mmm cake, I know you want it.

Sold. 42″ x 36″

Gail is an old friend of my mom’s.  Maybe my mom made the heart shaped cake for her, I wouldn’t be surprised.  To the right of Gail is her now ex husband John.  He was the best man at my Mom and Dad’s wedding.  I chose to keep the edges of the wood clean, showing the grey decay of the wood at the bottom and the stamp at the top right.  My thinking was it would invoke warmth, reference the materials of the home and the common decay of the family.  Maybe I am being a bit airy fairy, but it’s how I was thinking anyways.  The cake is nice thick oil paint, like icing.  I applied it with a butter knife, just like mom used to with my cakes.  Very satisfying.

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