Challenge yourself and have some fun. Here are a few fruit carving competitions that are coming up soon. Ohio State Fair – August 4, 2015 The Ohio State Fair is seeking professional and amateur food artists to join in on the fun of transforming food into magnificent art. on Wednesday, July 31, 2014 from 3 […]
From time to time I’ve encouraged my readers to join in on the fun of participating in fruit and vegetable carving competitions. It pleased me when several days ago one of my customers sent me the following photos and news of her first competition and her first win. Hi Nita, Just want to tell you […]
In April, I was notified about a Thai Style Carving Competition in Los Angeles and was asked to invite my students. It was organized by the Thai Health and Information Services with the intent to preserve and promote one of the most exquisite Traditional Thai art forms (fruit carving) with other communities. I posted the […]
If you are interested in participating in a carving competition, the Thai Health and Information Services are inviting all carvers to a Thai Style carving competition. The grand prize is a round trip ticket to Bangkok, Thailand. You will find all of the information on the flyer below. The carving will be done live and […]
A couple of weeks ago, I participated in setting up a booth to show off Thai style fruit carvings. The purpose was to showcase Thai art culture at the Loy Krathong festival. The Loy Krathong festival is also known as the festival of lights. My teacher Tammy Sterrit, who passed away recently, had in the […]
Here are my most recent Thai watermelon carvings that I made in preparation for the Thai Loy Krathong festival at the local Thai Temple which took place last Sunday. This was the first time, I’ve made this particular pattern. I made it in honor of my teacher. She gifted me the book that contains this pattern while […]
If you are looking for some Halloween pumpkin carving ideas, you’ve come to the right place. Here are 147 photos that will give you some great ideas. From scary to pretty, to super heroes, to cartoon characters, there are pumpkin carving ideas for everyone. These pumpkins were carved by the monks at the Self Realization […]
What is more amazing that the size of the giant pumpkins grown in Ohio? The giant pumpkin carvings that were carved from them! At an event named “Operation Pumpkin” in Hamilton Ohio, pro carvers Dean Murray, Greg Butauski, William Wilson and Jon Michaels sculpted some impressive giant pumpkin carvings. All together there were 3997 pounds […]
Want to see some creative life size food sculptures constructed of fruits and vegetables? Since I shared Ric Testani’s life size watermelon lady in yesterday’s blog post, it seemed fitting to show a couple of other life size food sculptures from past competitions. If you are planned to participate in any competitions, these might give you […]
Test your skills this summer by competing in the food art competition at the Ohio State Fair on July 29, 2104. Whether you are a professional fruit carver or a newbee amateur there is a place for you. If you are not up for competing, it’s fun to attend This year there will be an Amateur […]
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