You know how sometimes you take the lid off a container of ice cream, and you can see a face? This is kind of like that.
As noted on Spoon & Tamago, Makoto Asano takes this further by carving funny characters in the ice cream using those disposable ice cream spoons. The resulting sculptures are deliciously cute.
From this:
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
Into this:
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
Or a more simple one:
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
Asano says his hobby is “making ice cream laugh.” Ice cream isn’t the only one laughing here. I am, too. Ha ha!
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
Some of these were done with limited-edition Häagen-Dazs.
Below are before and after photos:
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
No, that’s not dirt. It’s kinako.
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
[Photo: Makoto Asano]
If you like Asano’s art or are just really, really into ice cream, you can follow him on Instagram.
Top photo: Makoto Asano
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