Course description
How to make and arrange easy wired and unwired sugar flowers and foliage for beautiful cake decorations. To include seasonal flowers such as primroses violets and leaves, hand modelled tulips, daffodils, pulled filler and blossom flowers, modelled and cutter roses, lilies
By The End of the course you will be able to:
-make flower pastes
choose and use correct equipment
use a range of popular flower cutters
make and wire basic sugar flowers
explain global and cultural backgrounds to the subject
explain the Principles of colour, design and proportion
use dusting, glazing and finishing techniques
Compiling a personal reference file
You will need to purchase some basic sugar flower equipment such as a grooved board, rolling pin, balling tool and flower foam pad and then cutters each week as needed. You will be entitled to a 10% discount at the local sugarcraft shop
Course Structure:
You will agree a course outline for the term. Each week the lesson will include mini lecture, demonstrations and small group and individual work on practical samples, different flowers and techniques. Practice at home is encouraged for progress and time to make sufficient flowers for a small spray.
Course resources:
Access to learning Centre at Tooting which holds a selection of reference magazines and books. The tutor has a variety of books in class for reference.
Assessment:
Tutor observation and feedback. Individual Learning Plans. Student and peer self assessment. Course file appraisal
Next step:
Another Level 1 course in cake decoration or Level 2 course in sugar flowers
