Fake cake icing

How to make fake cake icing:

 

 



Cake development

The clay cakes I made were too heavy for the table heather and Amy made so I had to try and made them again out of polystyrene to make them lighter.

More wax exploration.

I decided to explore wax and water more because I really liked the effect it gave and I wanted to use them for the final piece but they were too heavy

Specialist field: Prop and Costume

Prop research:
A prop is a short word for property that is used by actors during a performance or screen production. A prop is anything movable or portable on a stage or set.



Set designers for Alice in Wonderland:


Lauren Daspit



These are the model makers that were involved in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Model Makers: Jamie Courtier, Adrian Parish, Dan Burnett, Nicky Lions, Mark Hunter, Nigel Blake, and Simon Williams

Adrian Parish was a anamatronic designer for Alice in Wonderland and Jamie Courtier was a model maker.

Jim Henson created the hedgehog from the Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland:

Fake cake research

Fake cakes made from sponge

Fake chocolates

 

 

Fakes cakes

 



 

Fake buiscuits



 



 

 

Clay cake

 



 

Fake lollipops made from clay

 



Fabric cake development

I made a cake out of white fabric and sewed the sides together and filled it with wadding. I then dyed it blue and covered it with glue and ink to create an icing effect.

Fabric cake research.

I wanted to research into exsisting cakes made from fabric to give me some inspiration for my own work and the cakes I will make.

Artist Research

Craig Fisher

I started looking at Craig Fisher's work to inspire some of my cake designs. I liked the way he used fabric and textiles in his work to create scenes and props like knives and other weapons.

Chershire cat inspired sculpture.

With this sculpture, I wanted to represent the Cheshire Cat and how it 'disappears' by leaving parts missing when I covered the wire structure with plaster and scrim