Artist Spotlight: Susan Trianos
- Anna Weisend
- 28 Nov 2018
Susan Trianos is a talent that hails from Toronto. She has been in the baking and cake decorating industry for over 30 years and it has been her only career. She has owned a renowned bakery in her hometown, has worked for Wilton Industries, ran the Pillsbury test kitchen in Canada, and was also an instructor for a well known Confectionary Arts College in Toronto. While Susan still creates edible art for her client base, she focuses her attention on her online school, Learn to Cake. She comes from an era of cake decorating where there were limited tools, books,...
Continue ReadingArtist Spotlight: Mayte Rodriguez Gigante
- Anna Weisend
- 24 Oct 2018
Please meet Mayte Rodriquez Gigante. Mayte is the owner and designer of Isomalt by Mayte Rodriguez, located in Spain. Pastry has always been a part of her life, starting in her mother's kitchen, where she grew up making all kids of confections. It was her greatest hobby. After trying out several jobs as an adult, in 2005 she decided to start training in pastry and turn her passion into a career. Her journey started in her confectionary workroom where, day in and day out, she learned everything relating to traditional pastry and, in 2009, discovered the art and craft of...
Continue ReadingArtist Spotlight: Gregoire Goel
- Anna Weisend
- 26 Sep 2018
Here at CakePlay, the most rewarding thing is to see all the beautiful creations made by the hardworking sugar artists that cross our path. We think we should share all of that with you! Once a month we will be sharing a sugar artist that amazes and delights us. We hope that spotlighting this talent will delight and inspire you as well. Gregoire Goel The very first sugar artist we are spotlighting is Gregoire Goel, who hails from France. In his studio, Grégoire Goel gives life to dazzling creatures that are unique and maybe a little magical. From sugar, an...
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