March 4, 2010 by Marianne

March 4, 2010 • Filed Under: Bacon Art , Bacon Art, chuck, dooce.com

A couple days ago my favorite blogger, dooce, told an amusing story about how she scientifically and irrefutably proved that microwave-safe plastic bowls cannot withstand the magma-hot intensity of fresh bacon grease. Nice work, Heather. The world owes you big time for this mind-blowing discovery, and all the personal trauma you experienced as a result.

So today she thrilled me by posting a photo of my third-favorite dog, Chuck, balancing said microwave-safe bowl on his talented head, and labeling it “bacon art.” She also laughed at the idea of opening an Etsy shop dedicated to bacon art, or of dedicating a wall of her house to bacon art. Oh Heather, you have no idea…

August 11, 2009 by Marianne

August 11, 2009 • Filed Under: Bacon Art , Carl Warner, Unusual Life

DUDES! Have you seen this?! I am often overwhelmed by what people are able to capture with a good camera and lenses, but this absolutely takes the cake. London photographer Carl Warner captured these amazing landscapes, made entirely of cold cuts and bread products. I adore the bacon trees and prosciutto river…I can’t stop looking at this!

You have to check out this site for a quick rundown of some more incredible foodscapes by Carl, including plenty for you vegetarians out there. There’s a gourd boat afloat on a wild sea of cabbage, an arid plane of alien-looking mushrooms, and a brocolli forest just waiting for a troop of Keebler elves. And that’s just the beginning. Most of the images I could stare at for an hour and keep finding new food elements.

Thanks to Maurie and Unusual Life for bringing this art to our attention.

July 6, 2009 by Marianne

July 6, 2009 • Filed Under: Bacon Art , baconpirates.com

Bacon pirates? Anyone? Bueller?

Can’t wait to find out what this is all about…

June 29, 2009 by Marianne

June 29, 2009 • Filed Under: Bacon Art , Bacon Art

I cannot believe how much bacon art there is to be found in this wacky world of ours. This piece here was on display at Bacon Camp in San Francisco in March. Ranging from beautiful to bizarre to downright ridiculous, bacon has opened up a whole new world for artists.

Case in point: Scott Ray Randall’s open call for bacon art. This is an ongoing project, and YOU can get involved! Between now and April 2010, Scott is collecting bacon art in any form: video, still life, free-style rap…you name it, just as long as it has bacon in it.

I’ve heard ideas and seen work from many of you RBS readers, and I think you’re just the people Scott is looking for. Go to his site, submit your work, and tell us about it, too! We’d love to see your creative side and share it with the world. Seriously, don’t you just love the internet?!

Make it work. Make it bacon.

May 12, 2009 by Marianne

May 12, 2009 • Filed Under: Bacon Art, Bacon Gifts , Baconfish, Hamburgerpanda

As our faithful readers already know, RBS headquarters are located in Santa Barbara, home of no less than three major wildfires in the past year. It’s been scary and chaotic, but I recently had the super fun experience of having Naseem and her mini-farm stay with me while she was evacuated. Said mini-farm included two adorable baby chickens that she just got. She wondered if owning pet chickens might turn her against eating chicken. I said that was okay by me, as long as she didn’t get any pigs. A Naseem who doesn’t eat chicken is one thing. A Naseem who doesn’t eat bacon might cause a tear in the fabric of the universe, and I’m fond of my existence.

Speaking of edible pets, Cindy from the Hamburgerpanda Etsy shop sent me a link to a creation that I’ve long wished for: The Baconfish. Seriously, I’ve Googled Baconfish more times than you can imagine, just hoping that something like this would appear. And now it is a reality, at least in someone else’s head besides my own. I love that it looks like a puffer fish, one of my favorite species to find when I’m diving.

You can get this stylish design in both hangable and wearable artforms. Thanks, Cindy, for making just one of my bacon dreams come true!