After dipping the hot oily iron in the batter for 10 seconds, it cooks in the hot oil.
This is the fun part!
My first attempts were disasters as the wafer wouldn't release from the irons but with a little help from the internet, all went well.  The batter needs to be cold and the oil temp about 365 degrees F.

The wafer releasing from the iron after a minute of two.
It seemed like magic!

The final result!

I had my doubts but it worked!

A Scherenschnitt - Title Unknown!

Hansel and Gretel??

It looks like it could be a good story!

I'm not sure who in my family made it but it intrigues me with all its detail. Now these types of works take patience!

Doesn't it look like it could be a linocut?

Le Moulin de Trebes - France!

When we were cruising the Canal du Midi in France recently (ah, those were the days), we spent much time in Trebes, which is along the canal. This restaurant is right next to the locks there so it's a good location to sit and watch the action! This placemat depicts a scene a little livelier than I saw but I  like it. Sorry, it didn't travel very well in my bag! It made me sorry that I didn't bring along some watercolors!

Of course, click on to enlarge!

Feet Redesigned

I remembered that I had a drawing of feet that my mother did years ago!  I didn't want to remove the glass and I knew that reflections could be a problem if I took a photo of  it. Anyway, I placed it by a door in my house for light and found that the reflection from the window gave it an intriguing look. So here it is in a new way!