The Confections photographic series began as a response to my 30th birthday. It was a celebration of birthdays, color, pattern and obsessive absurdity. My original idea was to bake 30 birthday cakes for myself and photograph them. I ordered a cake decorating kit online and watched an instructional video. When I quickly discovered my cakes were never going to look like the ones in the video, I decided to leave them in their exuberantly imperfect states.
In the course of eight years, this series evolved into more of a humorous, feminist, conversation on life and our struggles for perfection.
Confections (adorned) #14, 2010
Confections #65, 2008
Confections (abroad) #7, 2010
Confections (adorned) 28, 2012
Confections (adorned) #1, 2008
Confections (adorned 11), 2010
Confections #24, 2006
Confections (adorned) #20, 2010
Confections (couture) #4, 2010
Confections (couture) #2, 2010
Confections (abroad) #9, 2012
Confections (adorned) #15, 2010
Confections #63, 2007
Confections #56, 2007
Confections (adorned) #29, 2012
Confections (adorned) #6, 2009
Confections (adorned) #16, 2010
Confections (adorned) #22, 2011
Confections #42, 2006
Confections #40, 2006
Confections #37, 2006
Confections (abroad) #4, 2010
Confections (abroad) #1, 2010
Confections (couture) #1, 2010
Confections (adorned) #24, 2012
Confections (adorned) #23, 2011
Confections (adorned) #8, 2009
Confections (abroad) #6, 2010
Confections (adorned) #19, 2010
Confections #57, 2007
Confections #54, 2007
Confections #53, 2007
Confections #27, 2006
Confections (abroad) #2, 2010
Confections (adorned) #26, 2012
Confections #58, 2007
Confections #29, 2006
Confections #34, 2006
Confections #28, 2006
Confections (adorned) #13, 2010
Confections #26, 2006
Confections (abroad) #3, 2010
Confections (adorned) #17, 2010
Confections #43, 2006
Confections #52, 2007
Confections #47, 2007
Confections #59, 2010
Confections #61, 2007
Confections #51, 2007
Confections #7, 2005
Confections #11, 2005
Confections #44, 2006
Confections (adorned) #27, 2012
Confections (adorned) #25, 2012
Confections (adorned) #10, 2011
Fleisher Wind Challenge solo series exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010
Fleisher Wind Challenge solo series exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010
Fleisher Wind Challenge solo series exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010
detail, Fleisher Wind Challenge solo series exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010
detail, Fleisher Wind Challenge solo series exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2010
Solo exhibition, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, 2007
detail, Solo exhibition, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, 2007
Solo exhibition, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, 2007
Solo exhibition, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, 2007
Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal F, 2006
Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal F, 2006