I made a choice shortly before graduating that I wanted to get into the pastry and dessert business. It seemed like a weird jump from art history, but I was too bored with essays to stay in academia and too passive to compete in the art world. So I decided to compromise by starting with cake decorating. Cake is a lovely thing, especially when you consider it's usually reserved for special occasions, shared with friends and family. And since every host wants to impress and entertain, presentation becomes paramount so there is absolutely no half-assing when it comes to decorating cake. You can't "almost finish" a wedding cake. Artistic pride wouldn't allow it. More than once I've looked up from pressing lace fondant or gumpaste flowers and noticed dawn creeping up.
It felt like studio classes all over again, and honestly it wasn't a bad feeling.
My usual traditional artsy habits have to be put to the side when this happens, but it can't be helped. I'd really like to reach a professional level one day while still maintaining my drawing and painting.
Here's hoping my pencils and pastries balance out.
WOW! Very lovely and impressive. You can succeed in conquering multiple things, as long as you understand sacrifice and have a ton o' passion! Hear, Hear to pencils and pastries!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way honestly. it was an intense desire to learn [how to draw people] that got me into art and in the same way of learning, technique and theory, pastry drew me in.
ReplyDeleteThis is real stuff. I bet you thought about sculptural setup for weight distribution not alone the cakes.
ReplyDeleteYay! I knew some people would understand the way passion can carry over from art into baking! :)
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