i'm thinking that with the recent surge in popularity of carb-free diets like atkins and south beach, etc. that some of the carb-rich foods that we have known and loved are being sorely neglected. take macaroni for example. a favorite among all kids as part of the dynamic duo mac and cheez, it was also often paired with glue (though not quite as often eaten). using pasta for art was an invitation as a child to start playing more with all the other food. like mashed potato mountains. you could make all kinds of things out of different kinds of pasta... in fact, i think the myriad of shapes and colors that pasta is made in begs for just such a use. since people won't eat the pasta anymore, let them hang it on their walls in the form of huge noodle collages to boggle the mind and entice the appetite. maybe it would be too much for these people though, having to be around carbs and not being able to eat them. that is why they are taking over the supermarket with carb free food, right? aisles and aisles of it... it's hard to find just regular food anymore. you glance down the pasta, rice and cereal aisles and you can practically see a tumbleweed rolling by. it's ridiculous. anyway, back to the point... more noodle art. it's way better than poodle art because it doesn't snap at you. and more noodle apparel. in fact, more food art and apparel in general. candy necklaces are also another favorite you don't see just anywhere anymore. i'm going to get on this. i'm going to make it happen. when i get something together, i'll take a picture and post it.
