Artist Creates a Chocolate Wonka
Willie Wonka is the most famous chocolate maker in fiction. No wonder an artist made a statue of Wonka out of chocolate!
© Warner Bros. Pictures
Sculptor Jen Lindsey-Clark (right) helped unveil the chocolate Willie Wonka in London’s Trafalgar Square.
An artist recently unveiled a statue of legendary candy maker Willie Wonka that’s made entirely of chocolate! The statue was created in honor of the opening of Wonka, a movie about the character as a young man.
Chocolate sculptor Jen Lindsey-Clark spent more than five weeks making the sculpture, which is 6 feet, 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall and weighs 220 pounds (100 kilograms). She crafted everything from chocolate, including the top hat, the buttons, and the shoelaces.
© Warner Bros. Pictures
Even the statue’s shoelaces are made of chocolate!
Lindsey-Clark said she was thrilled to do it. She’s loved chocolate ever since she made pretend-chocolate mud pies as a kid. Today, she’s a renowned chocolate artist. She even made a sculpture to look like England’s King Charles III when he was coronated (crowned).
Lindsey-Clark is also a fan of Willie Wonka, a character that first appeared in the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Since then, Wonka has been at the center of three movies, including Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 film that starred Gene Wilder as Wonka.
“From the minute I saw it, I had to watch it at least three times a year. It’s just the most magical, beautiful movie,” she told the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
The sculpture was unveiled in Trafalgar Square in London, England’s capital city. It’s been moved since then to keep the public from taking any nibbles!
© Warner Bros. Pictures
Sculptor Jen Lindsey-Clark didn’t leave out a single detail.
