I am IN LOVE with Karen!!! My ULTIMATE cake idol, and I’m so happy you interviewed her Rae! You can only imagine how excited I am for her videos to be released…. AHHHHHHHH! I love you Karen!!!!! lol
Shawna McGreevy, McGreevy Cakes, http://www.mcgreevycakes.com
I’m SO excited it’s out!
This is one incredible woman!! Her amazing talent and artistry is there for all to see, but I was so privileged to meet her and see that her warm, generous and sparkling personality shines just as brightly as her stupendous work. This truly was one of the highlights of my life.
Thank you Michal for trusting me with it and thanks so much Guy and Linda for giving me this unbelievable opportunity! :) x <3
Raewyn, Sydney, Australia https://www.facebook.com/cakesbyraewyn
So happy to have read this interview – I’ve been waiting for it to be posted as Karen is amazing and awe-inspiring. I LOVE portraiture and figures – they are my favorite thing in the cake world and she does it like no other! Karen is one of the people who has inspired me to begin to pursue my dream ~ every time I look at her cakes I get inspired and motivated. Plus, I now feel so much better about my procrastination and the sort of getting “prepped for landing” mentally before getting started. :) Thank you for doing this interview with one of the best cake artists out there! :) xx
Stephanie Wood, Let Them Eat Cake Pops, www.LetsEatCakePops.com
Yay! awesome interview!! Love both of you ladies and am in awe of Karen’s talent- just inspiring!!
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Been looking out for this one! Loved this interview from my biggest and very first cake icon! Very amused to read about the ‘procrastination before inspiration’ haha! Reading your life-story is wonderful. You positively GLOW with artistic flair in every direction and it is fabulous to see that you have made full use of the talent you are born with. What an inspiration to us all! As for Elton John…. F A N T A S T I C!! Lucky Elton and lucky you!! :) And I laughed and laughed about your circling and winging it etc.
Out of all your immensely incredible creations, if I had to choose a favourite, it would be the gorilla with the Devil being a very close second!:)
Thank you so very much Rae and Karen for giving this wonderfully inspiring interview to us. xx Look forward to the vid!!
'It Always Seems Impossible Until It is Done' Nelson Mandela http://www.facebook.com/CakesByFifi
Rae & Karen… what a delightful and inspirational read!!! I was chucking the whole way though…cake dreams and all !!!!!
Karen you have been an inspiration to me for as far back as I can remember… as a previous artist myself, I recognise the humour and dry wit one has to use when creating… I relate totally to your last minute inspiration and never doing drawings, and that part was SO GOOD to hear as I work from my head and hope the design unfolds as I create.. last minute is what I was trained to do as a commercial artist with deadlines always in place…
My Dresden tools goes everywhere with me.. it is the most used and versatile tool in my box of goodies.
I look forwards to your book.. that will really be something to watch out for from mere cake mortals such as myself… and of course your video will be a total top seller !!!!
I was also heartened to hear about buildings and vehicles, I avoid them like the plague as cannot get inspired about them at all, but admire a few I have seen, who undoubtedly have a gift for them… how liberating for you to be able to select and create what you want to do, and what you do for charities in the different regions is astounding and highly commendable!!
I always find it so interesting to hear how people’s path start at a point far removed from cakes ,,,, and then viola…. the transformation appears!!! …you are an inspiration to us all and I personally felt honoured to have read this brief glimpse into your colourful life..
thank you so much and look forwards to seeing more of your inspirational, dynamic creations…. you are an ICON and a beautiful one too… both inside and out!!!
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What an incredible woman and an incredible interview. Such brilliant questions and exactly what I wanted to find out about her and her work!! I love that there are cakes of hers I hadn’t seen yet… its like a present that I hadn’t unwrapped and didn’t know was there! Thanks for a fabulous interview and getting an insight into our cake hero. Just wonderful
Wow!!! I love the interview Raewyn. Thank you so much!!!!! I love Karen Portaleo’s work she is a great inspiration.
Verusca Walker https://www.facebook.com/verusca.walker
Bravo Rae! What a fabulous interview on a fabulous artist. Such a fascinating and surprisingly down to earth insight into a talent who is incredibly inspiring and unique. Big <3
Kate, Australia - visit me at http://www.facebook.com/thegreedybaker
It just shows if you can imagine it, you can do it in cake. I’m soooooo inspired xx
karen,Gwynedd
What an amazing woman and inspiration!! I can’t believe how many different types of art Karen managed to study and do! How can one manage it all in one life?? Obviously everything is possible if you really want to…
I love the ‘like cut hair on piece of paper’ sketches, just going for it and procrastinating till the lastmin.com bells are on! I can so relate to it! :-D
Very very impressive work of art!! Great interview, thank you! x
Ilona @ http://www.tiersofhappiness.net, www.facebook.com/tiersofhappinessuk
My all time favourite cake artist and inspiration for ALL of my work. <3 <3 <3 xxx
Just come across this…. one of my cake idols! Love the interview!
Julez, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Allways-Cakes/450634018350115?ref=hl
