Carolyn Tillie is a culinary historian, artist, and curator. With an MFA in jewelry and metalsmithing, she also obtained a Certified Master Chef certificate and Level Two certification from the Wine Spirit Education Trust. Combining gastronomic and artistic passions, she specializes in food-themed jewelry and artwork as well as co-founding the Bay Area Culinary Historians. She has published books on oysters, food as an art form, and is currently working on a culinary biography of Aleister Crowley. Her current artwork is in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic entitled Mixed Emotions, which entailed a full dining table and kitchen installation of over a hundred individual pieces of vintage cutlery, place settings, and utensils.
https://www.culinarycrowley.com
