Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin

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]

Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin

"ThePieous"
Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, AKA ThePieous
Photograph of Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin with one of her signature "Piescrapers"
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Websitehttp://www.PiesAreAwesome.com

Biography

Jessica Leigh 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. Clark-Bojin has worked in the design and media space for over ten years, 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.

Selected publications and notable works

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

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."

References
  1. "These Insane-Looking, Vertical "Piescrapers" Might Be the New Wedding Cakes". Food & Wine Magazine. Food & Wine Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "Turning Pie into Art". Bake Magazine. Bake Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. "Pies Are Awesome: The Definitive Pie Art Book". Quarto. Quarto Publishing.
  4. "Thanksgiving Pie Fight". FoodNetwork.com. The Food Network. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "Pie Showdown". Today.com. The Today Show. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. "Ripley's Believe it or Not! "Beyond the Bizarre"". milled.com. Ripley's Believe it or Not!. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  7. "These Hand Pie Replicas of Disney Princesses Are Truly Magical". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  8. "CNN 10 - reference is in the final clip of the segment". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. "A self-taught baker made an incredible Baby Yoda pie for the holidays". Insider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. "Celebrity-Inspired Pies for the Holidays With Baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin (Exclusive)". ETonline.com. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. "This Artist's '12 Days of Crustmas' Series Celebrates Christmas With Pie". FoodAndWine.com. Food & Wine Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  12. "Baker Shares Incredibly Detailed Pie Of Apollo 11 Moon Lander On Reddit". Forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. "Jessica Clark-Bojin Interview". TheMovieElite.com. The Movie Elite. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  14. "Turning Pie Into Art". BakeMag.com. Bake Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  15. "Pie-Modding 101: turning store-bought desserts into amazing nerd-chow". BoingBoing.com. Boing Boing. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  16. "Kickstarting Awesomely Nerdy Pies". BoingBoing.com. Boing Boing. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  17. "Star Wars: Make a Fully Operational Valentine's Day Death Star Pie with This Video". ComicBook.com. Comic Book. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  18. "This Baby Yoda Holiday Pie Is The Best Thing You'll See All Day". Delish. Delish. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  19. "These Incredible Pies By Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin Are Absolutely Mesmerizing". Buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  20. "Celebrity-Inspired Pies for the Holidays With Baker Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin (Exclusive)". ETonline.com. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  21. "Go Beyond the Bizarre with Ripley's Believe It or Not!". PRnewswire.com. PR Newswire. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  22. Sutter, Collier (December 1, 2017). "These Disney Princess Hand Pies Are Totally Magical". people.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  23. Lowin, Rebekah (May 24, 2017). "These Insane-Looking, Vertical "Piescrapers" Might Be the New Wedding Cakes". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  24. Nuth, Grace (2019-12-18). "Warm-Baked Artistry". Enchanted Living Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  25. Alfonso III, Fernando (2018-01-24). "These pies are literal works of art too beautiful to eat". Chron. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  26. "B.C. filmmaker-turned-baker turns pies into epic works of art". CTVNews. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
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