Aiming to do just that and more, Staite has come down to Dubai to sculpt a replica of the Burj Dubai in chocolate. She has been in this line of work for the past seven years and for her, chocolate is more than a raw art material, it is a passion.
The world-renowned chocolate artist, who holds a Fine Art degree from theWinchester School of Art, said: "The affair with cocoa began while I was completing my degree in fine arts. "I always had an inclination to work with various foods like cheese, vegetables and fruits to make intricate designs and moulds.
"I'd notice that these specimens never received the same attention that an artwork made of chocolate got. It was always the guest of honour in the room. So, I chose to let this be my medium of specialisation.
"I've worked on all kinds of sculptures from simple objects like cups, picture frames and board games to life-size, made to order pieces like a built-in chocolate fireplace for a living room and a massive 500kg bed for a theme park! "It's all about adding a special feel to the experience and the possession," she added.
"Chocolate has a way of connecting people, it brings out the child in you. And when you are standing in a crowd watching a mould of about 200kilos of chocolate being sculpted, a lot of interest is generated.
"I feel I am the real Willy Wonka who makes people's faces light up with delight as they take a bite full of bliss, and with it they have a moment that will be theirs forever," she concluded. Prudence Emma Staite has had a case of sticky fingers for the last seven years - give her a bar of chocolate and she can mould it into a memory forever.
Aiming to do just that and more, Staite has come down to Dubai to sculpt a replica of the Burj Dubai in chocolate. She has been in this line of work for the past seven years and for her, chocolate is more than a raw art material, it is a passion. The world-renowned chocolate artist, who holds a Fine Art degree from theWinchester School of Art, said: "The affair with cocoa began while I was completing my degree in fine arts.
"I always had an inclination to work with various foods like cheese, vegetables and fruits to make intricate designs and moulds. "I'd notice that these specimens never received the same attention that an artwork made of chocolate got. It was always the guest of honour in the room. So, I chose to let this be my medium of specialisation.
"I've worked on all kinds of sculptures from simple objects like cups, picture frames and board games to life-size, made to order pieces like a built-in chocolate fireplace for a living room and a massive 500kg bed for a theme park!
"It's all about adding a special feel to the experience and the possession," she added. "Chocolate has a way of connecting people, it brings out the child in you. And when you are standing in a crowd watching a mould of about 200kilos of chocolate being sculpted, a lot of interest is generated. "I feel I am the real Willy Wonka who makes people's faces light up with delight as they take a bite full of bliss, and with it they have a moment that will be theirs forever," she concluded.