There are so many things to look at in these carvings that you have to take some time on them. I guess ice is an easy medium to use so they just let the creative juices rip.
Lovely piece and photo of it ! Hey I have a cousin who is a carney as we call them lol some one who did join the jugglers years ago in a traveling carnival lol ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !
Ice sculptures are pretty amazing...the precision and detail work, without cracking the ice...tough to do!!! I can't even get an ice cube out of an ice cube tray without cracking the cube!!!
It must have been hard to choose the winners, since there were so many remarkable works.
ReplyDeleteDiscern in that set of fine arts must be difficult.
ReplyDeleteTomás.
I wonder how these sculptures would look if a dark colored lights illuminate them.
ReplyDeleteA lovely whimsical piece and some very nice detail work!
ReplyDeleteThis suggests to me a bunch of crazy characters dancing round an artistic bubble. An intriguing one.
ReplyDeleteBom dia William
ReplyDeleteFabulosa escultura. A riqueza de detalhes na composição da peça magnetiza o olhar
Uma boa semana para você
Um abraço
Looks very jolly this one William :)
ReplyDeleteSome prize winning carving.
ReplyDelete@Linda: there definitely were.
ReplyDelete@Tomas: it is.
@Mariusz: I didn't get to photograph them this year in the evening, though some of my friends did.
@Elaine: definitely.
@Gemma: thanks!
@Gracita: thank you!
@Grace: jolly indeed.
@Sharon: and more to come!
Amazing work! It is hard to believe that they can carve all this.
ReplyDeletelove all the bubbles and detail in the wheel!
ReplyDeleteThese are all really great, William !
ReplyDeletethe tin man from the Wizard of Oz, that's what they remind me of.
ReplyDeleteOooh I like this one - they look like they're dancing joyously
ReplyDeleteThere are so many things to look at in these carvings that you have to take some time on them. I guess ice is an easy medium to use so they just let the creative juices rip.
ReplyDeletethat one looks like it will melt pretty fast when the weather warms up...or are they allowed to stay that long?
ReplyDeleteMust be the circus they are running off to...........
ReplyDelete@Luis: they do great work at it too.
ReplyDelete@Tex: so did I.
@Karl: thanks!
@Gill: I can see that.
@Aimee: it does, yes.
@Red: they certainly have imagination.
@Judy: they break these sculptures up when the festival ends.
@MB: it could be!
Love the whimsy in this one!
ReplyDeleteLovely piece and photo of it ! Hey I have a cousin who is a carney as we call them lol some one who did join the jugglers years ago in a traveling carnival lol ! Thanks for sharing , Have a good day !
ReplyDeleteThese ice sculptures are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis ice sculpture is a little bit funny. but still beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove the big ball or whatever that's meant to be and all its little details!
ReplyDeleteIce sculptures are pretty amazing...the precision and detail work, without cracking the ice...tough to do!!! I can't even get an ice cube out of an ice cube tray without cracking the cube!!!
ReplyDeleteComical and creative, I like it. :)
ReplyDeleteA very good title for an amazing work!
ReplyDeleteIncredible !
ReplyDeleteIt's great fun, William!
ReplyDeleteEasy to see why it won a prize!
ReplyDeleteA sculpture that puts a smile on your face. It's lovely!
ReplyDeleteLots of energy. Loved it.
ReplyDelete@EG: so did I.
ReplyDelete@Country Gal: I can't imagine that kind of life.
@Norma: they definitely are.
@Orvokki: thanks!
@Ciel: thank you.
@Chieftess: it can be a challenge.
@Linda: both comical and creative tends to come across in more than one sculpture.
@VP: it certainly fits.
@Anna: thanks!
@RedPat: I thought so.
@Cheryl: it certainly is.
@Marleen: thanks!
@Mari: thank you.
oh i love this one! very whimsical!
ReplyDeleteAction in ice, and it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVery creative.
ReplyDeleteOnly third place William, now that's what you call high standards
ReplyDeleteHard to believe they cut our all of those holes. Fabulous craftsmanship.
ReplyDeleteJanis
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@Tanya: it has a lot of character.
ReplyDelete@Jan: action in ice is a good term for it.
@Lois: indeed!
@Geoff: definite high standards.
@Janis: the carver did wonders with it.
ice sculptors are very clever :)
ReplyDeleteThere's a great variety of different designs in these ice sculptures. This one is as impressive as all the others you have shared.
ReplyDeleteThat's fun.
ReplyDeleteSuch creativity!
ReplyDeleteWow! Such talent!
ReplyDeleteThis is fun! I like the whimsy!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't know how to judge one from another. They are all amazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful :)
ReplyDelete@Jen: they are!
ReplyDelete@Denise: I thought so too.
@Randy: it is!
@Jose: indeed.
@Jen: definitely!
@Kay: I do as well.
@Pat: that they are.
@Babzy: I agree.