I've been wanted to attend another ICES event since I went to my first day of sharing my sophomore year of college. I woke up at 4 or 5 in the morning in order to drive to Jacksonville (which is pretty far from Tampa!) to attend, see the demos, and meet other cake aficionados like myself. And was it worth it? ABSOLUTELY. (And now I wake up that early almost every day to go to work!)
I remember my favorite demo was given by Geraldine Randlesome, and I met the girls of Simi Cakes, and I have to say, everyone there was amazing and talented and nice and wonderful. But unfortunately, that was the end of my experience with ICES.
Until now!
The FL ICES mini classes are just around the corner, and registration starts in October. I did a rough calculation, and if I'm going to take all of the classes I want to, it will run me roughly $800-$900 for all the fees. That's a lot of money for someone who only makes a couple bucks above minimum wage! But I've been trying to put money in savings every month, and I think this is a good thing to be saving towards. Cake decorating is still my passion, and how long have I wanted to get more involved with ICES? Too long! :) It's one of the reasons I wanted to move back to Florida, too, because the FL chapter always seems to have a lot going on!
Well, I know what I'll be asking everyone for Christmas!
There are so many great instructors that are going to be there, and I really hope I'll be able to finish up my Lambeth education with Kathleen Lange's bootcamps! Plus I want to get some more gumpaste and maybe even isomalt experience under my belt. My 10-year plan is to to become a Certified Master Sugar Artist, which is HUGE GOAL, but one I feel confident about if I can keep learning and practicing!
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
FL ICES Day of Sharing
Over the weekend, I had an opportunity to attend an ICES event, something I've wanted to do ever since I found out what ICES was. By the way, it's the International Cake Exploration Societe, and it's this awesome group of people who get together for classes and competitions and conventions to share the love and passion of cake decorating.
Right up my alley!
The DOS (or Day of Sharing) was in Jacksonville, FL, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Tampa. Just kidding, it's a 3 hour drive, through lots of back country roads, and when you have to wake up before 5am to get to get to the conference center on time, it's pretty much the worst drive in the world.
Anyway, once we finally got to Jacksonville, it was totally worth it. The day was filled with awesome demonstrations, gorgeous display cakes, the chance to talk with other decorators who are also passionate about cake (and two people even asked me if I owned my own shop! I was flattered!), and a raffle. I won a signed cookbook by Geraldine Randlesome, who is wonderful by the way. She and her husband did one of the demonstrations and I learned so much from them. They have a very obvious love for cake decorating and the pastry arts (and each other). It was sweet. :)
I also learned about a new cake decorating competition coming up in February, so I'll need to plan my entry for that. And I want to sign up for the mini classes they're offering in January. Thankfully, the classes are in Orlando, which is a little closer than Jacksonville! They are more expensive though, so it's a good thing I'm working two jobs right now.
And today I finally got my airbrush colors in the mail (except the mailroom hasn't processed all their packages yet; so I don't technically have it in my posession yet, although it's on campus!) so I'm sure next I'll be posted about all the weird colorful things I've created with the airbrush. Oh! And there's an airbrushing class in Ocala which I'm taking in 2 weeks. Another awesome opportunity I'm looking forward to! I'll keep y'all posted! :)
Right up my alley!
The DOS (or Day of Sharing) was in Jacksonville, FL, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Tampa. Just kidding, it's a 3 hour drive, through lots of back country roads, and when you have to wake up before 5am to get to get to the conference center on time, it's pretty much the worst drive in the world.
Anyway, once we finally got to Jacksonville, it was totally worth it. The day was filled with awesome demonstrations, gorgeous display cakes, the chance to talk with other decorators who are also passionate about cake (and two people even asked me if I owned my own shop! I was flattered!), and a raffle. I won a signed cookbook by Geraldine Randlesome, who is wonderful by the way. She and her husband did one of the demonstrations and I learned so much from them. They have a very obvious love for cake decorating and the pastry arts (and each other). It was sweet. :)
I also learned about a new cake decorating competition coming up in February, so I'll need to plan my entry for that. And I want to sign up for the mini classes they're offering in January. Thankfully, the classes are in Orlando, which is a little closer than Jacksonville! They are more expensive though, so it's a good thing I'm working two jobs right now.
And today I finally got my airbrush colors in the mail (except the mailroom hasn't processed all their packages yet; so I don't technically have it in my posession yet, although it's on campus!) so I'm sure next I'll be posted about all the weird colorful things I've created with the airbrush. Oh! And there's an airbrushing class in Ocala which I'm taking in 2 weeks. Another awesome opportunity I'm looking forward to! I'll keep y'all posted! :)
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