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‘So much cheese, so little time' for cheddar sculptor

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This 6-foot "Cheddar Gator" is to cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann what the "David" statue is to Michelangelo.

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While she does carve busts of real people, cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann says she prefers doing mascots and caricatures.

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While it might have been appropriate to carve this Cubs logo in a more-stinky cheese this season, cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann's medium of choice is cheddar.

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Proving that even a "cheese head" can pay her respects to the Bears, cheese sculptor and Wisconsin native Sarah Kaufmann carves her fromage homage to Chicago.

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Illinois and Northwestern fans who feel Wisconsin's Bucky Badger mascot is a bit cheesy can thank cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufmann for this masterpiece in cheddar.

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It's not only fine art. It's tasty. Recognized as the nation's premier cheese sculptor, Sarah "The Cheese Lady" Kaufmann is carving large works of art from cheddar cheese during this weekend's grand opening of Mariano's Fresh Market in Vernon Hills.