I’ve seen San Francisco in many forms, up and down, good and bad. I’ve seen in portrayed in photos, essays, TV and the movies, which means I’ve seen it attacked by a deranged terrorist (The Rock), overrun with apes (Rise Of The Planet of The Apes), invaded by body snatchers and a giant sea octopus (It Came From Beneath The Sea). I’ve seen all of this and more, but I’ve never seen it made of Jello!
Liz Hickock is a San Francisco-based artist who creates entire miniature city landscapes from this classic dessert which she then lights from underneath to produce this weird but interesting luminous effect. According to the artist, “I drew the inspiration for this project from my immediate surroundings — San Francisco, where the geological uncertainties of the landscape evoke uncanny parallels with the gelatinous material.” Since Jello doesn’t last long in room temperature, she captures the scenes for posterity in photos and video … check out the vid of an “earthquake” on Telegraph Hill at the end of this post.
My city in Jello. Looks like yet another “only in San Francisco moment!”
Ferry Building
City Hall
The View From Alcatraz
The Fog
The City
The Marina
Palace Of Fine Arts
Alamo Square
Bay Bridge
See more Jello stuctures, including the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and Manhattan’s skyline at LizHickok.com.
Stephen Kelly Creative 
The Jello Bay-Bridge is my favorite of the lot. Who knows – could they be more structurally sound than their counterparts?
Hey Henry … I’m not sure I want to find out!
Woah, this is all kinds of wobbly awesomeness. I think every city should have a Jello replica. Brilliant post, Stephen. 🙂
Hey there, Ailsa … pretty trippy, eh? Glad you liked!!!
Is there a shot in each building?
Hi Angeline … I’m not sure. I’m interested in how she put it all together. I wonder how much Jello she used?
Wow! thanks for sharing. It never ceases to amaze me – the weird and wonderful things that people do!
Hi there, Sharan … and thanks for visiting! Agreed! Creativity is an amazing thing!!!
This cracked me up! What a fun thing to start the day! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Cynthia! Excellent!!! Glad you got a giggle from it. Thanks for visiting, too! I like your blog!!!
Thanks Stephen! Feel free to come chill in the hammock or walk through my garden any time.
Haha, this is crazy! So cool!
hehe … glad you got a kick out of it, impybat!
Fabulous! My first thought was to wonder if a whipped cream fog rolls in every afternoon, but then I saw the fog. That’s amazing.
Hi there, Hippie! We never get snow here, so I guess whipped cream is completely out. Pretty cool stuff, eh? It’s amazing what people think of!
And “jello” to you this bright spring morning! How innovative and talented some artists are, like Liz Hickok.
hahaha!!! excellent pun, victoria! i thought this was so cool i just had to share it. very cool, eh?
This is wonder and beautiful and a whole lot of work. Jello lovers of the world unite – and go to San Francisco. What a fun post!
hahaha! solidarity, jello sister!!! hi pat! yeah … a LOT of work. i also wonder how much jello she used. what will people think of next?
Wow! It’s a good thing she takes photos of these otherwise there would be nothing left of her hard work. Amazing!
Why, because it would all melt, or because it would get eaten? hehe … really interesting work going on here. it’s amazing what you can do with a little creativity and a lot of jello!
Both of the above, Stephen. I think I’d be one of the eaters. 🙂
Every kindergarteners dream – very cool! Kind of makes you wonder about where people get the time though….
hehe … right? I wonder how much she spent on jello?!
This is more wonderful than wired. Fantastic … thanks for this presentation. Wonderful.
Hi Viveka .. yah, pretty cool, eh? glad you liked it!
amazing, the color, the detail, the jello it took, omgosh! brilliantly weird!
Hi Roxie … and thanks for dropping by. Weird, wild stuff, eh? i’d like to be in involved in clean up … yum!
man, that would be too much, like an extended hospital stay…overload on jello!
So beautiful and strange world….Amazing art. Thank you for sharing, Stephen!!
You’re welcome!!! I thought this was so interesting and creative I just had to share it with my blog friends. glad you like it!
Amazing! So many ideas by such talented people. I don’t have the patience for that type of work but that’s why we all have our gifts, don’t we? Thanks for sharing!
Hi, and thanks for visiting! I’m with you: that’s too painstaking for me, but I really admire when other people do it so well.
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Great find! I have reblogged at http://travelwithintent.com/2013/05/05/jello-san-francisco/
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Holy crap, these are amazing: jello structures depicting my future home, dear readers. YOU READ CORRECTLY.
This is great! Thanks for posting. If only buildings just “jiggled” at the slightest tremor. 😎
Hi Tim … and thanks for visiting!
I know … it makes it look like fun!!!