{"id":292,"date":"2025-03-17T12:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/?p=292"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:35:41","slug":"delight-in-heather-rioss-delectable-cakes-made-from-polymer-clay-and-embroidery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/delight-in-heather-rioss-delectable-cakes-made-from-polymer-clay-and-embroidery\/","title":{"rendered":"Delight in Heather Rios\u2019s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Delight in Heather Rios&#8217;s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heather_rios_arte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Heather Rios<\/a>\u2019s slices of layer cake look ready to stick a fork into, you may want to think twice. Formed of polymer clay and finished with embroidery, the artist pairs the sweets with a vintage plate\u2014and sometimes a fork\u2014in playful trompe l&#8217;oeils.<\/p>\n<p>Enveloped in realistic frosting and decorated with berries, blossoms, and sprinkles, each work evokes pieces you&#8217;d be ready to dig into at a birthday or wedding. Rios meticulously embroiders each sponge element, fashioning patterned layers in thread on a hoop before transferring the finished panel to the sculpture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a small sculpture of a slice of a Swiss roll on an ornate plate, with realistic frosting and fruit details and embroidery that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452035 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-5-960x1280-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to freestanding forms, Rios embellishes small paintings with shallow reliefs of cakes on canvas, emphasizing vibrant color and the fluffy texture of the exposed interiors.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Rios&#8217;s cakes would be exceedingly difficult to achieve in reality, like detailed floral designs or motifs from blue-and-white porcelain. Lucky for us, we can have our cake and keep it, too. Find more on the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heather_rios_arte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and purchase a slice from <a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4ivuzcD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her Etsy shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1052\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake sitting on a blue-and-white porcelain plate, with realistic frosting details and embroidery that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge in the pattern of a Delftware plate\" class=\"wp-image-452033 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-3-960x1052-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"949\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a polymer clay sculpture of a piece of layer cake with embroidered panels for the sponge and a pink plastic fork with a bite of cake on the end, sitting on a retro plate\" class=\"wp-image-452041 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-10-960x949-1.jpeg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1053\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a small sculpture of a layer cake, with realistic frosting details, sprinkles, and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge where a slice has been removed\" class=\"wp-image-452032 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-2-960x1053-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"953\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a relief of a slice of layer cake on a square canvas, with embroidery details that resemble the texture of confetti sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452034 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-4-960x953-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"924\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake, with realistic frosting details and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452038 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-8-960x924-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1035\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake on an ornate pink plate, with realistic frosting details and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452037 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-7-960x1035-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"953\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a relief of a slice of layer cake on a square canvas, with embroidery details that resemble the texture of confetti sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452034 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-4-960x953-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"963\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"a relief of a slice of layer cake on a square canvas, with embroidery details that resemble the texture of multicolored sponge\" class=\"wp-image-452031 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-1-960x963-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1298\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"am embroidery hoop with three cream-colored compartments with floral details, emulating the side of a sliced piece of layer cake\" class=\"wp-image-452039 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/rios-9-960x1298-1.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A sponge embroidery in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/03\/heather-rios-embroidery-cakes\/\">Delight in Heather Rios&#8217;s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Heather Rios\u2019s slices of layer cake look ready to stick a fork into, you may want to think twice. Formed of polymer clay and finished with embroidery, the artist pairs the sweets with a vintage plate\u2014and sometimes a fork\u2014in playful trompe l&#8217;oeils. Enveloped in realistic frosting and decorated with berries, blossoms, and sprinkles, each <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/17\/delight-in-heather-rioss-delectable-cakes-made-from-polymer-clay-and-embroidery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":305,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292\/revisions\/305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thishabbo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}