Fruit Carving 101

9/2
Did some large watermelon flowers last weekend...I posted a pic of it. Turned out nice. The ultimate in carving is by Jeff Addison of Cool Carvings. He does his in like 300lb blocks of ICE! Awesome! We are working with him to offer you his carvings for your events. They are not free but so worth it. So get in touch with us and we can hook you up with Jeff.

8/24
The school house carving turned out to be more of a challenge than I figured. I did complete the baby stroller and posted pics up on the website. So check it out.

8/11
Ordered a new book on garnishing. There is a fishing net continuously carved from a carrot! Crazy but I might try it as it looks fairly easy ;).
We have been smashed with events in July and our daughter leaves for college today. I plan to get back to blogging and carving. Chow

8/10
The swan with the grapes flowing out of it on a pedestal was a huge hit. However, our tablespace was limited and we could not place all the little swans or the blue sugar. So we had to make due but it was still a nice touch. No pictures :( . Due to the loss in table space we had to do a total redesign in less than an hour. So by the time that was done, guests were arriving. So you will have to take my word for it that it was a hit. They would have been blown away if they could of seen my 8 ft fruit display! It was still really nice.


7/17
I am working on a swan made from a honeydew melon. I plan to use it during a reception coming up. I plan to have it on a pedestal with grapes on all sides. To add a visual effect, I am going to use blue sugar to create a "pond" to make it appear the swan is floating in it. I am going to also carve some apple swans that sit on mirrors. I will post final pictures given the client approves. I will post some build pictures also.

7/16
Some of my recent carvings have been posted on Chiff.com. Go there and take a look.

7/11
We are preparing for a big wedding on July 24th. We want it to be a smash hit. So Lisa and I are working the white board to come up with great presentation ideas. I am thinking of creating a sculpture using a watermelon and perhaps some pineapples. Check out the home page for my latest carvings. I will post an update with some trials I do this week. If you have an idea, send it to me.