cute fruit and other precious food items

I saw this cute fruit on Cute Overload, and was sucked in by its adorability. Maybe I'm way behind on the culinary visual arts scene, but when a new book of the cute fruit art landed on my desk yesterday, I couldn't get enough.

Food Play, which was just released in December, features more than 300 precious photographs of fruits and veggies with more personality than some people I've met. (These photos might suggest otherwise, but some are really very sweet, like the kissing strawberries and the sleeping banana dogs. They're not all angry fruit.)

I'm particularly enamored with the book's dedication, which reads, "For my wonderful family, who ate most of the contents of this book."

I have to wonder where the artist shops to find such interesting-looking produce. I've never looked at my red peppers and said, "Oh, that looks like a little nose!"

To see more art by Saxton Freymann, check out the long list of books including Baby Food, Dog Food and Fast Food, or check out this gallery.

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Read: Bloggers are too bogged down.
This story says fewer bloggers are able to keep up the pace, or finding enough interesting things to say, for that matter.

Go: Meet the author of Spin at JB tonight!
The Herald Readers pick this month is Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. You can read the interview above to prepare for your trip to Joseph Beth at 7 p.m. tonight.

Comments

[The J Train]

Since when did not having anything interesting to say keep anyone from blogging?

[Mari Adkins]

I've not given my personal blog the attention it needs lately. I've mostly been posting tiny snippets of things, or links to news articles for the last several months. I started blogging in either late 2002 or early 2003, and as time goes by, I find myself blogging less and less. Perhaps because even though I've always been reluctant to share personal information or intimate stories online, I'm becoming even more and more reluctant over time - it's not Joe Blow Down the Street's business what's going on in my life, anyway. ;-)

[Alison]

I've definitely been feeling the blog burnout lately. On the other hand, it's been part of my life for nearly three years. The idea of stopping completely scares me a little bit.

On the other hand, it's good to do scary things once in a while.