Did you know that California-based Jelly Belly has an official artist in residence? Neither did I -- but they certainly do: Kristin Cumings has been working for the company since 2010, making four by six foot murals entirely out of the company's delicious little morsels. She starts each one by making an acrylic copy of the image on a prepared board, then places each bean with a spot of spray adhesive.
She's already completed a sugar-based copy of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night:
and Leonardo Da Vinci's La Giaconda, aka The Mona Lisa.
Each of the artworks, some of which have sold for up to $5,000 each, consists of anywhere from 9,000 to 12,000 individual jelly beans. No word on how many Kristin manages to accidentally eat during her projects, which each take fifty to sixty hours to complete.
Intriguing, no? Here's a timelapse video of Kristin at work, making a bean portrait of a grizzly bear!
She's already completed a sugar-based copy of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night:
and Leonardo Da Vinci's La Giaconda, aka The Mona Lisa.
Each of the artworks, some of which have sold for up to $5,000 each, consists of anywhere from 9,000 to 12,000 individual jelly beans. No word on how many Kristin manages to accidentally eat during her projects, which each take fifty to sixty hours to complete.
Intriguing, no? Here's a timelapse video of Kristin at work, making a bean portrait of a grizzly bear!
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