frosting porn

There is only one way to apply frosting: heavily. Photographer Amy Stevens gets it. I discovered her beautiful disasters when a particularly heinous string of flight cancellations left me in the Philly airport overnight. Stevens' work was part of an exhibit of local artists, and a welcome distraction from my 13 hours of intermittent crying and cursing of the Wright brothers. Even more than her quirky compositions, I love Amy's story: when she turned 30, she bought a cake decorating kit in hopes of creating gorgeous, flawless confections. She soon realized that perfection wasn't going to happen, but instead of quitting, she decided to make cakes that are "visual experiences." I'd still like to eat them, though.