My sugar art fantasies finally came true when Carlos Lischetti scheduled an online workshop in September 2020.
I saw one of Carlos Lischetti’s pieces years ago when I was working on a polymer clay figurine and loved his sugar paste models. I had never dabbled in modeling paste...in my head it appeared more intimidating than polymer clay. And this is probably why:
This is what the layout looked like in prep for the 6-hour class (which ended up being about 7.5 hours)! Very different from my clay attempt with just little squares of colored clay, some tools, and and an oven, for this class I had an arsenal of food coloring, paint palettes, brushes, powders, fondant, modeling paste, edible dust, and other materials to venture into various heads and facial expressions.
I found Carlos’ tips and templates to be helpful. I just kinda winged in when I made polymer figures (I don’t read instructions much) but he had a structured and practical approach which was efficient. Plus, he was just super when it came to answering questions and explaining little details.
To me, the modeling paste was not very forgiving. With polymer clay, I could add and make corrections and smooth things out on the go, whereas, with modeling paste, time is of the essence. Once it starts to harden, there is not much I could do let’s say to add chubbier cheeks, or elongate a chin in the same sitting. Instead, Carlos recommended I wait till the next day to add and blend it in because it’s difficult to work with material that is soft.
This is my favorite head figure that we worked on. I love the facial features.
My friends know that I would almost never get up at 5am for anything (he is in Spain)...maybe to catch a flight..but this online workshop was worth every sleepy minute!
Thanks, Carlos, for a great opportunity and for making the experience fun.
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