The top 10 Most Amazing Things People do With Sugar

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

Today is Sunday which means it is guest post day! Today’s post is from ‘Doledrumdiva’ and brings us a top 10 all about things people have made with sugar, so I hope you enjoy it and show it as much love as you do my own top 10′s. But if you think you can do better or interested in doing the same please drop me an E-Mail: turtle4578588@gmail.com But until then here is today’s….

The top 10 Most Amazing Things People do With Sugar

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Well, we all know that we eat too much sugar in our diets, but most of us can’t quite give it up. However, most of these pictures below are sooooooo beautiful, it would be sacrilege to even lick your lips! Most of the links lead to amazing photo galleries, and a lot of the artists actually teach…so keep your beady eyes open in case they come to a town near you. It was really hard choosing just 10, but along the way I found out some incredible things – for example, when you watch your favourite hero/heroine diving through glass windows or having bottles smashed around them in films – it’s all made of sugar glass….who knew? But I am glad to know that it’s safer than it looks.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

10 – Downing St, by Brendan Jamison

Source: http://www.brendanjamison.com/sugarcube.html
Well, obviously, this had to be No. 10

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

9 – ‘Solarium’, by Willam Lamson

Source: http://www.williamlamson.com/index.php/20-solarium
This would have been higher up the list, but it’s 162 panels of sugar glass sandwiched between regular glass, so almost cheating

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

8 – 3D printed sugar..

Source: http://the-sugar-lab.com/gallery
Most of us are still getting our heads round the concept of 3D printing, but the clever folk at the Sugar Lab have already taken it a step further – I have a serious case of gadget envy.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

7 – Two mice pulling a bottle gourd

Source: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2011-02/23/content_12072493.htm
The art of blowing sugar goes back centuries in China, and street artists still practise today – they’re known as tang ren – sugar people. It’s truly amazing to watch.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

6 – Blowing sugar

Source: http://www.trendtablet.com/8173-glass-sugar/
Had to include this work in progress, just for the look on the guys’ faces.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

5 – Two lions playing ball

Source: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2011-02/23/content_12072493.htm
Most subjects in Chinese sugar art are based around good fortune, animals and folk tales.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

4 – Yuka Otani Sweet Vessels ‘05

Source: http://yukaotani.com/sweetvessels05.html
If somebody told me these were from Ancient Rome – I think I’d believe them – so delicate!

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

3 – Splitting open, by Brendan Jamison

Source: http://www.brendanjamison.com/sugarcube.html
This man can build anything….

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

2 – Stephane Klein

Source: http://klein-stephane.com/blown-sugar-piece-training-course
The link is in English, although most of his site is in French. Apparently there’s a whole sugar festival in France in November.

Amazing Things Made With Sugar

1 – Yuka Otani Sweet Vessels ‘12

Source: http://yukaotani.com/Papabubblejpsv/Papabubblejp.html
Well, here’s cheers to talent and creativity, raise your glasses please!

If you want to learn how to spin sugar and make caramel twirls and baskets at home, there’s a simple how-to on my site http://doledrumdiva.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/how-to-spin-sugar/

…and lots of other resources on the net – just take care because sugar gets incredibly hot, but it is great fun. Hope you enjoyed these images and you have a super sweet and lovely Sunday. ddd