Pastillage

First up in class was pastillage.  If you are anything like me, you're thinking what is pastillage.  Well here's the answer:

Pastillage is a sugar-based dough used for decorating and creating decorations for pastry, showpiece work and decorative molded forms. The dough is much like clay or play-dough where you can knead it and roll it out. Pastillage is worked then allowed to dry, setting up to a hard, sugar-based decoration.

For my centerpeice I used my tattoo as an idea.  I used the idea of Lotus and new beginnings.   I enjoyed the project and learned a lot, even how to use an airbrush.