Paddi Clark

Paddi’s love of working in sugar is a passionate one, reflected in the enthusiasm and vitality displayed in all her work. Her interest of sugar as an art form, has allowed the development and innovation of different creative methods and styles using sugar. Paddi has obtained numerous qualifications in her subject area and is currently an External Verifier on qualification courses and a competition candidate judge. Paddi has demonstrated sugarcraft on television and overseas, teaches sugarcraft, written numerous articles in Squires Kitchen magazines, and teaches in Squires International School of Sugarcraft. She has had her designs published in the book ‘Sweet Charity’.

 

Trust

15 x 15 x 15cm marzipan, free standing

A composition depicting two toddlers displaying both trust and friendship... but where does trust go? This piece has been modelled entirely by hand.

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Winter

38 x 38 x 70 cm free standing, sugarpaste, flower paste and edible colouring.

The fading colours of winter are transiently captivated on a stone sphere.

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Turmoil  

52 x 42 cm, wall hanging.

A raging sea depicted through the medium of colour and white fat ironed onto the surface of sugar. The piece is surrounded by ebullient waves of royal icing.

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Dramatic Reflections (Cumulus Nimbus)

74 x 74 x 50cm pastillage, rice paper, flower paste

Clouds interfaced with Californian Tree Poppies and Kangaroo Paw.

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Poppies Around

70 x 70 x 74 cm sugarpaste, royal icing, piping gel, flower paste

Fascinating depiction of exotic poppies created on spherical forms with inlaid enamelled and suspended flowers, with foliage.

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Gertie

61 x 41 x 47 cm. free standing sugarpaste, pastillage and flower paste

The elegance of the 1920’s, captured in this bust.

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Colour Fantasy

37 x 37 wall hanging

Multi-coloured fantasy art creates this fascinating piece of intricate mosaic.

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