By Marc Felion on December 12, 2007 | Share & Save | Link | Print |
What may be the gayest and most elaborate Christmas decoration that we have seen this year is the jaw dropping and truly astounding Paris Opera House made out of Gingerbread by Curtis Jensen.
Curtis has been making Gingerbread pieces since he was a kid and this year Curtis was kind enough to videotape his construction of the Opera house. Some of the past pieces that Curtis has created have included San Francisco buildings and the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. Curtis’ secret to getting the scale right is to make everything in proportion to the candy columns.
Kaleb Barker says:
December 12, 2007 at 21:53That was amazing! something I’ve always wondered about gingerbread houses though… after the holidays, do you eat them? I would imagine they would be stale by then so probably not very appetizing.
Marc Felion says:
December 12, 2007 at 22:55I ask him if he would sit on it after the holidays and he said he would consider it.
Minoan Jeff says:
December 12, 2007 at 23:29OH My! That’s beautiful! What a talent you have! It really is amazing.
lis says:
December 13, 2007 at 03:18Wow! That was very impressive. Thanks for showing us how you do that. Cliff is right, good looking and talented, what creativity!
Henry says:
December 13, 2007 at 06:08Wow, that is pretty awesome. Talk about having patience. Thanks for allowing us to watch your creation.
sam says:
December 13, 2007 at 06:56OMG ! That is truly amazing. The first time some little piece felloff or I messed up the icing I would fling the whole thing across the room and out the window. What talent you have for your art !!!
Donnie Dee says:
December 13, 2007 at 08:20Truly inspiring!!! What a talent. Please continue to show us every year how you create these works of art.
Curtis says:
December 13, 2007 at 10:46With the exception of the foam core substructure it is all edible, but it has usually been sitting there for 4-5 weeks by the time the holidays are done (I’m one of those people that starts putting up the holiday decorations on Thanksgiving). It is very stale, and the humidity in the air makes the unwrapped candy a little bit sticky to the touch. Not exactly appetizing. I usually just throw it in the garbage. Sadly it’s difficult to preserve. These things are temporary.
Curtis says:
December 13, 2007 at 10:47Thank you so much for all the compliments…and to Marc and Fausto for posting this on the main page. I’m honored.
Zara says:
December 15, 2007 at 05:35Wow!!!! That’s pretty darn impressive! What an unusual, and beautiful artform!
Originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, Marc Felion works as a bartender. As co-host and producer of the Feast of Fools podcast, he helped launch one of the most successful podcasts in the world. He lives in Andersonville with his partner and co-host Fausto Fernós. he loves to watch sci-fi tv shows, read murder mysteries and fix cocktails.
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DantheMan | September 7, 2008
That’s a great looking photo Marc! Would be fun to see you guys wearing it.
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Here we are in front of that costume- That’s a whole lot of pink turkey feathers!
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That’s a great looking photo Marc! Would be fun to see you guys wearing it.
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Cliff Dix says:
December 12, 2007 at 21:28Curtis, you are good looking AND talented. That is a fantastic gingerbread house. I was half expecting you to sit on it at the end but I guess you have already done that.