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Real Life Camille Rose Garcia Character
April 6, 2012Last night, SFMOMA hosted Camille Rose Garcia for a Snow White book signing. [Flashback Friday to her last SFMOMA signing.] Thanks to IG pics from @stacyjean5, here’s an awesome real life embodiment of CRG’s 2005 vinyl toy, Cherry Girl. The … Continue reading
Closeup Photos of Coffee Beans
April 6, 2012WAKE UP! It’s Friday. Arizona-based artist and photographer, William LeGoullon, became taken by the coffee bean while working as a barista in Tempe. His series of macro photos, Phases of Coffee, recalls the cycles of the moon, Twin Peaks and … Continue reading
Noisy Jelly: The Art of Jamming With Jello Gelatin
March 27, 2012I’m not typically prone to hyperbole, but I have to say, this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen in my entire life. Noisy Jelly is a glorious game where players start as chefs and end as … Continue reading
Edible Van Gogh Paintings
March 19, 2012Cincinnati-based artist and photographer, Kelly McCollam, uses salt, spices and food-coloring to create unique, Pointillism-inspired images. In addition to an extensive series of landscapes called Salt of the Earth, McCollam has recreated a handful of Van Goghs. Vincent Van Gogh is … Continue reading
Apple Pi for Foodie Mathletes
March 14, 2012Today is the fourteenth day of the third month of the year. Writers phrase it as March 14th. Numerologists may opt for 03/14. Math nerds will note it as 3.14 or pi. And Foodies translate that to pie. Shannon of A … Continue reading
Amnesty International’s Dick-Cake-Ors Campaign
March 13, 2012Now that I’ve joined Facebook, I’ll have a head’s up when Frank Kozik’s birthday comes around again, and I’ll get him a cake shaped like a dictator. Creative agency Euro RSCG has envisioned a print advertising campaign for the 50th anniversary … Continue reading
Eat Like an Anglophile with Dominic Wilcox
March 13, 2012I’m a big fan of the whimsical work of Dominic Wilcox [tagged], and his latest creation is a perfect fit for today’s theme of edible art. Here’s how McVitie‘s describes challenging Wilcox to make art with Jaffa Cakes: One day, … Continue reading
Street Art Created by Birds
March 13, 2012Canadian artist and designer, Craig Alun Smith, has discovered a way to feed our feathered friends AND make the world a little bit more colorful. You could pretty much say, he’s ‘killing two birds with one stone,’ though given the … Continue reading
Edible Pantone Tarts
March 13, 2012For a special feature in French culinary magazine Fricote, French food designer Emilie de Griottes developed dessert tarts that recreate Pantone color swatches. Berries, carrots, lemon, candies, and other foods are arranged upon a tart base. The bottom is iced white and marked … Continue reading
Chocolate Skulls Cast From Human Heads
March 13, 2012Marina Malvada strikes the perfect mix of anatomical and gastronomical when it comes to her hand-cast chocolate skulls. Explains the creepiest chocolatier: I once had the unique opportunity to borrow an authentic human skull and make a mold of it … Continue reading
