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still life with rice cakes

Posted on May 27, 2006 @ 3:45 pm by massimo | Filed under: blog, food, indonesia, travel, wordpress

stilllife singapore bintang rice cake aynaku illustration adobe

This illustration comes from a sketch I took at the dim light of a kerosene lamp. I had left Singapore in the afternoon, giving up some intricate architectural works, and travelling alone I had got after sunset the Indonesian Island of Bintang, Riau Archipelago. It was my first time there; I felt tired and hungry and, longing for a decent accommodation, I found myself finally lodged -as a shipwrecked sailor- in one of those basic A-frame huts which I invariably experience.
There’s nothing in a A-frame but a thin mattress lying on the wooden floor, the outer -very narrow- balcony, no toilette, no electricity. It was a boring wet season night; I had really nothing to do but wait for falling asleep. Yet I was starving! I took off my bag pack some of my properties, sorted them out on the balcony floor and by the kerosene lamp…among them, a couple of ghostly-white rice cakes that I bought at the pier and forgot, shined somehow and quickly ended up into my belly. Such a lucky man, you see! And such a mighty sweetie food made my brains and intestine restlessly at work for long, so I considered the possibility of sketching something, to kill the time. I contemplated for a while the dimly lit and odd set in front of me, did my brilliant sketch and, finally, went to sleep…

Illustration Friday’s topic is cake

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11 people have left comments

Great picture and story as usual. Was Neptune really there?

Caroline wrote on May 27, 2006 - 5:16 pm CEST

This is so atmospheric and beautiful! I love your exotic tales and pictures and I can’t wait to see what you post! The lantern is so lovely with the little fire glowing inside and all of your acoutrements are so appealling to me! Love this!!!

valgalart wrote on May 27, 2006 - 6:50 pm CEST

iNTERESTING ILLUSTRATION!

ARVINDH wrote on May 29, 2006 - 1:35 am CEST

thanks for sharing the story and your art…

michaeloconnell wrote on May 29, 2006 - 4:42 am CEST

Your illustrations fascinate me. This is no exception! What a great idea for the topic and so interesting!

Amy Zaleski wrote on May 30, 2006 - 11:52 pm CEST

Very cool colors and lighting. Love your style.
8^)

IdiotHead wrote on May 31, 2006 - 3:54 am CEST

I remember having these slightly glibbery rice cakes and must say they were far too heavy for me! I adored how they were packaged in palm tree leaves and thought that was so clever and neat. But yes, I can understand why they kept you up awake for hours. Its good to know they can spur creativity, I´ll write down the recipe as a matter of fact :)

I keep trying to figure out what the pinballs are on the table, the sort of tower, white glowing balls on top of each other…

cristosova wrote on May 31, 2006 - 10:51 am CEST

Your drawings are very intricate. And it has a kind of exotic flavour to it.

sesame wrote on May 31, 2006 - 2:03 pm CEST

I always look forward to seeing your intricate digital work. Your style is unique. Thanks so much for your kind comments about Trowbridge. I DO plan on bring Mrs. T back to I-Fri as often as possible. I’ve enjoyed I-Fri so much that I don’t want to stay away too long.

Bron Smith wrote on May 31, 2006 - 6:27 pm CEST

Brilliant. Your drawings are so gorgeously colored and shadowed and highlighted it makes my head hurt! And your stories of your travel are so perfectly fitting your illustrations and so exotic. I love your posts.

tiffini elektra x wrote on June 1, 2006 - 5:31 am CEST

Just a note to let you know that I enjoy your art.

Christine Lim Simpson wrote on June 2, 2006 - 10:46 am CEST

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