Art on a cake

I had a different kind of request a few weeks ago.

The client who contacted me was requesting a cake for her grandfather's 100th birthday- which I though was pretty cool. That's when it got, well, strange. She proceeded to tell me her grandfather had passed away a few years ago. Hmmmm. This had my curiosity!

She then told me the story of her grandfather- who was an artist. A sculptor to be exact. She wondered whether I could do a cake with that in mind. Then she forwarded me a few pictures and I was astounded! He was not only a sculptor, but of marble. Large women and men carved by her grandfather's hand are scattered all over St Louis MO.

The time line I had to work on this cake was short, so she gave me a design to work with. I managed to put it on the cake with royal icing, which took nearly 5 hrs to pipe!
I love the finished product and think it is awesome that this man made such an impact, reaching out and loving his family, that they decided to honor him even after he is gone. (They traveled with cake in tow to St Louis and spent the weekend touring his works!)