6 hours ago, pastrygirl said:
Are they though, or are they just instagram-ing one mold at a time? Even Melissa Coppel admitted that a lot of her stuff isn't practical for retail production because you'd have to charge way too much to cover the labor. OTOH, stagiaires & interns, if they can be trusted to do it right
I don't see it often, but I am seeing it here and there. I figure it's either small shops with a small-batch artisanal focus or larger shops that have interns or similar junior staff.
Yes, I watched Melissa meticulously (a word that applies to everything she does) use a little sponge brush to paint an arc in a mold, then paint another arc slightly overlapping it. Beautiful effect, but.... Kate Weiser is a chocolatier who does demanding, meticulous work on a large scale (a sample box suggested that the pieces are hand-painted), but photos show assistants doing this.
Melissa Coppel's work is quite meticulous and does seem to be extremely tedious and time-consuming. Kate Weiser's painting seems to be sort of the opposite of meticulous. A lot of splatter, flickers and similar techniques that don't require a lot of time or precision. Not much that requires going cavity by cavity other than simple brush strokes. Very different styles - both with beautiful results.
