Summer Artistry
A sporadically promulgated annotated listing of arguably worthwhile, recently published online reading, new or revised websites of potential utility or ostensible interest, and other internet-accessible experiences that, were it not for the casually collected, cavalierly collated, & capriciously collocated components comprising these posts, could easily be overlooked - which would be, in some cases, a shame
I know, I know. I just did the DrHGuy’s Cyber-Bookmarks thing three or four days ago, but I just found this web site, and it’s too perfectly pertinent to pass on.
Watermelon Carving
The Watermelon Special Fruitcarving Site of Takashi Itoh presents a gallery of incredible, (partially) edible figures carved from this Summer-associated foodstuff.1
Some examples of Mr. Itoh’s work are displayed below:
From top left, proceeding clockwise:
Van Gogh, Japanese Crane and Tortoise, Dragon, Japanese Castle, Flower, Karlstein
Many other sculptures are shown at the web site. According to the FAQ, the average carving requires 60 minutes and the only tool used is a small knife.
Pertinence
The Watermelon Carving Site is particularly pertinent because it
- Invokes the much-wished-for-by-DrHGuy warm seasons
- Provides a counterpoint to the Halloween Pumpkins Post
- Is just so cool
Credit Due Department:
I found the Watermelon Special Fruitcarving Site in the The Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
Footnotes
- Watermelon Fun Facts from the Food Reference Web Site: Watermelon can be traced back to Africa and is part of the cucumber and squash family. Early watermelons were mainly rind and seeds. Today’s varieties are larger, the flesh sweeter, the seeds smaller and the rind thinner. It is perhaps the most refreshing, thirst quenching fruit of all. Watermelon consists of 92% water and 8% sugar, so it is aptly named. Americans eat over 17 lbs of watermelon each year. The largest one on world record (Guinness Book of World Records) weighed 262 pounds.↩
