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| Sugar Artist, Jo Ellen Simon Teaching Classes
Colorado International Cake Exploration Societ� is happy to announce that Jo Ellen Simon, teacher and well-known sugar artist will be teaching classes Friday, February 6thth, 2009 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. It will be an all-day cake decorating class from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 and again from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00. Tuition is $90. She will teach the fondant cake stand and 3-D brush embroidery. Learn to make a fondant-covered cake stand that looks just like the expensive silver or gold $150 ones but costs a fraction of the cost to make. It is strong enough to display a beautiful wedding cake. It is hard to believe that this beautiful stand is created using edible fondant! Also in this class, Jo Ellen will teach a 3 dimensional brush embroidery technique. Learn a new twist on an old favorite and make your cakes come to life. This is a beautiful addition to any cake. Wow your friends, relatives and customers with this new cake decorating artistry! There will be a 50% non-refundable deposit due by January 28th, 2009. The balance will be due at the beginning of the class. A supply list will be sent to you after your registration has been received Jo Ellen Simon international award winning sugar artist and teacher. Winning competitions since 1988 and has accumulated hundreds of trophies, ribbons and medals from England, the ACF, The Pastry Alliance, and cake shows around the US. She has studied under the direction of such notables as Nicholas Lodge, Eleanor Rielander, Maurine Stevenson, Geraldine Kidwell, Elizabeth Parvu, Gloria Griffin, Carol Faxon, Toba Garrett, and many more. Owner of Simply Elegant Inc. a wholesale bakery for restaurants, country clubs, and caterers, she also designs custom wedding cakes for brides. One of her creations was featured in Elegant Bride Magazine. Her sugar artwork has also been published in Good Housekeeping, American Cake Decorating, Australian Wedding Cakes, Here Comes The Cake, British Cake Decoration magazines as well as numerous newspaper articles and TV appearances. The Food Network has interviewed her 3 times and she was privileged to host the Food Network in her shop for 5 � hours in 2004. Jo Ellen has enjoyed sharing her talent all over the country teaching since 1998. Classes included most anything except buttercream flowers � �I leave that for the Wilton instructors.� Judging cake shows from New York to Denver and Texas as well as doing demos at ICES days of sharing and staying to teach classes are some of her favorite things. Jo Ellen also does demos every year at the ICES conventions. For the 2007 ICES convention she is designing and making the show cake completely by herself, a 4 year labor of love. |