At first glance, they all look like paintings.
But on closer inspection, these artworks are not what they seem.
The masterpieces are the creation of Hazel Zakariya, 30, who ‘paints’ elaborate portraits across her smoothie bowls made entirely out of edible ingredients.
Using wooden skewers and table knives, the New Zealand woman spends up to six hours crafting the realistic portraits of animals, and movie and television stars.
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Pennywise the clown from the horror movie ‘It’. The ingredients used in this smoothie bowl includes mango, apples, spinach, activated coconut charcoal, coconut yoghurt, coconut cream, turmeric, cacao, carob syrup and mixed berries
Unicorn: Mango, pears, banana, coconut cream, soy milk, raspberries, blueberries, pitaya powder, beetroot powder activated coconut charcoal, cacao and carob syrup
The masterpieces are the creation of Hazel Zakariya, 30, who hails from New Zealand
The ingredients used in the vibrant bowls include coconut cream, activated charcoal, cacao, sunflower spread, turmeric, mixed berries and many more.
Adding texture to her artwork, she garnishes each dish with small flowers.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, the 30-year-old revealed the step-by-step process of putting her vibrant bowls together.
‘Everything is food-based and natural. I use a lot of fruits, vegetables, and superfood powders,’ she said.
‘So I start by blending the ingredients to make the base smoothie.
‘I then mix the ingredients to get different colours for the “painting” on top, and then draw and layer in the colours using wooden skewer sticks and table knives.
‘I use similar techniques as you would painting.’
Breaking Bad character Jesse Pinkman: Mango, banana, coconut yoghurt, almond milk, butterfly pea flower powder, spirulina, coconut cream, mesquite powder, cacao and carob syrup, activated coconut charcoal, turmeric and pitaya powder
Oscar-winning La La Land movie: Frozen bananas, almond milk, mixed berries, butterfly pea tea, mango, almond milk, coconut cream, tumeric, mesquite powder, cacao, mixed berries, spirulina, kale and coconut water
The self-taught artist said the idea to create intricate artworks all started by ‘accident’.
‘I was initially trying to garnish my soup with coconut cream swirls. However it didn’t turn out as I planned it,’ she recalled.
‘But then I saw the opportunity to turn the swirls and pesto into a tree instead. From then on, I’ve experimented on different colourful natural ingredients and combined it with my love of art to create paintings on smoothies.’
When she’s not working as a research and market analyst, she spends her free time playing around with food in her bowl.
The self-taught artist said the idea to create intricate artworks all started by ‘accident’ (pictured left a wolf and right a bear)
The 30-year-old woman spends up to six hours crafting these artworks (pictured: Breaking Bad character Bryan Cranston)
‘Coming from a science and business background, I love getting into creative projects in my free time,’ she said.
‘I’ve never really created this much artwork as I do now though. Through this project, I’ve rediscovered my love for drawing and painting.
‘So I see this as a platform for me to challenge my skills, create something unique – and being a big foodie, it is great to create art that is edible and tasty too.’
And each creation takes up to six hours to make.
‘It would really depend on the amount of details involved,’ she said.
‘I’m constantly challenging myself with my drawings. My recent works take around three to six hours to make. My longest was probably eight hours.’
When she’s not working as a market analyst, she spends her free time playing around with food in her bowl
Using wooden skewers and table knives, the New Zealand woman spends up to six hours crafting the realistic portraits of animals and movie and television stars
After spending hours on the intricate creations, Ms Zakariya said she eats it with her husband
So what happens next to her smoothie bowl creations?
‘There’s too many good stuff in there for them not to be eaten. My husband and I usually have them as a treat,’ she said.
‘I sometimes get questioned on why I go through these efforts and lengths to create something just to eat and destroy it later.
‘Aside from viewing it as a challenge for my skills, through this project, I’m also reminded that life is transitory and that we should savour every moment.’