The Welsh Cake
Buenes Aires: Marina Soria, 2025. Hardcover. One of five numbered copies. This charming and engaging book written in both English and Spanish tells about the planning and making of a wedding cake as told by the cake itself! Marina and Claudia Soria say the the story was inspired by true events and is in loving memory of Abu.The elaborate and pivotal creation of the cake for the wedding - the Welsh cake - is related over four pages. First in English followed by the text in Spanish. It describes the role of the grandmother of the bride, called Abu, who insists on making the cake, and the involvement of her granddaughters, Marina and Viviana. The story of the cake's creation is followed by the traditional recipe, with the ingredients on one page and the instructions on the facing page. There are short notes at the bottom of the ingredients page on how to make and store the cake successfully. It also notes that the top tier of the cake is saved by the couple and consumed once a month during the first year of marriage to symbolize enduring sweetness through life's challenges. Following the English text is a delightful pop-up paper four tiered wedding cake with a small flower attached to the cake with a white ribbon. Inserted is a small page with a color photograph of a Welsh cake with the words This was my wedding cake 1991 in English and Spanish. The book was created in honor of the grandmother Abu's artistic gifts. She was Amelia Cuello de Cantarini (1903-2001). The book's design, calligraphy, and embossing are by Marina Soria. The embossing was printed at the workshop of Paz Tamburrini. Bound in white antique linen fabrics. Printed on Canson Edition and Ingres papers using typefaces Goudy Old Style and Gill Sands. Paper engineering by Diego Ismael Moyano. The book is in fine condition. Housed in a white cloth covered box. Measures 12.5 x10.25 x .25 inches. Unpaginated.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marina Soria is a seasoned artist and educator with degrees in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. Not content to just immerse herself in learning calligraphy at international conferences, and through courses with renown calligraphers, she studied Eastern principles of Beauty in sumi-e (Japanese painting). She distilled and blended these principles with her rich experience and background in the fine arts, typography and graphic arts, employing unique approaches and techniques. She has also dabbled in the textile arts, creating a metaphor for weaving; letters as stitches and text as if it were a textile. Her works, vibrating with a love for nature and exploding with life and color, can be found in calligraphy collections in museums, universities, and libraries in the U.S., Europe, and South America. Marina has received numerous national and international awards and has been featured widely in calligraphic arts publications. A prolific artist, experimental calligrapher, book artist, and educator, her goal is to mingle diverse disciplines to challenge the limits of conceptual art and technique. ARTB/021626. Fine.
Item #38297
Price: $3,500.00