Watch as world-renowned professional cheese carverSarah Kaufmann sculpts hundreds of pounds of cheese into edible art from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Uptown Metropolitan Market, 100 Mercer St., on Saturday, Oct. 22.
The world-record holder in cheese carvings, Kaufmann is a human dynamo when it comes to creating all things out of cheese, carving everything from mammoth emblems to SpongeBob Squarepants to sports memorabilia – all out of massive blocks of cheese.
It really has to be seen to be believed.
Whether you’re an avid cheese connoisseur or have an appreciation for all things artistic, Kaufmann delivers quite the cheese carving show. Hailing from the mighty cheese capital of Wisconsin, the cheese-carving lady brings a whole new meaning to cutting the cheese! Come and be awed, then sample Sarah’s delicious work. Her website is not to be missed: http://www.sarahcheeselady.com/
The following is the story of Sarah “The Cheese Lady” from her website:
Why cheese? “If you were born and raised in Wisconsin, surrounded by dairy cows, cheese factories and people who wear orange triangle hats as high fashion, you might think it would just seem…natural!”
Sarah received a degree in Commercial Art in Madison, WI and worked for the Wisconsin dairy industry for 16 years. That’s where her natural-born “Cheddar Head” talents were honed and perfected. As Creative Director for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board she worked on national advertising and public relations promotions for the Wisconsin dairy industry. There, her interest in cheese carving was encouraged and her first sculptures were used in trade and consumer promotions. Sarah also helped develop a cheese carving training program.
After over a decade with the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Sarah moved to Ohio were she served as Manager of Creative Services for Jungle Jim’s International Market, a nationally renowned specialty food market, in Fairfield, (Cincinnati) Ohio. While with Jungle Jim’s, Sarah continued to carve and build her business into a fulltime career.
Since 1996, “The Cheese Lady” has received hundreds of commissions for her cheese creations, which have captured countless media impressions in print, radio, television newscasts, talk shows, food shows and sportscasts.
Kaufmann creates the jaw-dropping sculptures in her Cincinnati and San Diego studios and also appears in person to sculpt cheese at a variety of venues: food and wine festivals, supermarkets, tradeshows, state fairs, sporting events, civic celebrations and other special occasions. She has carved from ten and forty-pound blocks to 500-pound wheels and a whopping 12,500-pound cheddar mammoth!
Some of “The Cheese Lady’s” notable sculptures include: a six-foot long aircraft carrier for the USS Reagan; a 120-pound Mickey Mouse; a 300-pound gorilla; a six-foot-long cheddar gator for the University of Florida; several television personalities (Including Jay Leno, Matt Lauer, Katie Couric, Al Roker and Ann Curry, and Marc Sommers); and sports stars (including Peyton Manning and Yogi Berra).
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