Cookies, cookies on a wall...
by Leah Rosenberg
We have done several renditions of our cookie wall in the past (yes, cookies... on a wall) but never have we transported that wall to San Jose. Until tonight!
Sketch for Design Sponge cookie wall by Leah and Tess (with colored markers on hand)
So, should you find yourself in the neighborhood this evening, please join us for this spectacle which is part of ARTRAGE, San Jose Museum of Art's monthly Thursday night party. From 7-10pm admission is just $5 and you can see the exhibition Around the Table, have a drink, get your picture taken in front of a wall of cookies (while eating cookies, of course) and be entertained by Oakland's own treasure Fantastic Negrito.
We typically fashion the cookie wall to address the theme of the event. I certainly don't want to spoil any surprises, but I do want to share some of the previous renditions with you here in the hope that it will entice you to come tonight!
Damien Hirst cookie wall based on Amylamine.
Although this cookie wall looks a mess, it was sort of meant to be so. We did this one for the SFMOMA groundbreaking event at the end of May. The cookies were the actual size of the bricks that made up the building and we invited guests to "tag" the wall with edible spray paint.
Here is one we did for the Sprudge California Coffee Cupping that took place last year on the rooftop at SFMOMA. All the cookies are in the shape of the state of California, which when all line up like that sort of resemble neckties.
For tonight's program we decided to have the flavors and colors of the cookie to reflect some of the works throughout the exhibition on view on the 2nd floor, like chilli pepper, carrot, beet and citrus. Oh, and alfalfa! So if the grandeur of a cookie wall isn't enough to get you out here tonight, maybe the promise of a green alfalfa cookie will?
You can see all the photos from the evening here, with the cookie wall as the backdrop!