Experiencing Joy Through Art

   Good morning! I hope you are having a great Thursday so far. And Happy April!! As a creative person I always love it when I find something that combines two or more different creative fields together. It’s even better when they are areas in which I have some personal experience and interest.

   As an artist and also a person who enjoys baking as a hobby, I was delighted to find out about the desserts available from the Blue Bottle Cafe in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Pastry chef Caitlin Freeman has created some wonderful and delicious looking sweets based on famous artists’ work. 

   My personal favorite is the Mondrian Cake. There is a video on their webpage which shows how they make it…it’s quite a process! I can tell you from personal experience that cakes are finicky and not the easiest thing in the world to get just right. 

   I enjoy making all kinds of baked goods and always have fun trying new things to see how they turn out. Baking is certainly an artform of its own! It is often said that cooking uses recipes and baking uses formulas…that is quite true. I am famous among my family and friends for the homemade Christmas cookies I send out each year as gifts. 

   Caitlin Freeman who makes these artistic desserts has published a cookbook that teaches you how to make your own versions at home. The book is entitled “Modern Art Desserts” and is available from Amazon.com.  Not only does she do the Mondrian cake, but includes pastries based an many other artists as well, including Rothko, Matisse and Lichtenstein.

   I don’t know that I am quite ready to run out and make my own Mondrian cake just yet, but this certainly makes me want to go to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, not only to see all the wonderful art works but to try these cakes as well…What a fun idea!

   To learn more about these artful edibles you can look at their website and watch the video here.