Not So Edible Jelly Bean Art On Exhibit



Portraits of the Queen, the Beatles and Marilyn Monroe each made entirely from thousands of jelly beans are to be put on display at Friars sweet shop in Keswick on August 10th for 6 days.     

The pictures will form part of an exhibition of seven incredible pieces of Jelly Belly Art on loan from the private collection of Jelly Belly Candy Company which will be seen together for the first time ever in the UK and are expected to make an amazing impact.

Jelly Belly art was conceived in the 1980s when Pete Rocha, an American artist was inspired to make a portrait of President Ronald Reagan using Jelly Belly beans due the president's well known affinity for Jelly Belly beans.  

It took  him over six months to create the mosaic. Britain now has its own Jelly Belly artist.   Malcolm West has perfected his skills to an astonishing degree and his portraits of Kate and Will and the Beatles are now world famous as is his Jelly Belly sculpture of the Royal Crown. These works too will be on display.

Friars  sweet shop which has been selling Jelly Belly jelly beans for over 10 years,  was established in 1927 as a family business and remains in the same family to this day.

"Jelly Belly is certainly an iconic brand" says Michael Webster the MD of Friars "and definitely one of our most popular sweets. What's not to like? They're delicious, incredibly authentic and the best possible quality.  I would say that about the Jelly Belly art too although we'll be handing out free jelly bean samples so people aren't temped to eat the art work!"

Jelly Belly, the original gourmet jelly bean® comes in more than 100 different flavours, each one created to the highest standards, using the best available ingredients. Each individual bean can take up to 21 days to create.

www.jellybelly-uk.com

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