step six :: all about the cupcake

oh was that ever a week! i learned to let a lot go this week. no, i was not going to finish the big pink doily drawing that i wanted to send for my upcoming show at the levy gallery ; no, i was not going to get the handout for my creative process class done [still have to do that today]; no, i was not going to be able to have lunch with a friend; no, i was not going to make a lavish dinner on wed. night; no, i was not going to get to try out my new polaroid telephoto lens [so very excited about this!]....

but it does feel like i can pretty much slow down and breathe again.... my 2 big boxes are happily on their way - the list of their contents and instructions emailed to the proper folks, phone calls caught up with yesterday, blogs read [mostly] this morning... i think i might even catch up with flickr later this weekend !! yay!!

so... risa i owe you a mini picture... but i hope you will be patient... next week... today.... it's all about the CUPCAKE!

20 :: i want sugar :: store front
we really wanted to put up an awning, but you aren't allowed one unless you get a permit from the city of oakland, so we did our very own special flat awning - which in the end i think is better than a "real" awning - since everything in this store is fake anyway!

12 :: i want sugar :: display case front

03 :: i want sugar :: looks real

04 :: i want sugar :: two of my inedible cupcakes
my drawings of inedible cupcakes [oh drat those poisonous flowes]. i'll post more of these individually over the next few days]

08 :: i want sugar :: tara goe's sugarbombin
tara's cupcake sleeve installation

01:: i want sugar :: painting
i love this photo... tara painting the floor....

and my absolute FAVORITE photo... the shadow on the wall was just the perfect bonus!!

23 :: I want sugar :: shadow

you can see the whole set of photos here . you gotta check out the cute softie cupcakes in our display case !! and tara made the most adorable buttons which i don't have a photo of yet. hey... maybe i can sell any extras here for her... that's an idea!

i think i'll be back to regular posting next week.... and don't forget to read shari's post on ship .....

hoping you are all having a nice and easy weekend!

Comments

sfgirlbybay saidā€¦
hi lisa - i love your installation! but it is making me crave a good cupcake.

would you mind if i did a post on it and used some of your pix? just let me know...thanks!
victoria@sfgirlbybay.com
sfgirlbybay saidā€¦
p.s. i just noticed you have work at the beholder. suzanne is a good friend of mine! this town just keeps getting smaller.
shari saidā€¦
hi lisa!

thanks for posting all of these wonderful photos. i feel like i have been to the cupcake cafe. i LOVE the last photo with the shadow. :) have a great saturday. xoxo shari
sarah saidā€¦
so wonderful to see these photos lisa , i love them all and especially the last with the shadows too xxx
Anonymous saidā€¦
hey lady. i can't wait for the mini photos but these cupcake ones are pretty rad. all those pretty yummy sculptures. and i look forward to seeing your drawings up closer. and i love a checkerboard floor. :)
Anonymous saidā€¦
I want some sugar too please. Love the fibre cupcake on flickr.
amisha saidā€¦
i loved this walk-through... the last photo is wonderful! and the flickr tour... amazing work. you and tara did such an incredible job. congratulations!!
Veronica TM saidā€¦
what an amazing show! how i would have loved to be there. everything looks so great! can't wait to see more cupcakes.
MWM saidā€¦
oh how I wish I still lived there -I would come over and hang out:) I second the motion to post your drawings larger....
Anonymous saidā€¦
lisa...it all looks wonderful and pink...i love the little clip frames hanging on the wall with beautiful details and the shadow is FANTASTIC!! xxx
Anonymous saidā€¦
Absolutely wonderful, I love your cupcake cafe, so much love, hard work, humour has gone into setting this up. I so want to be there to see it in person, thank you for sharing these awesome photos-I want Sugar now!
Erin Lang Norris saidā€¦
great photos! that show looks like it was a lot of fun :)

and that polaroid gadget looks too cool!
I am listening to the Girammy's while posting and the little vintage country song on puts me in the mood in this lttle cupcake cafe even more. What a ton of work for your exquisite art delights, it is over the top worth it!! How wonderful. Bravo.
Anonymous saidā€¦
Hi Lisa,
I wrote an earlier comment, but it didn't publish. I just wanted to say that your show looks smashing, and all your love, care and hard work really paid off. Now, get some rest:)
Marieke saidā€¦
Wow, Lisa! That all looks so yummy in every way! Are you going to sell the inedible cupcakes? xxx
Anonymous saidā€¦
Huge sugary congratulations from across the seas... it all looks wonderful to me! CONGRATULATIONS, I say! Photos aplenty, it's almost like being there.
take care, g xo
Jan Halvarson saidā€¦
how fun that must've been to put together! such a fantastic installation!
Anonymous saidā€¦
So sweet and amazing! Bravo to you both. Just wish I could've seen it in person.
Abigail A. Percy saidā€¦
Cupcake-a-rama!! *love it*

Congrats on the show lisa...it looks really amazing :)

enjoy these days after the build up when you can do what frankie intended for a while....r-e-l-a-x I mean ;))

big hugs! xox
Anonymous saidā€¦
looks just amazing...
congrats. xo
lisa solomon saidā€¦
aw man... thanks for all the cupcake love!!

i wish i could bake you all REAL cupcakes! xo
Anonymous saidā€¦
Everything looks amazing. Oh how I wish I still lived in your neck of the woods so I could see everything in person. You + Tara did an incredible job...you should be so proud!
bugheart saidā€¦
wow...
it looks
so much nicer
than the
real cupcake
place
ash and i
went to...
wish you were
there...
i ate an
extra cupcake
for you.

love the photos!
Anonymous saidā€¦
that is such a fabulous show!!
love it.
Di saidā€¦
looks like an intriguing transformation- I love the irony you're playing with, and that last photo of the shadows is stunning! I love it.
Anonymous saidā€¦
I love the shadow photo too. Well done on such a great project, it all looks fantastic.
paula saidā€¦
How is/was your show? With such fantastic work it must be going wonderfully.
Love the shadow too!
Linda Griggs saidā€¦
I'd like to see more of your work. I'm trying to put together a jpg show about sugar, candy cakes.

Linda Griggs
linda@lindagriggs.com

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