Self-taught implies we learnt our skills completely on our own, without any guidance or influence from others. Come on, none of us have!

Instagram, love it or hate it, became a rabbit hole for me. I spent way too long scrolling and even longer watching and reading everything by Don’t Tell Charles, I bought all her tutorials. I even got featured in one of her blogs!! Then I discovered Marina Machado, her work is what I dream of achieving, her energy is infectious, I want to be more Marina. Watching these talented cake artists made me realise I needed to invest in myself to become the cake artist I wanted to be…