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Marcos Mariota with Sculpture Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
Marcos Mariota Food Sculpture for Subway
honoring Marcos and his initiation as a Subway Famous Fan. Honolulu, HI, April 2015
by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
J.K. Simmons
M&M portrait honoring his Oscar for his role in "Whiplash"
by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Pennsylvania Farm Show
Harrisburg, PA, January, 2014
"Fill a Glass with Hope" butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Eastern States Exposition (Big E)
W. Springfield, MA, September, 2014
"Cowgirls just wanna have fun." butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Hastings College, Student Symposium on the Food Industry
Hastings, NE October, 2014
Fruit and Vegetable turkey sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
"Buttercup", Tulare County Fair
Tulare County, CA, September 2014
Butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
YCF, York Fair
York, PA, September 2014
Butter Sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
New York State Fair, August 2014
Syracuse NY
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Delaware County Fair, August 2014
Walton, NY
"Cow Serenade" sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
"Patrick", for Farmland Bacon
August 2014
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Statue of Liberty in Hershey's Chocolate
Hershey's Chocolate World, New York New York hotel and casino, LasVegas, Nev.
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Photo on right curtesy of
Chris Nunez/chrishazel.zenfolio.com
Metro Train from Grand Central Terminal
Castello's Eat the Art event, NYC
June 2014
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Brooklyn Bridge for Castello Cheese
NYC pop up store, June 2014
Cheese, sculpted by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
Times Square for Castello Cheese
NYC pop up store, June 2014
Cheese, sculpted by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
NYC skyline for Castello Cheese
NYC pop up store, May 2014
Cheese, sculpted by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
Anthony Barr for Subway
Sports Illustrated TV station in NYC, May 7
In vegetables, sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Werther's Original Mount Rushmore,
Chicago, April 2014
Made from Werther's products
Sculpted by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
M&M mosaic of Joe Montana
Weber Shandwick, Superbowl 2014
sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Pennsylvania Farm Show, 2014
Harrisburg, PA
"Shakeit Up" Butter sculpture sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
The "Big E," Eastern States Exhibition, Sept. 2013
West Springfield, MA, 2013
"The Big E Bounty" sculpted by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
Riotfest, September 2013
Chicago, IL
"Butter Stamos (John Stamos)", sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
York County Fair, September, 2013
York, PA
"Who Let the Dogs Out?", sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Taste of France, September 27–29, 2013
Bryant Park, NYC
"Eiffel Tower in Butter", sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
New York State Fair Butter Sculpture, August 2013
Syracuse, NY
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Delaware County Fair, August 2013
Walton, NY
"Fishing with Grandpa", sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Dove Mint Chocolate Swirl Roll out…"Tastes as good as it Looks," July, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
Mario Lopez in Chocolate
Sculpted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton for Dove Chocolate
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        Pennsylvania Farm Show, 2013 Harrisburg, PA Butter sculpture by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor Click on thumbnail for larger image |
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ˆ   York County Fair,2012 York PA Butter Sculpture by Marie Pelton |
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  Delaware County Fair, August, 2012 Walton, NY |
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Lyndsley E. Wilkerson Life Celebration, June 2012
Fruit and vegetable sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Roma Food Products Show, April 2012
New Jersey
Parmesan Cheese Colosseum sculpture by Jim Victor
Subway Event, Feb. 2012
NY, NY
Portrait of Robert Griffin III, sculpted in Subway products by Jim Victor
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 M&M Event, Feb 2012 |
Sculpted by Marie Pelton, this 300 pound chocolate creation took center stage at an event hosted by Vanessa Williams,
(the voice for Ms. Brown) and Mars Chocolate.
Left: Ms. Brown and Vanessa Williams, Right: Ms. Brown with Vanessa Williams, Sylvia Maier, Marie Pelton, Jim Victor
Pennsylvania Farm Show, 2012
Harrisburg, PA
"One Hundredth Anniversary of 4H and Honoring County Fairs", by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Manatee County Fair, January, 2012
Palmetto, FL
"Butter Manatee and Diver", sculpted by Jim Victor
Delaware County Fair, August 2011
Walton, NY
Tulsa State Fair, October, 2011
Tulsa, OK,
"Let's Ride," Chocolate, 6 1/2' high, sculpted by Jim Victor & Marie Pelton
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Eastern States Exposition (Big E) |
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Old Home Week, August 2011
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada,
"Preparing for the Show", butter sculpture by Jim Victor & Marie
New York State Fair, August 2011
Syracuse, NY
"Tribute to the Lunch Lady" by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Orange County Fair, July 2011
Costa Mesa, California
"Man Eating Pizza"
Bread and Pasta sculpture by Jim Victor
Orange County Fair, July 2011
Costa Mesa, California
Tallow Carousel Horse with Boy and Chocolate Elephant by Marie Pelton
for the Hershey Center, May 19, 2011
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
"Canadian Junior Championship Trophy"
done in milk chocolate, 24" high, by Marie Pelton and Jim Victor
Subway Sandwich Shops
New York, NY
Portrait of Mark Ingram in bread, raisins, cranberries, and chicken salad .
Sculpture by Jim Victor
Photos are by Diane Bondareff
Borderfest March 3-6, 2011
Hidalgo Texas
Cheese sculpture for a Hawaiian Theme by Jim Victor
Emmitt Smith with chocolate portrait busts of himself and NFL Hall of Fame inductees, Dick Lebeau, Floyd Little, and John Randall done for Hershey. Hershey's Times Square Store, January 2011
by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Jim Victor working on portrait bust in chocolate of Emmitt Smith
Pennsylvania Farm Show, January, 2011
Harrisburhg, PA
"Fuel up to Play 60"
butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Portrait in butter of Patrick Thiele, December 2010
for his Minnesota State Fair themed retirement party
Eastern States Exposition (Big E), September 2010
W. Springfield, MA
"Family with Ox", butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
Delaware County Fair, August 2010
Walton, NY
Butter Sculpture
New York State Fair, August 2010
Syracuse, NY
"Dairyville", Butter sculpture by Marie Pelton
San Diego County Fair, July 2010
"The Burgers of LA" Butter sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton
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Costa Mesa, CA
by Marie Pelton
Orange County Fair, July 2010
"Birth of Venus" by Marie Pelton,
Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe" in Marshmallows "Starry Night" by Van Gogh in Candy
Marie Pelton, Orange County Fair, July 2010
Ndamukong Suh & CJ SpillerPepperoni, Cheese and Olives for Subway Sandwich Shops, March 2010
Jim Victor with Ndamukong Suh sculpture for Subway
Printpak Reception, City Club, March 2010
Ft. Worth Texas
Chocolate Cowboy by Marie Pelton
Cheese Cow for Farm Day at the Mall, March 2010
Johnson City, NY
Peanut Brittle House for the Salzman-Manus Valentine Day's Ball, 2010.
Borderfest, 2010
Hidalgo, TX
Cheese Sculpture by Jim Victor
Topsfield Fair, 2009
Jim Victor and butter cow
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West Springfield, MA
Butter Sculture by Jim Victor
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photos by Joel Sartore
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Walton, NY
"Mother and Children"
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The Mars M&M car in chocolate at Chicagoland Speedway, July 2009 with Driver, Kyle Bush |
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Borderfest, 2009Cheese Sculpture by Jim Victor
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"A Soldier"s Family," |
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| "Farm Life" Butter sculpture done for "Silver Dollar City", Branson, MO 2008 |
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| "Barnyard" Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, 2008 Butter Sculpture |
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"Kids and Calves" Cheddar Cheese Sculpture by Jim Victor |
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Paula Deen's Grandson Butter Sculpture by Marie Pelton, for Paula Deen Show pilot |
Land O' Lakes School Lunch Program Conference Butter Sculpture by Marie Pelton, Lowes Hotel, Philadelphia, PA; July 2008 |
"Obama and McCain" Butter Sculpture by Marie Pelton |
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Delaware County Fair, August 2008 |
Artist Marie Pelton with work in progress |
Portrait
of Barbara Wilkerson |
Barbara and her portrait |
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Pennsylvania
State Farm Show, 2008 Butter Sculpture by Jim Victor |
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 Fidel in Vegetables by Jim Victor |
 Cleopatra in Chocolate by Marie Pelton |
"Dictators
Ball" Manus-Salzmann Valentine's Day Ball, San Francisco, CA 2008. |
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Delaware County
Fair, 2007 "Portrait of Dick Latourette on Horseback" Jim Victorand Marie Pelton Food Sculpture Walton, NY.
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"Cows in Pasture" New
York State Fair |
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"All Cow Dairy" Eastern
States Exhibition |
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Actual Jeep, one of 7 covered with chocolate for "Sweetest Day the Jeep Way", Cleveland, OH, 10/07
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Sculpture at the 2007 Nebraska State Fair,
Lincoln Nebraska photos by Rita Thomas |
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| "William Penn"—local food
sculpture
"Greenfest", September 9, 2007, Philadelphia, PA |
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In March of 2007, Jim Victor and his wife, Marie Pelton, were invited by ET Promotions to create some food sculptures at the "Festival Walk" in a mall in Hong Kong. They carved food out of chocolate,white and dark, coloring the white chocolate with spices or glazing it for color. The following photos are about that trip and the work they did. Click on a thumbnail to see a larger picture. |
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Marie
Pelton, Evilyn Liu |
Jim,
Kyra, Michelle |
Marie Pelton, Kyra Lam, Jim Victor and a Sundae made of chocolate |
Hong
Kong children |
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The Chocolate Studio at the Festival Walk |
Wine bottle and
drink glass |
Marie Pelton working. |
Cut out from a newspaper |
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Hamburger and fries made from chocolate. |
Land O' Lakes sponsored |
Jim shows Chinese
entertainment personalities how to
work |
Cup of, well, chocolate, |
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Dim sum made |
Peking Duck made |
Rack of Lamb made |
Tempura made |
Banana Split made |
Sushi and sashimi |
Turkey made from chocolate. |
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"Ben Franklin Reading the Words on the Liberty Bell"
Butter Sculpture
2007 Pennsylvania Farm Show
Harrisburg, PA
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"Mount
Rushmoo" Arizona
State Fair "What was Mt. Rushmoo sculpted out of?" Jeopardy question, 3/5/08
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Butter Sculpture
2006 Eastern States Exhibition
West Springfield, MA
"World Cup"
Cheese and Vegetables
for Sorrento Cheese
Festival in Little Italy
New York, NY 2006
"Boy with Pig"
Butter Sculpture
Nebraska State Fair, 2007
Lincoln, NE
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"Monarch
Butterfly" Acasdemy
of Natural Sciences 2006 |
"Cow"
Butter and Chocolate
Miami-Dade County Fair, 2005
Delaware County Fair
"Boy and Pig"
Jim Victor and Marie Pelton Food Sculpture
Walton, NY
"Cow on Motorcycle"
Butter Sculpture
Kids watching the cow being sculpted in Waco
Waco, Texas, 2006
Cheese Sculpture
2006 Borderfest
Hidalgo Texas
Pennsylvania State Farm Show, 2006, Harrisburg, PA
90th Anniversary of the PA Farm Show
Columbus Day Parade, 2005, Little Italy, NYC, NY
for Sorrento
 "Pinta" |
Ships
made of Parmesan Cheese, Pizza Dough
for Sails, Roasted Red Peppers for
the Crosses, Spaghetti for Rigging,
and Spinach Lasagna for the Sea |
 "Santa Maria" |
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Gianni Russo of "The Godfather" The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria
Eastern States Exposition 2005, West Springfield, MA
"Milk, Moms, Mornings"
Butter Sculpture for New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY 2005
Delaware County Fair, 2005
Jim Victor Food Sculpture
Walton, NY
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"Cornfield" (Farmland Preservation Project) Pennsylvania State Farm Show January, 2005
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Cheese Sculpture
Borderfest, 2005, Hidalgo, Texas
"President Reagan on Horseback"
Southern California Fair
October, 2004
Butter Cow
Big Fresno Fair, Fresno, CA
October 2004
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Life-size
butter & chocolate sculpture of Milton Hershey and cows, for the Pennsylvania State Farm Show, 2004 Read the fascinating Philadelphia Inquirer article by Sandy Bauers |
"Mixing It With Milk"
New York State Fair, Syracuse, NY, August 2003
Future Farmers of America 75th Anniversary Butter Sculpture
Eastern States Exposition, the "Big E", W. Springfield, MA, September 2003
Butter donated by Cabot.
Bust of Christopher Columbus in Parmesan Cheese for Sorrento
Little Italy Festival, NYC, October 2003
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New York State Fair, Syracuse NY, 2004
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"Chocolate Barn"
Rock Springs, WY, August 2004
"Chocolate Sailboat"
Barnstable County Fair, Barnstable, MA 2003
Butter sculpture
As seen on "Ripley's Believe It Or Not"
July 31, 2002
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Terry
LaBonte's No. 5 Chevrolet |
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"County Agent"
Butter Sculpture
Eastern States Exhibition, Agawam, MA
2002
Don Henley of Channel 10 done in Sorrento Parmesan Cheese
Philadelphia, PA May 2004
"Jim Rice"
Butter Sculpture
Anderson County Fair
Anderson, S.C.
1999
Mickey Rooney & Ann Miller
Chocolate Sculptures
"Chocolate Stegasaurus"
Sponsored by Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA,
and Hershey's Chocolate
Liberty Place, Philadelphia June 2004
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Commissioner
Jim Graham Milks A Cow Butter Sculpture North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, NC 2000 Jim Victor (left) & Jim Graham |
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| Rivals Butter Sculpture New Jersey State Fair and Horse Show 2001 |
"Southwest In Butter"
Butter Sculpture by Marie Pelton
New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM, 2002
