04:00Bethy Williams, Interdimensional ArtistBethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-38056727338244747922017-11-01T00:51:00.002-04:002017-11-01T00:57:52.445-04:00Spook-tacular Halloween Jokes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Q: What do you call two witches living together?</div>
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A: Broommates.</div>
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Q: Where does Dracula go on vacation?</div>
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A: The Vampire State Building.</div>
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A: The scary-go-round and rollerghoster.</div>
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A. Ghost Toasties and evaporated milk.</div>
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Q. What is Dracula’s favorite circus act?</div>
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Q: What do you call a vampire with asthma?</div>
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A: Vlad the inhaler.</div>
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Q. Why can't witches have babies? </div>
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Q: Why don't skeletons go trick-or-treating? </div>
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A: They don't have any body to go out with. </div>
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Q. What do you call a skeleton janitor?</div>
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Q: What do you do when fifty zombies surround your house?</div>
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Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-84123590296727920442017-10-27T13:13:00.000-04:002017-10-27T13:49:00.404-04:00Bethy's Space Witch Kitchen: How to Make Apple Crisp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This recipe is loosely based on the way my Mom made apple crisp when I was a kid, modified by years of trial and my own strong opinions about desserts, apples and autumn. It is also modified to be completely vegan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. I mix some flour and butter in the apple layer. Again, instead of the streusel just sitting on top of the apples, the two elements commingle into a new and transcendent substance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. This recipe does not include oats. "Oats vs. No Oats" was a contentious issue in my family when I was growing up. I like it both ways myself and I don't want to tear any families apart; I personally think oats turn it into a different dessert. That being said, it wouldn't hurt to mix about 1/2 c. rolled oats into the streusel topping before layering it onto the apples and baking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. I don't use any lemon juice. I despair that this is such a common and unquestioned part of so many modern apple crisp recipes. I understand the principle behind it, that you want some tartness to work with the sweetness and richness, but apples have plenty of their own kind of puckery tartness to offer, and if you pick the right apples, you'll have the right balance of flavor and no citrus intrusion. When you dig into an apple crisp, you want to taste the chill of autumn, not the sunshine of the lemon grove. When you construct an apple crisp, you want to play the apple and spice and molasses (in the brown sugar) against each other in such a way that you construct a sigil that opens a magical gate that summons the Great Apple, the spirit that has animated every apple that ever ripened in every autumn since time began. You don't want to just end up with a generically "fruity" dessert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Some recipes for apple crisp call for ginger. I like a lot of spice in my apple crisp but I personally feel that ginger pushes the flavor profile from autumn and apple picking season into snowy winter. If you're making a winter fruit crisp, go ahead and try adding 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. powdered ginger to the streusel topping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Or you can select your own combination; what you want is a balance of firmness and tartness [in this case, Macouns] and sweet, ciders flavor [in this case, Macintoshes]. Jonagolds and Braeburn are also good in apple crisp. Don't use Granny Smith apples though...gross.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Optional) dairy-free ice cream for serving (my favorites with apple crisp include So Delicious soymilk frozen dessert in Creamy Vanilla, So Delicious cashewmilk frozen dessert in Cappucino, and Sorbabes Pistachio Sorbet with Sea Salted Caramel)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make the apple layer: wash and peel all the apples, then cut them into a medium dice. Some people slice the apples like for an apple pie, but this is very wrong for crisp. Diced apples and streusel topping make beautiful music together and form a cohesive whole. Sliced apples will never really combine with the streusel and will physically start to part ways on the plate as soon as you serve them (unless you're making Dutch apple pie, but that's a completely different story...).</span></div>
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Hi, I'm Bethy Williams and I make interdimensional art. I'm a native of the Milky Way Galaxy, was raised in the Merrimack Valley, and currently live in the MetroWest of Massachusetts.<br />
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Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-31943497155199402252013-04-08T21:53:00.001-04:002013-04-08T21:53:39.850-04:00Piece for an Animal Rescue League fundraiser<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I did this piece for a fundraiser for the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire. Every artist was given a 6" x 6" wooden panel to work on. I decided to do something out of the ordinary for me and use acrylic paint, so I could work right on the panel.
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Friendly Smiling Tarsier © Bethy Williams. 2013. 6" x 6". Acrylic paint and Micron pen on wooden panel.
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Unfortunately, I didn't get to scan it, and all I have is this crappy, blurry photo I took with my phone. I had to get it to the Animal Rescue League this morning and it was literally still tacky when I left my house. You can't even see all the little lines all over his fur. But at least you get the idea...a happy little tarsier!Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-32059205711509502152013-03-22T17:22:00.000-04:002013-03-22T17:22:01.504-04:00New work: Sibyl of Inner and Outer Space<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sibyl of Inner and Outer Space © Bethy Williams. 2012/2013. 6" x 8". Micron pen, watercolor, fine art paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-67315413305921406502013-03-13T00:56:00.002-04:002013-03-13T00:56:18.874-04:00New-ish art: Partially Blindfolded Ghost<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Partially Blindfolded Ghost © Bethy Williams. 2012. 8" x 9". Micron pen, fine art paper. Original available at my shop: <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/bethywilliams/6322273/original_art_partially_blindfolded_ghost/fine_art/illustration/other">[link]</a> or contact me by email.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-12714467498614271832013-03-05T17:50:00.001-05:002013-03-05T17:50:48.328-05:00New prints (As of 15 Feb 13)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygeWNhu8afc/UTZ1EaosiNI/AAAAAAAAAKU/5jlRZE5J2HI/s1600/15feb13-8x10.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygeWNhu8afc/UTZ1EaosiNI/AAAAAAAAAKU/5jlRZE5J2HI/s320/15feb13-8x10.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDwHkwkAJBk/UTZ1FD1YjBI/AAAAAAAAAKc/BpltQ4bmg_A/s1600/15feb13-5x7.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDwHkwkAJBk/UTZ1FD1YjBI/AAAAAAAAAKc/BpltQ4bmg_A/s320/15feb13-5x7.jpg" /></a><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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NEW PRINTS (15 Feb, 2013): 8" x 10" prints of "Let's Live For Today", "Practicing Telepathy", "Message From Non-dimensional Space", and "Girl With Ancient Astronaut".<br>
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5" x 7" prints of "Practicing Telepathy", "Let's Live For Today", "Message From Non-dimensional Space", and a 5" x 5" print of "Girl with Ancient Astronaut".<br>
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Prints are professionally printed photographic prints, signed and labeled on the back. 8" x 10" prints are $13 PLUS shipping and handling; 5" x 7" prints are $8 PLUS shipping and handling. Shipping and handling for prints is as follows (all prices are in U.S. dollars): $4 in the United States, $10 in Canada, $15 everywhere else. I do combine shipping on prints. Contact me at bethywilliams@gmail.com. to order or if you have any questions.<br>
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2013 In the Sky © Bethy Williams. 2013. Micron pen, heavyweight illustration paper.
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Message From Non-dimensional Space © Bethy Williams. 2012. Micron pen, fine art paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-64860678193180944732012-10-12T02:36:00.001-04:002012-10-12T23:56:57.085-04:00New work: Blue Sphinx Girl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-13210406471091162822012-10-12T02:33:00.005-04:002012-10-12T23:57:32.847-04:00New work: When All the World Is Green<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-71761620335910617922012-08-28T20:20:00.001-04:002012-08-28T20:41:54.371-04:00New work: Girl in a Small Creature Boat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Girl in a Small Creature Boat © Bethy Williams. 2012. 5" x 7". Micron pen, watercolor, fine art paper.
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Followed By an Interdimensional Girl © Bethy Williams. 2012. 8" x 10". Micron pen, watercolor, fine art paper.
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1. Illustrate a menu for a restaurant. I imagine it would be the kind of place that serves brown rice sushi and vegan nachos and sandwiches named after the people who work there.<br />
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2. Illustrate some kind of pull-out, origami or otherwise structured liner notes for an album. Maybe a limited edition vinyl.<br />
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3. Illustrate a collaboration with a mathematician. This one is hard to explain. I have a vague, dreamlike idea in my head of what it would be like, and it's sort of like an edition from the Middle Ages in a parallel universe.<br />
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4. Create a series of artifacts from a lost alien civilization.<br />
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5. A very ambitious project that, in my mind, is something like a museum devoted to magical robots.<br />
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Girl On The Edge Of Town © Bethy Williams. 2012. 8" x 10". Micron pen, watercolor, fine art paper.
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A new batch of prints! 5" x 7" prints of "Moth Girl Singing to the Moon" and "Practicing Telepathy", and a 4" x 6" print of "Three Maenads". <br />
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The 5" x 7" prints are $8 USD each, and the 4" x 6" prints are $6 each. Shipping and handling is $4(and yes, I combine shipping for multiple prints!). There is a small white border around the image to make it easy for you to mat and frame as you like.<br>
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My prints are taken from a high-resolution digital scan of the original and produced by a professional printer on high-quality matte photographic paper using a traditional photographic process. <br>
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All prints are labeled and signed on the back by me!<br>
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Prints will be carefully packed in a firm, non-bendable mailer and shipped by USPS. <br>
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Buy them now at my Artfire shop: http://bethywilliams.artfire.com. If you have any questions, contact me at bethywilliams@gmail.com.<br>
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Forest Girl with Flute © Bethy Williams. 2012. 7" x 10". Micron pen, watercolor, mixed media paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-12180633905474787992012-04-13T03:46:00.000-04:002012-04-13T03:46:18.782-04:00New work: Friday the 13th Girl and Friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmHMP0hsVg/T4fZb1rDeOI/AAAAAAAAAH0/VMb0Ve-NGTc/s1600/fridaythe13thgirlresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="276" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YCmHMP0hsVg/T4fZb1rDeOI/AAAAAAAAAH0/VMb0Ve-NGTc/s320/fridaythe13thgirlresize.jpg" /></a></div><br />
2012. 5" x 6". Micron pen, watercolor, mixed media paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-19693908010524325602012-03-31T23:55:00.004-04:002012-04-01T01:27:20.737-04:00Want some of my prints?They're available now <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/bethywilliams/0/0/134549">at my Artfire shop</a>!<br />
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These prints are 5" x 7". There is a small white border around the image to make it easy for you to mat and frame as you like. They're $8 USD each, plus $4 for shipping and handling (and yes, I combine shipping for multiple prints!).<br />
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My prints are taken from a high-resolution digital scan of the original and produced by a professional printer on high-quality matte photographic paper using a traditional photographic process. <br />
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All prints are labeled and signed on the back by me!<br />
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Prints will be carefully packed in a firm, non-bendable mailer and shipped by USPS. <br />
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2011. 5" x 6". Micron pen, watercolor, hot-press watercolor paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-72259568118408929102012-03-14T20:17:00.000-04:002012-03-14T20:17:45.491-04:00A fresh batch of new prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lM0UHcL_t_o/T2E07mlMZLI/AAAAAAAAAHI/DjTQvk05ZQ8/s1600/firstshotofprints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="212" width="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lM0UHcL_t_o/T2E07mlMZLI/AAAAAAAAAHI/DjTQvk05ZQ8/s320/firstshotofprints.jpg" /></a></div>Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-90456489087872291532012-01-12T16:46:00.000-05:002012-01-12T16:46:00.994-05:00New work: Illustration for The Santa Banana Double Love Suicides<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xlXnIWxCltg/Tw9UaNQdrzI/AAAAAAAAAGw/zzP1E_w6kdk/s1600/mothbookdreamgirlresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="245" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xlXnIWxCltg/Tw9UaNQdrzI/AAAAAAAAAGw/zzP1E_w6kdk/s320/mothbookdreamgirlresize.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Illustration for The Santa Banana Double Love Suicides by Kajolium Broadwick. Illustration © Bethy Williams. 2011. 3.5” x 4.5”. Micron pen, fine art paper.<br />
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2011. 7" x 8". Micron pen, watercolor, hot-press watercolor paper.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-88562549225944459542011-11-22T23:00:00.000-05:002011-11-22T23:00:26.298-05:00New work: Label for The Pooka's ShareNew work: Label for The Pooka’s Share<br />
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My brother is a homebrewer, and I drew this label for his brew The Pooka’s Share. Antediluvian Brewing Company is the name of his “brewery”.Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657662884167205387.post-35567951442217873452011-11-17T15:23:00.000-05:002011-11-17T15:23:39.078-05:00Cover illustration for The Typographer's Left Shoe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k0F0c7dSawk/TsVssjeFrlI/AAAAAAAAAF4/CXJ6YL3meWw/s1600/typographersleftshoeresize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="205" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k0F0c7dSawk/TsVssjeFrlI/AAAAAAAAAF4/CXJ6YL3meWw/s320/typographersleftshoeresize.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Cover illustration for The Typographer's Left Shoe by Richard McGowan.<br />
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2011. Micron pen, mixed media paper.<br />
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I loved this story, and I loved working on the illustration. It's a story about a witch of sorts, but not the kind you might expect...and it's a fairy tale but definitely not a Disney story (and not suitable for kids). <br />
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Here's a link to the book:<a href="http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/the-typographers-left-shoe/17792906">The Typographer's Left Shoe</a><br />
And here's a link to Rick McGowan talking about the cover on his deviantArt blog: <a href="http://vanilla-vanilla.deviantart.com/journal/#/d4e28uv">vanilla-vanilla on deviantArt</a>Bethy Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16383749138895012077noreply@blogger.com0