2.28.2010

International Edible Book Festival


I was so thrilled to hear from artist Béatrice Coron about her wonderful edible book Hard Boiled Thriller: Tales of a Tough Cookie and a Smart Cookie, which she created for The International Edible Book Festival. Béatrice and Judith A. Hoffberg created the festival in 1999 and each and every year, on April 1st, people around the world show-off their own versions of edible books. Anyone can participate and the guidelines for what constitutes a book are very flexible. Click here for more info on the festival and here for more of Beatrice's edible books. Thanks, Béatrice!


Working in the cutout method, Béatrice Coron creates glorious images that have appeared on books covers, in subway stations, and on street corners, as well as having been included in the museum collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty, and the Bibliotheque Nationale of France. It really is amazing work. You can find other, nonedible examples of Béatrice's amazing art by visiting her Web site. You can also find some examples after the jump.

5 comments:

Carolyn Jung said...

This is truly a work of art. I'd feel bad trying to eat this after all the work that went into it. ;)

Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said...

How gorgeous! She is so talented and creative! :D

veggievixen said...

that is AWESOME. and delicious?

shaz said...

That is so amazing. I'd never heard of this before. Great info!

Joanne said...

How adorable! Thanks for letting us know about this.

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