Betty Cracker

For Betty Cracker I knew as soon as I saw the 1950s cookbook that I wanted to collage it onto a giant saltine. Measuring saltines provided the size and placement of holes to drill into plywood. Foam in various shapes and sizes, covered by a bedsheet and duct taped in place, made for the proper bubbly surface. Large sheets of paper mache finalized the surface for gluing on all the funky food images. Lastly, I literally pouring on oil-based polyurethane to produce a faded, almost sepia finish.