Month: April 2022

1,000 Smiles | Pizza Love | Day 7 | Deborah Peters

1,000 Smiles | Pizza Love | Day 7 | Deborah Peters

1,000 Smiles | Pizza Love | Day 7 | Deborah Peters – Pizza. SMILE! Guys, I owe you a serious insight here; 7 days in and I’m talking about “food” again, lol! And it is in the bread family…yes. Any pizza lovers in the house? Here’s the thing, it’s one of the most simplest things to make and yet so many do it sooooo bad! Why??? Why does bad food sell at all?

1,000 Smiles | Pizza Love | Day 7 | Deborah Peters

Pizza always represented happy, great times in my house growing up. And Dad..gotta love him, he’d always do Chicago style pizza with thick crust, tons of cheese, lol. That pizza doesn’t fit into my health regime too often these days but I digress, that’s not the point. The entire point of this smile blog, is to cherish life’s wonderful moments and pizza – Done Correctly – made with LOVE is one of those highlights. This post is following right after my Outdoor Contessa post because this beautiful creation came from Cibo’s in Phoenix. It’s an extension of that amazing dining experience that night.

First off, right off – the sauce. The sauce flavors welcome you right into the home of Italy. It’s the kind of flavors that have to “settle” in for that refinement and perfection. Next, the wonderful mozzarella. Here’s an idea of the attention that goes into their dishes:

“Each pizza is hand-tossed, made to order and topped with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. We are proud to use only the best locally grown organic produce and Italian imported products. Please ask about our special(s) on Thursday. -Buon Appetito!”

Finally, the crust. Crust can make or break the experience….and divine crust goes unsurpassed. Beautiful, thin, rich, light. Crunchy in the body and soft and chewy at the ends….doesn’t get any better. Delectable flavor, and the texture – again – that dough was given time ahead (about a day) to naturally become the beautiful pizza full of air pockets and bubbles. Funny, the imperfection is truly the sign of perfection in this case :) Big Smile. If you’re in Phoenix, you gotta check them out. Cibo’s

And if you’re not, maybe it’s time to find a local pizzeria in your neighborhood!

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Collaboration Projects with other Artists

Collaboration Projects with other Artists

About – By age nine, Deborah knew art was her calling. By senior year in high school, she earned a collection of exceptional merit awards for fine art, decorating the genre with ribbons at annual shows. Her emergence as an artist comes from a very unique history originating from the film production world combined with photography.

Collaboration Projects with other Artists

She received her degree in Computer Animation early on graduating with honors. She was the first graduate from the The Art Institute to join 20th Century Fox Animation Studios. Her dedicated work ethic promoted her into the Continuity Dept. There she worked with producer Gary Goldman and director Don Bluth, exposed to the facets of production while updating storyboards. Fascinated with 3d elements and camera, she contributed many long additional hours to the  3D department, creating models that would later be on film earning her 2 film credits from the studio.

Desiring some independent freedom, Deborah has gone back to her traditional roots in painting, now seasoned with a cinematic eye for story, emotion and composition. The camera is her first love and foundation for everything, she discovered while furthering studies in photography. It’s about “Showing the story”. Close ups, exciting colors and cropped compositions; what doesn’t enhance the story gets edited out of the picture. Deborah has now taken her place among Oil Painters of America, the leader dedicated to the Preservation of Representational Art.

What sets Deborah apart from the others, is her animals are alive! -Gunther R.

She says in paint what they cannot say for themselves.” -Jeff K., Big Cat Rescue

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