Showing posts with label Vincent Van Gogh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vincent Van Gogh. Show all posts

Monday, April 12, 2010

Starry Starry Night Has Never Looked So Delicious!

As a tribute to dear Vincent-only the best artist ever-I reproduced one of his most famous works of art on . . . CUPCAKES! I know, right? What could be better than chocolate cupcakes, ridiculous amounts of frosting, and a magnificent piece of art all in one package! And it was fun to make:D
Here's more or less my semi-blank canvas (although I forgot to take a picture right at the beginning-oops!) After over an hour of wrestling with paste food colouring and spooning sticky frosting into ziplocks, I had my palette . . .
Add a few more hours of piping frosting, a copious amount of plastic cups and frosting containers, and some inspiration (not to mention directions!) from an adorable little cookbook (Hello Cupcake! check it out-www.amazon.com/Hello-Cupcake-Irresistibly-Playful-Creations/dp/0618829253/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271043037&sr=8-1 ) . . .
And a masterpiece emerges!

(Well, a pretty yummy forgery at least.)

The art department is definitely one of the best places on campus and artists are pretty much awesome, so I am glad I had the opportunity to add to the magic that gets created there every day by the talented students and staff:D Leave me a comment (you don't have to have an account) or send me an email at lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com to let me know what you think, how you're doing, or any ideas you have to bring some beauty to the campus. Happy Monday all!

Friday, March 5, 2010

"Everything You Can Imagine Is Real"

This week, feeling a bit overwhelmed by everything going on, I went with something a bit less involved, but hopefully magic-worthy nonetheless. (After all, what could be more magical than contemplating the fanciful wisdom of Vincent Van Gogh or Pablo Picasso on the toilet?) Artists see the world in such a wonderful and unique way, and I wanted to share some of what I've learned from them around Decker. (With the girls anyway. I opted to stay away from the urinals this time around :)!) What are some quotes or people that inspire you?
I wanted to say thank you for all the lovely comments and emails. It's been great to hear from people and to know what some of you are doing to make your corner of Anderson a more hopeful place. Please, if you have any comments, ideas, questions, thoughts, dreams, or terrible knock knock jokes, I would love to hear them. Either leave a comment right here (you don't have to have an account to comment) or send an email to lifeinfullcolour@yahoo.com. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiul sunshine!