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Cheese carving goes on National Television.

by JeffHuang | July 2, 2008 at 03:11 pm

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900-kilogram block of cheddar. First thing that comes to mind is how big is this thing!? Second is what a waste of cheese. I wonder what they are going to do with the sculpture after it has been displayed. I think it is going to go on a tour of the world with television stations and shows wanting a piece of the cheese.

You can read more about him and how he got into this business here.

Also his last work, a monumental cheese carving of Mount Rushmore.

Troy Landwehr doesn't mind if people thinks his art is cheesy.

The sculptor has carved a version of John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" in a 900-kilogram block of cheddar.

Trumbull's painting of the historic signing hangs in the U.S. Capitol and graces the back of the American $2 bill.

Landwehr's edition will be shown Thursday on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" and then be displayed at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.

It will return to Wisconsin for a showing at Landwehr's Kerrigan Brothers Winery in Freedom before being cut and sent to food pantries.

This is Landwehr's second work for Kellogg Company's Cheez-It cracker brand. Last year, he did several renditions of Mount Rushmore.