I'm not leading off here with my first piece. I'm doing you a favor. This is my most famous one. It was a going away party for a co-worker/friend of mine back at a previous employer in August of 2007. She liked Dolphins, I was looking to prove myself a little in the cake arena and it seemed like a good opportunity. I dug out some cake pans and make my building blocks, printed some reference pics off the internet, turned on some Hearts of Space and went to work. At this point I still took pictures of me actually 'Making & Baking' mostly just to have proof I did it. I don't bother now - if they don't believe, then they just can't have any :P
Here's a set of pictures. By the way - this is the very first time I sculpted and used fondant on a cake. Ever. Turned out pretty well. The head is life-sized (to a Dolphin) and it felt like the whole deal weighed in over 25 lbs including the half sheet. I hear she still has the head in her freezer...
Above pics are of initial rough assembly.
I was trying to get the feel of a Dolphin head.
The dirty icing / fondant glue with a gum paste schnozz.
Laying the fondant and sculpting in the details.
I remember grinning incessantly at the smirk it has.
I guess artists* DO put a little of themselves in their creations.
*term artist used loosely
Airbrushing the petal dust.
Finally got to use the bottle of Everclear.
Placed on the sheet.
Used a cookie cutter to make the little ones on the sides.
Lettering is hand-painted.
My least favorite task.
So there you have it.
To this day the wording irks me a little, but that's what was ordered.
I'm sure someone will Grammar-bomb me for it.
