Craving a mini adventure that comes with full-sized fun? This hour-long workshop on sculpting miniature food magnets is just the trick
Priya Rajpurohit (left) and Shubhi Upadhyay (right) with mini dosa and Indian thali magnets. Pics/Ashish Raje
You know those cute clay miniature magnets of your favourite foods? Tiny fried eggs and ramen bowls, or a thumb-sized box of doughnuts? They’re oh-so-cute, but usually expensive. Shelling out upwards of Rs 500 for a single magnet of a ramen bowl — no matter how adorable — pinches all the more when a full-sized bowl of the food item costs about the same. But, what if you could learn to make your own, and enjoy some quality time with family and friends to boot?
So we were thrilled when we saw a poster for a clay miniature magnet workshop by event services company Social Sailor. The workshop is held every Saturday and Sunday at Blue Tokai in BKC and Fort. An hour of playing with clay, while sipping coffee — it sounds like the perfect date with your bestie. Our art hosts for the day, Priya Rajpurohit and Shubhi Upadhyay, tell us that the workshop is also very popular with couples and families. Participants can sculpt a variety of items, from miniatures to toy figurines.
Rajpurohit shows us how to make a plate of our favourite masala dosa with sambar and chutney, while Upadhyay demonstrates how to sculpt an entire thaali, complete with paratha, daal, paneer, and even luscious gulab jamun the size of a pen nib. Upadhyay gives us a tip: “Imagine a thaali from a top view, and focus on adding details that will show up from this perspective.”
“If a full-fledged plate of food sounds too challenging, then doughnuts are an easy option that look very cute,” offers Rajpurohit. Once the clay is sculpted and dry, the art hosts help participants add the paints, matching the colours to photos to get the most realistic finish possible. The entire process takes about an hour — just enough for a concentrated burst of creativity. And, you get to take your magnet home!
When: Every Saturday and Sunday till June 15
Where: Blue Tokai, Maker Maxity, BKC Blue Tokai, near New Excelsior Cinema, Fort
Price: Rs 1199 per head, Rs 1899 per couple
To book: bookmyshow.com
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