Haha, oh gosh girl, you’re making me blush! It was an amazing experience with so many talented folks, you would have loved to see all of their work. You should so totally get your office in on this one next year, I’d *love* to see pics of a spread for French Kids Eat Everything! That’s so novel….I’m thinking fakeout food like lasagna dressed up as cupcakes and vice versa would be so fun….okay I totally know what I’m doing next year 😛

Baco Mercat…no, I haven’t been there but now I’ve bookmarked it! And haha yeah I’m at UCLA (I mentioned it because I was sending this article to the library to share, otherwise I generally like to keep location off the radar 😉 ) That’s so cool! So are you nearby too, or just your relatives? Where does your uncle work? Maybe I know him, heh. You should pay him a visit so we can knock off some of those Top 100 restaurants…Thank you again, Erika! Still blushing.

And that is SO exciting about meeting that famous food critic! I took a look at his top 100 restaurant list and I’ve only been to one (because I don’t eat out much in SoCal)…but it was a GREAT one. Baco Mercat, have you been? SUCH a great and memorable meal. PS. I didn’t know you lived in SoCal/went to UCLA!! (Wait. Are you at UCLA? I am only assuming here.) My uncle works there! And my extended fam lives in Manhattan Beach so I LOVE visiting! It’s one of my favorite spots evaa.

Basically, this was a super fun post to read and you are amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Omg the original C&H–isn’t that from the Homicidal Jungle Cat book? And what an incredibly small world! You should DEFINITELY come next year, I cannot praise this event enough. Thanks for the kind words, T.R.–and enjoy the Southern Cali weather today!

It still makes me laugh. Well if this is a yearly event at UCLA I will definitely definitely, make next years. Everything look so good. I love Dr. Seuss as well. I loved all of your creations. :O)

Ooh, this would be perfect for any holiday. Let me know how it turns out when you do try it–and it’s really just sooo much fun to do if nothing else. Good luck!

Thank you very much! That sounds completely doable. The layer of white icing probbaly makes the image appear neater and I can see why you cut the cookie sheets first. This is going to be fun. ^_^ I might have to try these before her next birthday…maybe I’ll do some for Easter or my mother’s birthday (its sooner).

Good questions! So the process takes a while (again, it could turn into a whole tutorial), but basically what you do is:
1. Print out an image and use a pencil to divide it into the number of squares/rectangles you want.
2. Bake sugar cookie in a giant slab, then cool completely and cut. You can adjust the # of squares as needed. You’ll want a nice sturdy recipe for the cookies.
3. Use a sugar cookie icing that will harden well. Brush on a layer of white icing and let harden.
4. Here’s the tricky part. Line up your squares so they form the same dimensions as the gridded image. You’ll use the grid as a reference to draw each square separately, but make sure the lines between squares that have overlapping lines match up. Breaking an image up into parts this way keeps the image looking (for the most part) like the original, even for a non-artist like me 😉

Whew! Maybe I really should just write that tutorial! Anyway, many steps but not too difficult. Hope this helps, Tifa!

I’ll have to see. It sounds lovely. I look forward to more recipies, as always. My niece likes My Little Pony, Hello Kitty, and Mario games, so likely I’ll do something with one or more of those characters. My only question is do you cut and then draw or draw and then cut? Thanks. ^_^

Aw, you’re welcome! It’s nice to know that it was a sibling effort that resulted in those creative exhibits! My brother got a kick out of reading your blog and he said it was “cute” and he really appreciated it.

Thanks so much for the work you do!

Thanks, John–it was a very fun experience, for sure!