Candylicous!!

Here it is!!! My original font called "Candylicious" (final project) for my experimental typography class. We'll be having a show at the art gallery located inside of the main school building, and it's going to be a lot of fun.

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This is the description that goes with Candylicious.

" My font is made out of candy sticks. I always thought
colorful candies would be fun to create something with,
and one day I stumbled upon a way to reshape candy
canes on the internet. So I decided to experiment to
see if I can make letters using candy sticks!
I placed the candy cane pieces onto a tray lined
with a wax paper and put the tray into a 220 degree
oven for 5 to 6 minutes. Then I shaped them right out
of the oven. They are movable for a minute or two (you
can put them back into the oven if you need to reshape
them again), and I used scissors to snip them to get the
right length. The challenge I faced was if you put the
candy in the oven too briefly, it breaks when you bend
it, and if it’s too long, it starts melting. Finding the right
timing to take out the candy from the oven was very
tricky. And although they are not burning hot to touch
when they come out of the oven, it did burn my finger
after working on this project for hours.
Candylicious is based on the typeface called
Roller RR. My favorite letters are m, w, and y because
the shapes are very fun. Some of the letters are fragile,
but Candylicious is a sweet/fun typeface to share with
people especially during holiday seasons.

Artist: Hiroko Ebizaki
Media: 8” candy sticks, wax paper, scissors
Cost of Materials: 50 candy sticks (5c/each)= $25
from Confectionary at University Village"

I made two 4"x4" acordion books for display and am going to bring some of the actual letters that I made for the show!