Ron Ben-Israel collaborates with artist London Kaye…

My baker, Ron has been following crochet artist London Kaye on Instagram and reached out to her to see if she would be interested in a doing some sort of collaboration. She enthusiastically said yes. And thus their unique partnership was discussed and then executed…

A classically trained dancer who found her love of crochet at the age of 13, she figured out that she could foray her passion of yarn into art. Two years ago, she took on a 20-day challenge (that turned into 50 days) to find that something special with her crocheting. It’s called “yarn bombing”, her project started with covering a tree and then she took to the city landscape with her whimsical creations.

Her 20 (50) challenge started with covering trees in colorful yarn, it then escalated into something so much more. (photos courtesy of London Kaye) — Her 20 (50) day challenge started with covering trees in colorful yarn, it then escalated into something so much more. (photos courtesy of London Kaye)

Checkout her Instagram for more pictures of her journey. (photos courtesy of London Kaye)

This is one of my favorite installations. (photos courtesy of London Kaye)

I asked London what the favorite part of this project was for her, and it was the challenge of crocheting something round. To test her skills even further she actually crocheted the color portion of the cake blind folded. She loves using vibrant colors in various textures of yarn. Both artists appreciate color and texture in each of their mediums, which why this was a no-brainer for a partnership.

Ron gave London a blank display cake. (The “cake” is round sections of Styrofoam covered in fondant that is dried.) She made all of her measurements and crocheted everything first and brought everything in sections.

She then hand applied each section with hot glue.

We put London amongst the other cake artists in Ron’s studio. It was nice to see both working in their elements.

Remember, the colored sections of this cake were crocheted blindfolded! Like Ron, not only does she use bold colors fro drama, but loves to use various kinds of yarn to add texture and interest to her installations. — Remember, the colored sections of this cake were crocheted blindfolded! Like Ron, not only does she use bold colors for drama, but loves to use various kinds of yarn to add texture and interest to her installations.

London is such a clever artist. Make sure you follow her on Instagram and Facebook to see where her next installations will take place. Thank you London for taking the time to chat while you were working.

I had the pleasure of photographing London’s last hour of the project at Ron’s studio. She happily chatted with me while finishing her masterpiece. Keep your eyes out for this one, her creations pop up in the most unexpected places in our city’s landscape and she really adds a bit of whimsy and imagination to some unexpected places in our city.

3 thoughts on “Ron Ben-Israel collaborates with artist London Kaye…”

Elizabeth's Cake Emporium says:

July 3, 2015 at 6:27 pm

Very cool! I love it.

Thora L Norgard says:

September 23, 2015 at 1:40 am

Hi! I wanted to ask where you buy the white drying racks in aluminium for the sugar flowers? We used the sam at the ICC. I am trying to find a retailer here in Sweden, but with no luck. Do you know a company where I can find them? All the best, Thora

RWT says:

October 23, 2015 at 7:22 am

Hi Thora….try IKEA or on Amazon.com. Good luck!