Why hello there! It has been quite a while since my last blog and boy have things changed for K's Sugar & Spice! What started off as brownies in boxes has turned into dozens of cake pans, hundreds of cutters and plungers, and endless globs of colorful fondant. I have caught the cake decorating bug my peeps!
First of all, let's turn back the clock a few (cough, cough) years to high school. I was a scraggly young girl in an all girl's school on Guam with not many interests other than the usual graduating in one piece, cruising in my car, and, of course, boys. I also loved art and I was damn good at it! I painted portraits and landscapes using acrylic; blended charcoal to create shadows on still art; and even went as far as painted an ocean-themed mural for our local library when I was a senior. Art was in my blood. There was a certain peace that took over my body when I escaped into my artistic world. I could still envision myself driving to Paseo in Hagatna, laying out all my charcoal and just sketching the waves for hours. Life was so simple then.
After high school, I didn't pick up my paint brush or drive to the beach to paint clouds. Life was now on the fast track to college graduation, marriage, and then children. The last time I looked at any of my art was when I was packing boxes to move to Hawaii.
Now here I am in paradise and art has once again entered my life, but in a different aspect. I can't begin to tell you the serenity I feel when creating cake decorations or just assembling cakes in general. I absolutely love it. Carving, molding, and impressing has become the norm for my cake decorating. I play with colors and rolled sugar to create ART. I've purchased a cake airbrush set which I have yet to use - in fear that I will become addicted to airbrushing and never put it down. Just another dimension to my ever evolving cake world.
I've never been so excited to see what my future holds. I never thought I'd be making wedding cakes and character figures, so life has been unpredictable indeed. And I like it :-)
Til next time my fellow food (and art!) mongers.
First of all, let's turn back the clock a few (cough, cough) years to high school. I was a scraggly young girl in an all girl's school on Guam with not many interests other than the usual graduating in one piece, cruising in my car, and, of course, boys. I also loved art and I was damn good at it! I painted portraits and landscapes using acrylic; blended charcoal to create shadows on still art; and even went as far as painted an ocean-themed mural for our local library when I was a senior. Art was in my blood. There was a certain peace that took over my body when I escaped into my artistic world. I could still envision myself driving to Paseo in Hagatna, laying out all my charcoal and just sketching the waves for hours. Life was so simple then.
After high school, I didn't pick up my paint brush or drive to the beach to paint clouds. Life was now on the fast track to college graduation, marriage, and then children. The last time I looked at any of my art was when I was packing boxes to move to Hawaii.
Now here I am in paradise and art has once again entered my life, but in a different aspect. I can't begin to tell you the serenity I feel when creating cake decorations or just assembling cakes in general. I absolutely love it. Carving, molding, and impressing has become the norm for my cake decorating. I play with colors and rolled sugar to create ART. I've purchased a cake airbrush set which I have yet to use - in fear that I will become addicted to airbrushing and never put it down. Just another dimension to my ever evolving cake world.
I've never been so excited to see what my future holds. I never thought I'd be making wedding cakes and character figures, so life has been unpredictable indeed. And I like it :-)
Til next time my fellow food (and art!) mongers.