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Jessica Clark-Bojin
"ThePieous"
Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, AKA ThePieous
Photograph of Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin with one of her signature "Piescrapers"
Born
Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Websitehttp://www.PiesAreAwesome.com

Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin is a pie artist and media producer, credited with the creation of the "Piescraper"[1] as well as popularizing the modern Pie Art Movement.[2] She is the author of Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book with foreword by Duff Goldman,[3] and has appeared as a pie judge on the Food Network[4] and The TODAY Show.[5] Known as "ThePieous" on social media, Clark-Bojin's pie art has been featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not!,[6] People,[7] CNN,[8] Business Insider,[9] Entertainment Tonight,[10] Food & Wine Magazine,[11] as well as front-paging on Reddit.[12]

Prior to her career as a pie artist, Clark-Bojin worked as a filmmaker in Vancouver, British Columbia.[13]

Biography

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Clark-Bojin was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, from which she received a Bachelor of Design Degree. She worked in the design and media space, holding positions such as VP Creative for Zeros 2 Heroes Media, Head of Department of the Entertainment Business Management Program at Vancouver Film School, and founding executive of indie film production company Done Four Productions, prior to her work as a pie artist.[citation needed]

Selected publications and notable works

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Clark-Bojin's notable works include:

  • Her book Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book, which is an Editor's Pick on Amazon, and has been featured as the cover story in Bake Magazine.[14]
  • Her book Pie Modding, which was featured in numerous publications, including BoingBoing,[15] Laughing Squid, and Neatoramma.
  • The Kickstarter for her invention "Pie Guides", which was a "Project We Love" on Kickstarter, fully funded in its first hour, and ended at over 1600% funded.[16]
  • Her "Death Star pie video" for Food Network, which was viewed 30 million times in its first week online, through Food Network's Facebook page (currently at 36 million views on the Facebook post.)[17]
  • Her "Baby Yoda/Grogu" pie, which front paged on Reddit and was the most upvoted post of all time on r/Food for over a year (currently the second most upvoted post).[18]
  • Her "Disney Princess pies" series, which was written about in dozens of international publications including Good Housekeeping, Teen Vogue and People Magazine.[7]
  • Her "Halloween Pie Series", which has been written about in dozens of international publications, including Bored Panda, Laughing Squid, and Buzzfeed[19]
  • Her series of "Celebrity Pietraits" which were featured on CNN, the BBC, the Today Show, and Entertainment Tonight.[20]
  • Her feature in Ripley's Believe it or Not! 2019 Annual "Beyond the Bizarre"[21]

Quotations about Clark-Bojin and her work

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Excerpts from articles and video features on Clark-Bojin and her work:

  • People[22] "Bojin wrote on her website that her goal is to prove pies can go up against “the poshest wedding cakes and fancy-pants desserts,” and there’s no doubt she’s doing just that."
  • Food & Wine[23] - "Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin didn't set out to change the world when she began baking towering, vertically-inclined pies. But now, it's only a matter of time before her epic creations take over wedding cake's coveted spot on the buffet table."
  • Enchanted Living Magazine[24] - "if pie is indeed home, then pie artist Jessica Clark-Bojin, better known online by her business name ThePieous, would be the baking Gloria Vanderbilt. Just as Vanderbilt brought elegance to home décor, Clark-Bojin brings astonishing feats of artistry and sophistication to the humble pie."
  • Huston Chronicle[25] - "Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin is a master baker whose pies are a delectable combination of art and food."
  • CTV News[26] - "If eating is a delight for the senses, then prepare yourself for a visual feast. A Vancouver woman is taking the baking world by storm with pies that look a lot more like fine art works."[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "These Insane-Looking, Vertical "Piescrapers" Might Be the New Wedding Cakes". Food & Wine Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Turning Pie into Art". Bake Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book". Quarto. Quarto Publishing.
  4. ^ "Thanksgiving Pie Fight". FoodNetwork.com. The Food Network. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pie Showdown". Today.com. The Today Show. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  6. ^ "Ripley's Believe it or Not! "Beyond the Bizarre"". milled.com. Ripley's Believe it or Not!. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "These Hand Pie Replicas of Disney Princesses Are Truly Magical". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "CNN 10 - reference is in the final clip of the segment". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "A self-taught baker made an incredible Baby Yoda pie for the holidays". Insider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Celebrity-Inspired Pies for the Holidays With Baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin (Exclusive)". ETonline.com. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "This Artist's '12 Days of Crustmas' Series Celebrates Christmas With Pie". FoodAndWine.com. Food & Wine Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  12. ^ "Baker Shares Incredibly Detailed Pie Of Apollo 11 Moon Lander On Reddit". Forbes. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Jessica Clark-Bojin Interview". TheMovieElite.com. The Movie Elite. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  14. ^ "Turning Pie Into Art". BakeMag.com. Bake Magazine. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Pie-Modding 101: turning store-bought desserts into amazing nerd-chow". BoingBoing.com. Boing Boing. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  16. ^ "Kickstarting Awesomely Nerdy Pies". BoingBoing.com. Boing Boing. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  17. ^ "Star Wars: Make a Fully Operational Valentine's Day Death Star Pie with This Video". ComicBook.com. Comic Book. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "This Baby Yoda Holiday Pie Is The Best Thing You'll See All Day". Delish. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "These Incredible Pies By Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin Are Absolutely Mesmerizing". Buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  20. ^ "Celebrity-Inspired Pies for the Holidays With Baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin (Exclusive)". ETonline.com. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  21. ^ "Go Beyond the Bizarre with Ripley's Believe It or Not!". PRnewswire.com (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  22. ^ Sutter, Collier (December 1, 2017). "These Disney Princess Hand Pies Are Totally Magical". people.com. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  23. ^ Lowin, Rebekah (May 24, 2017). "These Insane-Looking, Vertical "Piescrapers" Might Be the New Wedding Cakes". Food & Wine. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  24. ^ Nuth, Grace (December 18, 2019). "Warm-Baked Artistry". Enchanted Living Magazine. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  25. ^ Alfonso III, Fernando (January 24, 2018). "These pies are literal works of art too beautiful to eat". Chron. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  26. ^ "B.C. filmmaker-turned-baker turns pies into epic works of art". CTVNews. November 22, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
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