GINGERBREAD CASTLE rides the rails from The Neighborhood of Make-Believe North to Rochester!
In honor of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood left to right: Mr. Rogers hand painted portrait cookie, King Friday the XIII, Daniel Tiger, Neighborhood Trolley, When the George Eastman Museum , whose collections of photography and cinema are among the best in the world, invited me to create something for their Sweet Creations holiday gingerbread display, I immediately thought of this years film, Won't You Be My Neighbor? It was so moving and beautiful, capturing and contextualizing Fred Roger's amazing contributions and profound effect on children for generations. Perfect, I had my gingerbread house theme and inspiration! The Daniel Tiger and King Friday the 13th Puppets are made of gingerbread cut outs covered in white modeling chocolate and then painted with a mixture of powdered food color and lemon extract On a Sunday in late October, the castle ( baked and assembled) , all of its sugar-paste and chocolate decorations, the unpainted puppets and I boarded an Am
