While all many of us can think about is trying to make a gingerbread house that won't collapse, motion designer Caroline Eriksson is pushing the limits of gingerbread. The Swedish creative has been making impressive gingerbread sculptures related to movies since 2013. Each of her creations takes about five weeks to complete and becomes increasingly ambitious.
Once Eriksson has her subject in mind, she begins researching it and then creates 1:1 sketches that she uses as reference throughout the process. Eriksson will start with a simple wire structure that provides support for her sculptures and allows her to measure proportions. Eriksson baked the gingerbread himself to ensure it was strong enough to hold up the entire sculpture.
Although Eriksson had been making gingerbread houses since she was a child, she began to wonder what else she could do with the material. At first she made gingerbread boats and castles, but then she became more ambitious. "I entered a gingerbread contest in 2013 and made Optimus Prime, the robot from the Transformers movie. I won the contest and pictures of the Transformers went viral online and in magazines. Thats how it all started."
Over the past few years, Eriksson has created a succession of exquisite gingerbread sculptures, from The Hobbit to Alien to Star Wars. This past Christmas, her idea came from Guardians of the Galaxy, when she sat at the table and made a giant Groot.
Caroline Eriksson is known for her incredible film-style gingerbread sculptures.
It can take up to five weeks to create these intricate sculptures, which include Darth Vader from Star Wars.
The Swedish designer makes all of his gingerbread cookies himself.
Her incredible attention to detail that creates incredible textures has made her work viral.
