--- title: Someone Made Katy Perry's Left Shark Entirely Out of Peeps description: The giant, super-sweet Left Shark is made out of 532 Peeps canonical: https://time.com/3767132/left-shark-peeps/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-01T15:50:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:31.477Z og:title: Someone Made Katy Perry's Left Shark Entirely Out of Peeps og:description: The giant, super-sweet Left Shark is made out of 532 Peeps og:url: https://time.com/3767132/left-shark-peeps/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ac058db66bed16d/69878648e53abafad54d85fa/sydney-blacksten-and-left-shark.jpeg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 768 og:image:height: 432 og:image:alt: Sydney Blacksten and Left Shark og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Someone Made Katy Perry's Left Shark Entirely Out of Peeps twitter:description: The giant, super-sweet Left Shark is made out of 532 Peeps twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ac058db66bed16d/69878648e53abafad54d85fa/sydney-blacksten-and-left-shark.jpeg?branch=production&width=768&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Someone Made Katy Perry's Left Shark Entirely Out of Peeps > Sponsored content. 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Carroll Arts Center, Westminster, MD by [Kelli Bender / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Kelli Bender / People Contributor Apr 1, 2015 3:50 PM UTC The Super Bowl spirit animal that is the [Almighty Left Shark](http://www.people.com/article/super-bowl-shark-dancer-identity-katy-perry) has taken many forms: meme, [onesie](http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/03/04/left-shark-onesie-from-katy-perry/), [tattoo](http://www.people.com/article/left-shark-tattoo-super-bowl-katy-perry), and now, marshmallow masterpiece. Thirteen-year-old Sydney Blacksten is the brilliant mind responsible for this newest Left Shark iteration. The Westminster, Maryland, teen created the sweet, 6-ft. sea creature out of marshmallow Peeps as her entry in the [Carroll County Arts annual PEEPshow](http://www.carrollcountyartscouncil.org/aa%5Fpeepshow.asp), reports [The Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/left-shark-peeps%5Fn%5F6971542.html?ir=Arts). The yearly event encourages locals to turn their wackiest ideas into edible art using only Peeps. For her creation, Blacksten used 532 Peeps, including the new white Mystery Peeps sold only at Walmart.  Carroll Arts Center, Westminster, MD Blacksten’s entire family, who is always scouting for the perfect Peeps, helps the artist create her final product. Mark Blacksten, Sydney’s father, told the Huffington Post that the family starts brainstorming next year’s design right after the competition ends. This will be the teen’s fifth time participating in the Carroll County Arts annual PEEPshow. In 2014, her “Maryland Terapeep” [placed second in the audience favorite category](http://www.carrollmediacenter.org/a-display-of-hundreds-of-marshmallow-masterpieces/). Blacksten’s Left Shark will be on display at Carroll Arts Center in Westminster, Maryland, for the current competition until April 6. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/left-shark-peeps) _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://www.people.com)_._ ## Transcript >> President of the United States that I will faithfully execute the office. >> Power is a lot like real estate. It's all about location, location, location. Closer you are to the source, the higher your property value. Centuries from now when people watch this footage, who will they see smiling just at the edge of the frame? >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Sherlock! >> Just stop it. Stop this. >> Mr. President-- >> Uh- huh. >> We can't. We can't >> We can. >> Look around you. Look where we are. This can't happen. 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