Día internacional contra el Cáncer- 4 febrero

Catalina Anghel
Feb 14, 2016
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My name is Catalina Anghel, I am a professional Baker located in Vila-real, Spain. I bake since I can remember, with my grandmother and my mother but I seriously started three years ago, as a therapy for my illness, because the doctors sayd that I have to exercise my fingers( for not loosing sensibility because of the invasive treatment ). At first the sugarcraft was just a hobby, but little by little it has turned into a real passion, addiction , and finally a essential part of my life - my work I love to make sugar flowers- I developed a method of my own, a free forme one. Now I am a sugar flower teacher and I make and teach sugar flowers without cutters or templates. But sugar flowers are not the only thing I do: I also love modelling, baking and decorate cookie. I also am a mother of a 15 years boy, and a medicine student( 2º year). In 2015 I have gained the First Prize and Golden Medal in the contest of Sugar flowers at the International Fair Bcn&Cakes and have received a Merit Certificate at NEC Cake International Birmingham, in the category C - floral arrangement and recently, 2º place( silver medal) at expogato Marseille( France).

I participate in several collaborations-both national and international level, and I think this brings me the possibility to know others cake designers and inspires me. It is a extraordinary opportunity to learn and grow as an artist. Talking about this collaboration, I choose to make a sugar flower arrangement as it means a lot to me. And now, let me explain why. I am fighting this illness since three years now. I can say I am almost gain he battle. For me the sugar craft was a way to escape. I have problems with my finger’s sensibility, and my doctors said to me I have to make something to keep my hands well, something like modelling.. This was the moment when started my interest in sugar flowers. I used to look in internet for something different, original.. And this is when I find and “meet” Lisa Tempelton and all those beautiful free formed flowers she made.. And I began to talk to her, and she helped me to begin... After that, I began to developed a free form method of my own, inspired by Lisa’s way of working. At this point I want to thank Lisa for all the help and inspiration she bring to me. I dedicated my time to study medicine and to make sugar flowers, and this helped me to stay strong, and win. All the long nights, with pains and no sleeping, I was practicing sugar flowers... I want to show everybody that it is life after this disease, that it is possible to win, that life can turn into a better one if you strongly believe it... I keep fighting, I will never give up, and I hope some day soon I can say I am cured.