I was listening to NPR yesterday and I heard an inspiring story about the many surprising avenues, crooked alleys, mossy courtyards, and breathtaking hikes that a journey through a life in the arts can lead someone who is willing to experiment and keep learning. Of course, there's usually a fair amount of hard work involved, too...but artists like to work, right?
Check out Maite Gomez-Rejon's Artbites, and you'll see what I mean!
http://www.artbites.net/
First a sculptor, after completing an MFA in studio art, Gomez-Rejon became fascinated with art history, and pursued a second degree in that. Later, after discovering that she enjoyed making food for her friends more than anything else, she decided to go to Culinary school. But all that schooling was NOT in anyway superfluous!
Welcome the birth of Artbites, a program in which Gomez-Rejon guides visitors through museum collections, such as The Italian Renaissance, The Art of Southeast Asia, and Mesoamerican Art, and discusses the art in terms of the people who made it, and the history that cultivated it. Emphasis is placed on the importance of regional food in each culture. Then, the whole group makes a 7- or 8- course meal, developed specially by Gomez-Rejon to compliment the art tour. Often, the food prepared by guests is the very food featured in some of the artworks.
Amazing ingenuity, huh? And what a memorable experience!
