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Eco-Fashion Show. Flowers of Sakhalin 2011. Space Amazon Lady

>> 5/01/2011

Green EcoFashion Show was a perfomance during the "Flowers of Sakhalin 2011". Florists and Ikebana masters presented their dresses made from natural materials as flowers, leaves, plants, wood and food.

My eco project was a Space Amazon Lady. The costume was made out of birch branches, north bamboo (Polygonum sachalinense) and some grains. The Amazon model was supposed to be nearly undressed, so body art made the complete look.

Space Amazon Lady

Creators of Space Amazon Lady
From the left: me, Tanya (the model) and Anna (body art)

Tanya is wearing a costume. Crown from branches, necklace made of north bamboo.
The design on the shield is inspired by the circles on fields.
Materials for the shield: coffee beans, shell bean, orange skin. I also used orange skin for crown brooch

Anna making body art to the model

Space Amazon and Stranger from Alcyone Star (model by sakhalin florist Vladimir Tyurin)

Space Amazon and Mercury (model by Tatiana Tsoi).
Amazon Lady has got a boyfriend

The perfomance
The eye on palm

Floral Exhibition, Sakhalin island, April 2011 - Ikebana

>> 4/26/2011

Flowers of Sakhalin 2011, the 4th International Festival of Floristics and Ikebana art has been taken in April 2011 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

Florists and Ikebana masters from Russia's Far East and Hokkaido, Japan joined together to make the festival dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Yury Gagarin's flight into space.

There were several sections of the festival:

Ikebana Sogetsu exhibition

Floristic contest

Green Eco-Fashion Show

I took a part into Ikebana exhibition with my Carving and Ikebana project called "Reflection".
Ikebana with fruit and vegetables is called Morimono.

Reflection
Ikebana with plants and watermelon (Morimono)

The reflection: watermelon and chinese cabbage

In the next post I will write about a costume I have made for the Eco-Fashion Show.

Fruit Cornucopia (Fruit Horn Of Plenty) - New Buffet Display

>> 4/23/2011

It's Cornucopia again. New fruit buffet display was made for the female 50th birthday anniversary.

Luscious fruits and mini fruit arrangements
for chocolate fountain

Fruit buffet with Cornucopia fruit holder

Watermelon with floral design for decor

Sweet and tempting fruits

Fruit buffet:
ananas,
kiwi
mandarine
grapes,
strawberry

Cornucopia decoration:
Watermelon,
exotic flowers from citrus and apples.

Timing:
3.5 hours of work total (washing, carving, arranging on the plate)

Tools:
Peeler, thai knife, carving tools

Restaurant hall decoration

Table decoration in the restaurant

Food

Flower arrangement

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Tall Arrangement With Watermelons

>> 4/19/2011

More arrangements:
Watermelon Fruit Cake. Fruit arrangement for any occasion
Tall fruit carving arrangement for a male birthday reception
Wedding Fruit Displays With Melon

Wedding fruit arrangement with two watermelons and a vegetable bouquet on the top.

The restaurant hall was decorated in red and white colours so the arrangement was created to harmonize the interior and a wedding cake.

Tall vase made from watermelons.
Fruit and vegetable carving for wedding

Vegetable bouquet on the top of the watermelon vase.
Anturium from red pepper and the roses from small green squash

Back side of the watermelon arrangement.
Romantic design carved on the watermelons makes the wedding fruit arrangement

I used the following fruits and vegetable:

One large and one small watermelons for the tall vase,
2 red peppers and a carrot for the anturiums,
2 small green squashes for the roses,
2 chinese cabbage for the chrysanthemum,
1 red apple for the apple carving
1 kilo grapes

Time:
3 hours of work

Tools:
Triangle carving tool set

Fruit Carving Arrangement for 60th Birthday Reception

>> 4/08/2011

More articles related to fruit design:
Melon Ship and 'Underwater World' Fruit Tray
Korean Dol Party - 1 Year Birthday Celebration
Melon Vase and Fruit Tray (Romantic)
Birthday Watermelon Cake

Just finished the watermelon fruit arrangement for 60th birthday anniversary reception. The arrangement is built of carved watermelon, melon "Gala", grapefruit slices and kiwi zig-zag garnish. Watermelon stands on the small glass vase. There are fruits on the plate around the vase.

Fruit carving arrangement with watermelon, melon, grapefruit and kiwi garnish

Who am I ?

>> 3/31/2011

I ask. You answer.

The Bunny:

Orange for a head
Baby orange cut in half for cheeks
Orange skin for ears and feet
Gloves for eyes and nose
Carrot for carrot

Food and Travel

>> 3/30/2011

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Some Exotic Fruits From South Asia

By this blog post I want to share a few words about a new Wiki project related to food. MyCityCuisine is Food & Travel Wikipedia that guide you to a traditional cuisine from around the world.

MyCityCuisine project is on the stage of filling up with content. I took a look at the website and found some cities I have been to. It was a fun to recall my culinary experience in those countries:

Barcelona. I remember pizzeria and fast food only. In my opinion it is difficult to find a restaurant of traditional spanish cuisine in Barcelona. I have managed to enjoy spanish food in Sevilla. I liked paella, beer and olives, fried sea food and cheese. And some baking too.

Beijing. Peking Duck is the most delicious thing I have tried in Beijing. I have been to Beijing for a short trip so I did not managed to try much. The most shocking dish was a bug kebab in a street market. I saw chinese men eating bugs & worms kebab and that was enough to me to experience the dish. (check up the pictures of that kind of kebabs in Street Food section Deep Fried Inserts on MyCityCuisine)

Cairo. I loved egyptian sandwiches with Tahini sauce and Tamiyya. I also tried a sugarcane juice. Someone said me to beware of the local street food, but believe me it is tasty. I am OK and still alive after that.

Riga. Latvian food tastes like Russian food. It is simple and tasty. I did not found anything exotic there. One thing I was impressed by is a really large plate. When I asked a half portion of the dish that was too much to me yet.

Tokyo. Well :)) I guess I have tried everything in Japan apart from Fugu fish. I have tasted fresh fish and black eggs boiled into sulphur spring. Japanese cuisine is my favorite one (while I prefer a well cooked dishes).

On MyCityCuisine you will find the names, description and photo of the national food from around the world. You are able to update info like in other Wiki websites.

Simple Fruit Carving Arrangement With Apples and Oranges. Friut Fan

>> 3/26/2011

Today I will show how to make a simple fruit display using apples and orange. Very simple but effective arrangement. Take your knife and come along with me.

Check up my tutorials. Free download!

Fruit Fan

To arrange fruits like the one on the picture I use a special plate with pins. The pins provide a secure construction. The plate makes a fruit arrangement trasportable. I use the pined plate for making 'Take Out' fruit displays.

You will need:

1 orange

2 red apples

1 green apple

1 apple for a base

some dark grapes

Toothpicks and bamboo sticks

Step 1.

Prepare the following centerpices:

orange lollypop - 5 pcs

apple flower - 4 pcs

apple leaf - 5 pcs

Orange lollypop, apple flower and leaf carved out of green apple

Step 2.

Set an apple on the pins. The apple will serve a base to fix the pieces on it.

The apple serves as a base

Step 3.

Fix the orange lollypops. Pin them into the apple.

Orange lollypops make the upper level of the fan

Step 4.

Fix the bamboo sticks with the apple flowers arranging them in a shape of fan.

The apple flowers make the medium level of the fruit fan

Step 5.

Add the apple leaves to the lower level.

The green apple leaves add some color to the fruit display

Step 6.

Fill the plate with fruits.

Party fruit buffet is served!

Eat me!

This post is a contribution to Create n Carve ~ Veg Event April 2011. That Event is about to spread the word of fruit carving art all around the world.

Korean Dol Celebration. Fruit Cornucopia and Chocolate Bouquet

>> 3/24/2011

Dol (Tol) celebration is a Korean tradition to celebrate the child's first birthday. Korean Dol is an important ceremony, it can be very interesting for westerm people. The first time I went to Dol Party was a birthday of my schoolmate's daughter many years ago. There was a first time I saw Doljabee game.

What's Doljabee?

That is one of the ceremony component, a kind of prediction for the child's life. Actually it looks like a game. A family prepare a table with different things and items on it. A birthday child sits on the table and picks up objects that attract him. Each object has a meaning for a life. The child's future is predicted according to the picked items:

thread - long life

rice - prosperity

book, pencil - intelligence

money - wealth

Often the parents add non-traditional things with having thier own meaning.

There is a large Korean diaspora here in Sakhalin. So I am often asked to make a fruit carving arrangement for the Dol Party (1st Birthday Celebration).

We provide also chocolate fountain, beverage party fountain and giant soap bubble show.

The following chocolate arrangement and fruit Cornucopia are the result of my recent Dol party job.

Check out other Dol party fruit decorations:

Fruit Princess Story

Kawaii Fruits #1. Cute Fruit Garnish

Watermelon With a Butterfly

Fruit Tray to 1 Year Birthday Party

Chocolate bouquet with fruit rabbits to the Korean Dol party

'Hello Kitty' Baloon decoration and my candy arrangement for the Dol Celebration

Cornucopia with fruits

Chocolate fondue fountain and fruit buffet for Dol celebration

Are you ready to party?

Carved melon for Cornucopia arrangement and my Triangle carving tool box

DVD Tutorials on Fruit Carving Art

>> 3/16/2011

Finally I recieved the DVD I ordered on Amazon. One dvd by James Parker, one from Chef Ray Duey and three dvd tutorials by Pam Maneeratana.

Of course the very first one I started watching was James Parker because he is my hero. Undoubtedly he is a perfect showman and good entreprenuer. I like his way of promoting the art of fruit and vegetable carving. "Basic Fruit & Vegetable Carving" is more than just a tutorial. This is a professional movie about the whole process of making edible arrangements from buying fruits to eating the centerpieces.

Recommended!
Accurate centerpieces, skilled master, high quality movie at the good price.
Makes impression "Every one can do that".

Chef Ray teaches simple centerpieces as well as the advanced melon carving techniques. I have learned some new things from his tutorial "Fruit & Vegetable Sculpting". But one thing I don't like about the movie is that the author carves in hurry. Chef Ray cuts quickly and often ruines the pattern. This is the only 'minus'. In total the dvd tutorial is an INFORMATIVE course with a HUGE number of centerpices, GOOD VALUE, a must to watch!

Pam Maneeratana shows fruit carving techniques in details. Explains much, carves slowly to let us understand the idea and the trick. Good tutorials for EAGER fruit carvers. Pam is a perfect teacher!

Gothic Themed Soap Carving

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Floral pattern in gothic style. Soap carving

Melon Vessel and "Underwater World" Fruit Tray

>> 2/26/2011

Melon boat and fruits acting "Underwater World" fruit adventure

Treasure and sea creatures: mandarin, apple, carrot

Fruit nderwater world

More entries about sea themed fruit displays:
Watermelon Ship for Wedding
Golden Fish Fruit Tray

Watermelon And Three Mandarin Flowers

>> 2/04/2011

More posts:
Watermelon Cake Fruit Display
Romantic Fruit Display
Watermelon Display For Any Occasion

Three mandarins imitate three flowers like the blossom flowers and a flower bud. Apple decoration in a shape of flowers, zig-zag cut on kiwi, carved watermelon with a floral pattern.

Rosebush Candy Bouquet

>> 1/21/2011

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Paper flowers in the rosebush candy bouquet

Rosebush candy arrangement

Paper flowers

Buttterfly on the stem

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Candy Bouquets Tutorial

Simple Orange Garnishes For Children' Drinks

>> 1/07/2011

2 Easy Ways to garnish drinks with orange

Baby Orange drink garnish

Cute orange garnish with ears ^_^


How-To: a slice of orange and one small orange for ears. A toothpick to fix the details.

Lolly Pop Orange Garnish

Pic 1

Pic 2: How-To: Take off a strip of orange and roll it into the lolly pop shape. Fix it with a toothpick

Pic 3: Top the garnish on the glass (pic 1) or place one end in to the bottom (pic 3)

Tip: use the eye on your peeler to make an orange strip

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Dotted Apple, Stripy Fruit. Apple Garnishes For Kids

>> 1/03/2011

This carving tool does not look like a knife, but this is a knife. This is one of my favorite tools. It is easy to use and friendly to kids. There are a tone of garnishes you can make using a small melon baller. The main usage is to cut bowls out of melon that looks great in a watermelon basket. And there are many cases to apply this knife to apples, carrots, cucumber and so on.

Let's swap dots and slices.