2012年2月6日 星期一

Chocolate sculptress' inspirations range from 'Metropolis' to robots

With Valentine’s Day approaching, every street corner bombards us with hearts, flowers and most importantly, chocolates. At this time of year, it is hard to find something unique in a world of clichés and cheesy cards. Enter Emily Jones.

The Lake Champlain Chocolates employee in Burlington is a professional chocolate sculptor who has made everything from picture frames to entire buildings, entirely of chocolate. While her official position at Lake Champlain Chocolates is retail manager of its flagship store on Pine Street, she has an alternative title that better suits her artistic side: chocolate sculptress.

Jones has made a variety of challenging sculptures including Grace Potter’s Flying “V” guitar to honor the release of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ self-titled album.This is our brand new chickencoop we made. She also made a “King Kong” sculpture, based on the 1933 movie poster, that includes a scale model of the Empire State Building complete with a gorilla standing on top who is covered in cocoa to look realistic.

Despite her current talent in this medium, she did not begin her career as an artist in chocolate. Growing up in Georgia, Vt., Jones had no idea the twists and turns her life would take. She attended school in Beverly, Mass., at Montserrat College of Art and studied study illustration, only to find that she struggled with painting and drawing on canvas.Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings?

“I decided to do a clay sculpture once and my professor said, ‘throw away all of your canvases,’” Jones laughed. She continued working in clay, eventually carving out her own niche of 3-D illustration at the school.

“I kind of just made up my own thing,” Jones said.

“Chocolate sculptress” is not a profession you hear about every day.

Jones became what she is today by carving her own way through every stage of life. When she worked at a veterinary clinic during and after her time at Montserrat, she was in an environment that is not generally considered artistic.

When she realized that becoming a veterinarian was not what she wanted, she decided to incorporate her art into her job instead. By painting murals on the walls of the clinic and selling pet portraits to customers, Jones kept her artistic spirit alive, even in an unexpected place. “Every time I had a job, I would get something ‘art’ out of it,” Jones said.

Her determination was to bring art into her everyday life.

“You have to make it happen,” Jones said. Many Vermont artists have to work a less exciting day job to support themselves, but Jones often found a way to bring her passion for art whereever she went.

Jones also applies this aspect of her personality to her method of sculpting chocolate. “I don’t like to use molds,” Jones explained. “If I do, I use things that I find, like a plastic cup from the café or the bottom of a spoon.” The best examples of these random molds in action are on Jones’ chocobot sculptures. “I love robots. A lot,” Jones said. Chocobots are made completely “of bowls and cups I’ve found.”

Robots are only one aspect of Jones’s favorite theme: the retro. From classic 1950s imagery to the magical “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” book, all of the things that Jones loves most outside of her work usually find their way into her sculptures. Her retro sci-fi movie series, including the “King Kong” sculpture, reflects this the best.

The sci-fi series was made for the 2011 South End Art Hop in Burlington.

“That’s the time I pick my crazier sculptures,” Jones said. After “King Kong,” Jones created “Forbidden Planet,Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings?” based on the poster for the film made in 1956.Soma cubepuzzle Muscle Tissue Relaxants Before proselytizing any of the plans,

This sculpture included an intricately detailed bust of a robot that is placed among flames with a limp woman in its hand. Everything from the robot’s delicate wires to the woman’s dangling limbs are made out of chocolate.

The third sculpture she made was based on the movie “Metropolis.” This 1927 silent film was one of the most influential movies made in its time. It shows a futuristic city, harshly divided between the city planners and the workers, and what happens when they combine. Jones’s sculpture included three metallic, architectural structures (including arches) and the bust of a metallic man bearing the famous expression from the poster. “This is the time when I can just go to town and do whatever I want,” Jones said.

These are the sculptures that best reflect Jones’ talent and creativity, but they are often also the most difficult. Making anything out of chocolate is challenging, but often the pieces that require the most skill are the architectural ones.You can find best china electronicplasticmoulds manufacturers from here! “The process is kind of crazy,” Jones said.

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