Christine McConnell’s (@christinehmcconnell) baking aesthetic is reminiscent of Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands: retro glam with a little bit of creepy. “I’m not into Goth in the classic way with lots of black eyeliner,” says Christine. “I’m into poking fun at something actually scary. I like toying with that.” Trained as a hair and makeup artist, Christine, who lives in Twin Peaks, California, taught herself to bake by watching online videos. She crafts everything from Motörhead “Warpig” cakes to waffle cones that looks straight out of Little Shop of Horrors, and then stages them – and herself – in late ‘50s motif. “That’s the style of woman that I grew up thinking was perfect,” says Christine. “When people say, ‘You were born in the wrong era,’ I’m like, ‘No, no, no. I like where we are now.’ But I do like the aesthetic of the time.” Baker, photographer, seamstress, set designer – Christine does it all. “There’s no one else involved. It’s literally just me,” she says. “People go to bars and have friends and have children and families. This is really what I do. It is a sacrifice in some ways, to do this all the time, but it’s fun and I love it.”
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