May
7
to May 8

Afternoon Tea Event; 'We Taste'

You’re invited to join our Afternoon Tea Event; ‘We Taste’

Where we’ll be eating a 5ft female sculpture made entirely from cake!

How do you get involved?

If you have any questions contact Amanda: amanda@acstudios.co.uk
To ensure everyone has a comfortable experience by signing up it will imply you have read our health & hygiene guidance.

The Full Details:


Here’s a taster of what the cake will look like…

What’s actually involved?

The cake sculpture we are creating is called, ‘We Taste’ a 5ft female sculpture made entirely of cake baked & eaten by you!

  1. Make or buy a simple cake(s) any size, flavour, & texture. A traybake is perfect. You can include buttercream & Jam but no icing, no decorations & no cakes that require refrigerating (yes unfortunately that means no cheesecakes please).

  2. Drop off your cake(s) to The CA on Saturday 7th May. Once you’ve delivered your cakes, Artist & Designer Amanda Cotton will transform them into a sculpture cake using a mould then cover it in icing and sprinkles.

  3. Covid, Allergies & Dietary requirements: To ensure everyone’s safety we kindly ask you to read our health & hygiene guidance.

  4. Return to The CA on Sunday 8th May at 3pm in your very best clothes: During our Afternoon Tea event we’ll admire our cake sculpture, have our photos taken & EAT OUR TASTY CAKE SCULPTURE! (& Yes! you can buy a pint or two at The CA to wash the cake down). We expect the event to be roughly 2 hours.

  5. That’s it! Simple! so what are you waiting for? Let me know you're coming by signing up

FAQ’s

  • Who can get involved? Anyone and everyone in and around the London Limehouse area E14. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

  • What cake should I make/buy? A simple cake(s)) of any size, flavour, & texture. A traybake is perfect. You can include buttercream and Jam but no icing or decorations.

  • When & where do I drop off my cake? Saturday 7th May at The CA House, 1 Northey St, London E14 8BT

  • When can I see & eat the cake sculpture? Sunday 8th May at 3pm The CA House, 1 Northey St, London E14 8BT (& Yes! you can buy a pint or two at The CA to wash the cake down). We expect the event to take approx. 3 hours.

  • Will I eat the cake I make? Probably not, but you will 100% get cake! All cakes will be transformed to fit inside the sculpture & covered in icing. It will be a lucky dip, on what part of the sculpture you get to eat.

  • I am vegan or have allergies, can I still join in? Please read our health & hygiene guidance

  • What about COVID? Please read our health & hygiene guidance

  • Can I not make a cake & still join in? Yes, but ideally we would like everyone to provide a cake, even if its shop brought. :)

  • What happens if I eat too much cake? That’s your fault! :)

  • Where is The CA? CA House, 1 Northey St, London E14 8BT

About the Project

‘We Taste’ is part of the ‘We 100 Project’, a collection of 100 life size female sculptures. Each sculpture explores new materials and processes, while creating a platform for communication, social observation and collaboration aiming to help everyone who participates in it, and everyone who views it, to see themselves and life differently - hence the title ‘We’. There are 5 sculptures in the collection so far.

About the Artist

Amanda Cotton is a 3D Designer & Artist specialising in contemporary sculpture questioning the preconceptions we allow to impact our everyday lives. She lives in London Limehouse & creates locally at her studio is based at Trinity Buoy Wharf E14.

So what are you waiting for?

If you have any questions contact Amanda: amanda@acstudios.co.uk. To ensure everyone has a comfortable experience by signing up it will imply you have read our health & hygiene guidance.

FOLLOW THE PROJECT

The ‘We 100’ Collection

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We 100 Project
We 100 Project

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We 100 Project; Clay Me
We 100 Project; Clay Me

A life size, hand sculpted, clay replica of the Artist, analysing body image & self-esteem.
01 / 100
125kg

We 100 Project; Mould Me
We 100 Project; Mould Me

A silicone fibre-glass mould of the Artist, to facilitate the making of the 100 sculptures.
02 / 100
45kg

We 100 Poject; We Recycle
We 100 Poject; We Recycle

Discarded drawings & scrap paper recycled into a work of art, challenging what we consider to be ‘rubbish’.
03/100
3.9kg

We 100 Project; We Touch
We 100 Project; We Touch

A social observation of where one is willing to leave their unique print following Covid. At night, she comes alife, no longer the blank canvas she appears during the day.
05/100
2.9kg

We 100 Project; We Feed
We 100 Project; We Feed

5/100
A 5ft sculpture of the artist crafted from bird feed, designed to be consumed by wildlife, to observe their interactions with food and humans.
With Tower Hamlets Cemetry Park
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63kg

We 100 Project; We Taste
We 100 Project; We Taste

A 5ft cake of the artist was showcased at an Afternoon Tea event that invited guests to taste the artwork and share their reactions.
06/100
24.8kg

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Oct
2
to Nov 21

We Feed; We 100 Project

We 100 Project
We Feed
Number 4
Weighing 63kg

We Feed is a human size sculpture made entirely of bird feed. We are feeding it to local wildlife here in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (THCP) in order to observe their behaviour.

Because eventually the entire sculpture will ……. we are producing a 2min film that will capture the beauty of TCHP whilst observing the wildlife’s relationship with people and food. The film will become a piece of art in it’s self.

Huge thanks to THCP for allowing the use of this incredible location.


About the Artist
Amanda Cotton is a 3D Designer and Artist specialising in contemporary sculpture questioning the preconceptions we allow to impact our everyday lives. She lives and creates locally and her studio is based at Trinity Buoy Wharf E14. Come & say hello.


About the Project 

We 100 is a collection of life size female sculptures. The project is ongoing and I plan to continue adding to the collection until We have 100! Each sculpture explores new materials & processes, while creating a platform for communication, social observation & collaboration.
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the world at a standstill, I created a life size sculpture of myself using reclaimed clay. Starting from scratch 3 times, I learned a lot about the process of sculpting clay but I learned a lot more about myself, emotionally & physically. While this was not what I expected, I see now that it was inevitable given the intimate nature of the sculpture!
Knowing that ‘Clay Me’ would eventually collapse due to the nature of its materials, I created a mould, to enable the making of more sculptures and the continuation of what had become a significant project for me. While the outline is based on my form, each cast has the potential to represent much more and I decided I wanted each subsequent sculpture to be collaborative. My aim is for We 100 to help everyone who participates in it, and everyone who views it, to see themselves & life differently - hence the title ‘We’.

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