The Last Cupcake

Ameya G.

• Artist Statement

  To me, eating has been not just a passion but really just something that has shaped my norms. I love to forget negative moments with desserts, which especially help me in maintaining positivity. I believe strongly that food must be cherished and should not be wasted (at least as far as possible). I've noticed so many people around me taking this for granted and wasting the last few morsels when really, they could have eaten and savored it. It pains me to see people waste food not because they really cannot finish the food but because of thinking they're entitled to do whatever they want with the food. To me, food is a gift, and to waste it is to make someone else lose the ability to experience the gift. I believe that it is time for us to stand up to make sure everyone gets to enjoy the true bliss one can experience with food by not wasting precious bits of it.

• Creative Statement

  Exploring creativity has become an indispensable part of my life to help me express my strong feelings towards certain topics through the use of words. I have discovered another side of me through writing and in turn, it has had a therapeutic effect on me.