Food as Decoration

There's something that feels vaguely decadent to me about using food for merely decorative purposes. Food is beautiful, yes, but there ought to be a word--foodism?-- to describe the objectivism of food, as if it were an object to be ogled instead of consumed. But then again, the Creator did make it beautiful, so why not celebrate that fact? If we can enjoy a still life of fruit in a painting, why not in a glass bowl?

I think these squash are lovely to behold. They herald the crisp days of autumn. These won't be eaten, but I draw the line at plastic or "wax" fruit.

I have my standards.

So far, anyway.

Comments

[Fer Guimaraes Rosa]

I loved this idea, Andrea! ;-))