{"id":25120,"date":"2016-04-08T22:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T05:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/?p=25120"},"modified":"2016-04-09T08:47:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-09T15:47:06","slug":"it-began-with-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/08\/it-began-with-biscuits\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;it began with biscuits&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25135\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman1.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman1\" width=\"584\" height=\"883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman1.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman1-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4283069\/height\/26\/width\/584\/theme\/standard-mini\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/\" width=\"584\" height=\"26\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It really did begin with biscuits&#8230; in 2009 with those biscuits right up there to be exact. I&#8217;m talking to New Zealand born, UK based painter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/joelpenkman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jo\u00ebl Penkman<\/a>. Her food paintings are absolutely stunning, but imagine my delight when I found out that they&#8217;re actually painted with food too&#8230; well, kinda. How&#8217;s that for a tease?! You can listen right up there under the tower of cookies,\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/jealous-curator-art-for-your\/id996338562\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a>. <\/strong>First up, her gorgeous <em>{and very popular}<\/em> ice creams:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman2.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman2\" width=\"584\" height=\"2137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman2.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman2-82x300.jpg 82w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman2-280x1024.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See? Yeah, that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re so popular! Up next, the rainbow of lollipops she painted for my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.landofnod.com\/search?query=penkman\" target=\"_blank\">Land of Nod<\/a> collection\u00a0last year:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman3.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman3\" width=\"584\" height=\"1256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman3.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman3-139x300.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman3-476x1024.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So sweet&#8230; literally! Sorry. I had to. Ok, moving on. Here are just a <em>few<\/em> of my favorite pieces from her <em><a href=\"http:\/\/joelpenkman.com\/The-Taste-of-America\" target=\"_blank\">Taste of America<\/a><\/em> book. There are over 100 to choose from so you can see my dilemma:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman4.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman4\" width=\"584\" height=\"3890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman4.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman4-45x300.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah,<\/em> smoked catfish pat\u00e9&#8230; yum. Ok, from cheese, jelly and caramels to her very tidy studio <em>{she wasn&#8217;t kidding}<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25139\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman5.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman5\" width=\"584\" height=\"4555\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and her pigments! Her process and use of homemade egg tempera kinda blew my mind. I had no idea what it was or how to do it. I have always loved her work, but now seeing how she actually makes that work&#8230; well, I am totally, completely, head over heels in love. I also <em>love<\/em> that she photographs her own subjects as well <em>{hence the photo of her mid-scoop}<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So, she paints a lot of food because she&#8217;s very good at it, therefore\u00a0lots of people ask her to keep painting food. I asked what a few of her favorite pieces were, and it turns out, they&#8217;re not food:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman6.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman6\" width=\"584\" height=\"1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman6.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman6-123x300.jpg 123w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman6-420x1024.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Books and the most beautiful stack of shoe polish I&#8217;ve ever seen. Well, if she gets to show her favorites, I want a turn too:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25141\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman7.jpg\" alt=\"joelpenkman7\" width=\"584\" height=\"1982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman7.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman7-88x300.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.thejealouscurator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/joelpenkman7-302x1024.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful, and oh so delicious. I also thought it was fitting to end with biscuits since that&#8217;s where we started. Ok, now, before you go, you <strong>HAVE<\/strong> to watch this video of Jo\u00ebl in action. First of all it&#8217;s hilarious, and secondly it&#8217;s very educational. Wait till you see her actually squirt the egg yolk into her finely ground pigment. Oh yes, and there&#8217;s a talking chicken and a 3-piece band in there too:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/142254284\" width=\"584\" height=\"328\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I want\u00a0a band in my backyard while I pick rhubarb! And on that note, I&#8217;ll say thanks so much to Jo\u00ebl for doing this with me, thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.saatchiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saatchi Art<\/a> for supporting yet another episode, and HUGE thanks to you for listening &#8230; there will be more art for your ear next weekend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Other links:<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.designsponge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design*Sponge<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handsomefrank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Handsome Frank Illustration Agency<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/JoelPenkman\" target=\"_blank\">Jo\u00ebl&#8217;s prints available here<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It really did begin with biscuits&#8230; in 2009 with those biscuits right up there to be exact. I&#8217;m talking to New Zealand born, UK based painter\u00a0Jo\u00ebl Penkman. Her food paintings are absolutely stunning, but imagine my delight when I found out that they&#8217;re actually painted with food too&#8230; well, kinda. How&#8217;s that for a tease?! 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