ABOUT

Zane Starva

My name is Zane, and I am cake designer and pastry chef at @sugar_gardens and @trizeli.confections! Many years I am passionate about cake flowers. My very first medium was gum paste and my very first flowers I learned from my mentor Ron Ben Israel @rbicakes .

After moving with my family to Greece, due to high moisture I was pushed to search for new mediums for my flowers. After some research and countless trials I learned to work with wafer paper. And soon fall in love with this medium.

Wafer paper flowers now are my top choice, they are durable, they don't brake, they don't wilt and melt, they are light weight.

I often combine both wafer paper with sugar flowers - big flowers voluminous  flowers I prefer to make from wafer paper and filler flowers, leaves and berries from sugar paste. They work excellent together!

I often hear from my students and clients that I have a special talent for flower making. But I think it is not a special abilities it is patient work, countless repetitions and willingness always to improve my work result.

I wish you all to fall in love with this craft, and be patient to reach the results and learn the new skills!

Favorite Materials and Tools

Wafer Paper

favorite subjects to create

Flowers

Zane Starva's Classes

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