It’s not everyday that I get to write a post that combines two of my favourite things - food and art. Michael Lewis Miller is taking part in the exhibition Ancestral Memory at the El Camino College Art Gallery, and one of the primary elements of his work for the show is a twelve-foot long, hand made table displaying cakes made from family recipes. In addition to the simplicity of the piece, the artful craftsmanship of the cut and woven paper mats used to decorate the table - there’s free cake involved, from the opening reception until the end of the exhibition. Michael has been baking several cakes a day to accommodate the demand, and I’m getting fatter for his efforts. A ton of cake slicing performance shots can be seen in my Flickr set for the exhibition.
This is also my opportunity to announce another project that Michael and his table, and myself and Edith Abeyta and Michele Hubacek and if you so choose, yourself, will be participating in, the Portable Potluck Project. The Portable Potluck Project or (P3, or PP3, for short) is envisioned as a conceptually based project where at specific dates and times various groups around the globe engage in simultaneous potlucks. We will be kicking off this effort with a themeless, inaugural potluck in the Pine Grove at Barnsdall Art Park on Sunday, March 23 at 6PM. Bring food or drink to share.
Above - Michael cleans his knife while slicing the lemon poppyseed cake.
Above - The table, set for the opening reception.
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