MAD Tea Party

Masters Art Design (MAD) Tea party was an event we held on the 16th February to help raise money to go to Milan or the MA Show. We baked cakes, bought in junk to sell and made £125.00 for the pot.

Cakes.....From 2D to 3D

Moving forward i wanted to make the cakes more lifelike, fun for children to touch and play with, for pretending and imaginative games. I made cakes out of card and making very simple patterns began to reproduce them in lovely bright fabrics.
Although i love these, they are not incorporating the digital print that i want. I also feel that maybe some need to have more of a function....maybe childrens furniture to go in the play tents?

Cupcake applique samples

A selection of samples i've been working on which were inspired by drawing my cupcakes.

Four fancy cakes

I'm definately getting better at the cupcakes, here are 4 more i made to help to get to know my subject. I've now drawn these and produced samples using scraps of fabrics which i will scan in and post this week.
I went for High Tea at Charlotte's Tea House in Truro on Saturday to live the experience!

cupcakes

Following on from the soft sculptured birds and birdhouses, i am looking at creating fabric play tents with digital printed walls and soft sculptured, interactive add -ons inside. The first is a tent suitable for tea parties.
This afternoon i made loads of cupcakes to photograph, draw and eat. Here are just a few. I'm feeling rather sick now but will be making more tomorrow in bright colours.