Karen Marie Portaleo

Created award winning sculptural as well as traditional cakes for a large client base, as well as immersive edible sculptural environments

Delivered and created cakes across America and Internationally

Maintained and promoted website and various social media accounts

Organizing and leading classes internationally (25 countries so far) on sculpting, armature building and design of edible works. These include cake, chocolate, sugar paste, isomalt,gingerbread, airbrush, painting, as well as armature building for large edible pieces, using wood, steel, galvanized pipe, threaded rod, and other materials.

Classes for adults and children.

Recently I have branched into teaching with non edible sculpting materials, including clay, sculpy, paper clay, fabrics, and other decorative elements.

Skills include leading students through completion of art pieces,, organizing materials for the classroom, international travel, project completion, and general direction of class experience.

I have also worked with Sugarin to design a line of Edible Artists' Oil Paints and OmniColors, manufactured in India, sold internationally

Designed and created cakes and chocolate sculptures for large client base

Lead a team of 6 from design to timely and satisfactory creation of cakes

Kept department stocked, and running smoothly

Delivered cakes to a variety of events and clients

Taught classes in house to local and international students

Designed and created a variety of objects from small props to building entire rooms

Proficiency with various materials including various sculpting mediums, styrofoam, wood, Worbla, paper, clay, sculpy, paint, airbrush, pyrography

Proficiency with various tools including drill, circular saw, bench saw, router,sheeter,pneumatic tools, and all hand tools

Large client base including CocaCola, Delta< Reebok, Nestle, Maybelline. Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Zoo Atlanta, and many others