insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 16 - June 2016 | Page 21

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT

Do you have a favourite confectionary or material that you like
working with?
I love working with sugar in paste form as it’s pliable and can easily be
used to sculpt, just like clay.
How do you balance your home life with the pressure of
work deadlines?
I mostly work overtime; it’s never as simple as 9am-5pm, plus I’m a
working mum. Whenever my little girl is at home, I always make time
to be with her, so I work when she’s at school, and after she’s gone to
bed at night. When I’m working on a big project I often work through the
night, going to bed in the morning and waking up at 8pm when my ‘day’
starts again. I’m so lucky to have an incredibly supportive husband and
we play the same, interchangeable role raising our daughter together.
We support each other and are both committed to making time for our
daughter and prioritising family time together too. It’s tiring, but it’s totally
worth it because you can’t turn back that time.
Where can we see your work?
You can see my projects on my website www.michellesugarart.co.uk, which
include the world’s first edible billboard, made using 13,360 Mr Kipling
cakes; a popart portrait of Beyonce made from 3,780 handmade Oreo
pops (crushed Oreo biscuits mixed with cream cheese); and a six-metre
long replica of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam in cake sprinkles.
Michelle Sugar Art Ltd.
01444 484092
www.michellesugarart.co.uk
@michellesugart
/michellesugarart

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