Pink Waves - The Peach, West Palm Beach, FL (October 2023)

Fiber Installation - 100% acrylic yarn, hand-crocheted

Overview

Triple Cream Treats was my first large-scale fiber installation: a full dessert tablescape featuring over two hundred and thirty hand-crocheted confections displayed on a 4' x 7' table. Created for Pink Waves, a month-long exhibition, presented by First Female, celebrating local women artists and honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The installation centered around an extra large soft sculpture cake surrounded by an assortment of confections. Every element was crafted using shades of pink to reflect the exhibition's theme and to transform the table into an immersive, playful celebration of sweetness and abundance.

Concept & Inspiration

When I was invited to participate in the Pink Waves exhibition, the original request was to yarn-bomb a surfboard. But because I had become known locally for my crocheted desserts and because we were all seated around a very large table during the planning meeting, the idea naturally shifted toward creating a dessert display. What began as a simple suggestion quickly became a vision for a joyful, overflowing dessert table, like the kind you might find at a lively celebration or special party.

The name Triple Cream Treats is a quiet nod to my great-aunt Bee, with whom I once lived. She adored my baking, so much so that her friends began placing orders for the desserts I made in her kitchen. I wasn't trying to start a business; I just genuinely loved baking, and she encouraged that joy in a way that made it feel special. "Triple Cream" was her phrase for elevating life's simple pleasures, a small luxury meant to make everyday moments feel wonderful. This installation became a fiber-art expression of that spirit: abundant, celebratory, and lovingly indulgent.

Process & Materials

The entire installation was created with 100% acrylic yarn and, unusually for a project of this scale, worked entirely with a 4mm crochet hook. The small hook size gave each piece a tight, sculptural firmness, creating a cohesive textural language across all two hundred-plus elements.