Cookier Close-ups

This month, we reunite with Ryoko Hayashi (aka Ryoko ~Cookie Ave.), our March 2022 site artist and longtime contributor to Cookie Connection and our Practice Bakes Perfect challenges. Ryoko, who hails from Fukuoka, Japan, joined Cookie Connection in June 2015 and, since then, has...

When we last spoke in a Close-up with our February site artist, Evelin Milanesi, it was August 2014 and she had only been decorating cookies for two years, yet she was on the cusp of heading to Genoa, Italy for Cookie’sCool, the first international cookie decorating convention. Those event organizers had...

Hi! I’m back with a great interview with our resident fondant queen and December 2021 site artist Lorena Rodríguez! You are going to love it because we are going to really dive deep into her fondant kit business...

I’m back - finally! My apologies for getting this interview turned around so slowly. It's been a challenging year so far with many disruptions in what I thought were well-laid plans. Anywho, on to more interesting stuff! How many of you are...

Hi, everyone! I’m back with a wonderful chat with our October site artist and cookie philanthropist Lisa Foss. As you may recall, Lisa’s luminous fall cookie leaves graced our banner and backdrop a few months back. Lucky us!...

Hi, everyone! My apologies for taking so long to interview our August site artist Zeena Mohammad! I’ve been dying to get to know her better myself, so I’m quite relieved that my schedule has calmed enough to allow me to get her interview questions drafted and posted. As you may recall...

It’s once again Cookier Close-up time! Yay! I just love learning more about our fabulous Cookie Connection members! Today, we’re talking with a member who harks from one of the cities and countries where I’ve most frequently traveled to teach cookie decorating – Buenos Aires, Argentina! I absolutely love...

Woo hoo! I’m back with another Cookier Close-up! I beg your pardon for being so tardy with these interviews (this month’s Q&A is with our April site artist!). My excuse...

Yes, it’s Cookier Close-up time again! These interviews are indeed one of my favorite parts of this site. It’s so interesting and rewarding for me to connect with fascinating cookiers from far and wide. In this Close-up, we’re getting to know our March 2021 site artist...

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting our January 2021 site artist (and the subject of this Close-up) at CookieCon in Reno back in 2019, the year she left that show with not one, but THREE cookie decorating prizes! Yes, this month’s featured artist is...

Another Cookier Close-up! Woo hoo! Sorry for the brief hiatus, but I had a super busy December with virtual classes and events, and it took me a little while to re-group after all of that! Anywho, I’m back, and I’m sure you’re going to love reading this up-close-and-personal interview as much as I loved conducting it. It’s with...

I’m back with another Cookier Close-up! Boy, how I love doing these interviews! They allow me to connect with cookiers all over the globe without ever having to leave the comfort of my own home – which, in these crazy COVID times, is truly a blessing. Today, we’re talking with...