Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Siew Heng Boon


Siew Heng Boon is a jelly artist and the owner of Jelly Alchemy in Sydney, Australia.Heng Boon uses seaweed jelly and natural coloring to create mesmerizing 3D jelly cakes which are infused with flavors like lychee, coconut, peach, and rose.The artist discovered the art of 3D jelly cakes in 2016 while spending some time in Malaysia. Intrigued by the unique food art, she undertook a 3D jelly class that same year, where she learned all the basics about design, coloring and taste.In 2019, Siew Heng Boon of Jelly Alchemy was invited to teach in Shanghai, China. Later that year, she became a 3D jelly art instructor at The Australian Patisserie Academy.What is amazing about this impressive food art is that everything has to be done upside down, in layers, and can take up to 4 hours to complete.It all starts with a clean canvas – the clear jelly. Once hardened, the artist will use a syringe to inject edible dyes into the jelly, sometimes using various accessories to create different shapes.The artist starts with the petals, then adds the leaves and any other design elements she has in mind.Once the design is completed, a hot layer of jelly is poured over the cake to seal it.  The fruits of the artist’s labor can only be admired when the cake is flipped over.More of Siew Heng Boon’s marvelous cakes can be found at https://jellyalchemy.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/siewheng83/.