Sweet As A Mural

Believe it or not, these historical mural reproductions are made up solely of sugar. Edible blue paint, white sugar tiles, frosting and icing are the only materials that Montreal-based artist Shelley Miller uses to create her pieces. Referencing the sugar industry’s long and significant history, her azulejo style murals are installed in several ports including Montreal and Salvador, Brazil. Of course, Shelley’s creations hardly last forever as the environment’s natural elements will slowly take it’s toll on these sweet works of art.

(via MyModernMet)

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  1. how pretty! I love these!
    Tina @ http://Www.Tinacious.Me

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  2. I used to live in Amsterdam, and they mastered this technique in the Netherlands. You couldn’t go anywhere without the delphi styles being celebrated. They always make me miss my life there. 🙂

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  3. Do we have to say that they are nice or that they are delicious? I am confused.

    Three Angles

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  4. This is unbelievable. They remind me of azulejos from Portugal.

    Paola

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  5. Lindsey wrote:

    I love how ornate it is.

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  6. Votre Amie wrote:

    Sugar whaaaaat?!?! That’s crazy! They are so intricate and detailed – I can’t even imagine the skill that when into creating them. They’re amazing!
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  7. AMAZING! Wonder if BUG SPRAY will keep the ants away.
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  8. Oh my! That’s all edible? Thanks for sharing
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  9. Miss K wrote:

    I have seen similar ones in Lisbon (Portugal).

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  10. awesome! I’d love to see them as they further decay/melt. Beautiful!

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  11. allison wrote:

    AMAZINGNESS! How talented she is.

    🙂
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  13. Kate wrote:

    My birthday’s coming up…do you think my mom would make me one of those instead? 🙂

    Really cool.

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  14. Leila wrote:

    I love Portuguese (and Brazilian) blue tiles. Shelley Miller is an incredible talent, and it’s great that she’s taking the tile art everywhere with her work. Beautiful post!

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  15. Genevieve wrote:

    wow – this is seriously awesome!

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  16. So pretty. That first one is actually from my hometown, Victoria. It was really interesting to watch how it changed as it slowly chipped away as the weeks went on. Thanks for sharing!

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  17. Hey everyone, I’m the artist in question. Thanks for your compliments and words of support! Follow me on twitter to know more about recent and upcoming projects. More outdoor sugar murals coming up for Nuit Blanche in Toronto, Canada on September 28th. @ShelleyMiller

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