Thursday, March 5, 2015

Surely That Must Hurt The Back

'Joie De Vivre' is the title of this sculpture by an American, and it won first place among solo carvers.


Thus ends my collection from Winterlude 2015, and this series. It has been a blast presenting this year's event to you. 

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45 comments:

  1. angryparsnipMarch 5, 2015 at 12:08 AM

    Wow how exciting to be able to walk around and see this.
    Thank you so much for taking the time to show us.

    cheers, parsnip

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  2. CloudiaMarch 5, 2015 at 12:41 AM

    It's been an interesting series!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  3. OlivierMarch 5, 2015 at 2:42 AM

    superbe, une creation du vrai cristal

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  4. from MadridMarch 5, 2015 at 3:00 AM

    Now let's see another part of Ottwa . We will see tomorrow with that you surprises us, William.

    Tomás.

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 5, 2015 at 3:09 AM

    Oh I don't know William, if you do something often enough it becomes easy so they say :) it's fabulous, as is yesterday's ice sculpture.

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  6. Babzy.BMarch 5, 2015 at 3:37 AM

    wonderful, first place deserved ! :)

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  7. GreensboroDailyPhotoMarch 5, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    Can't wait to see what you show us tomorrow. Seeing that carved item to the left helps me realize how close together these items were.

    Janis
    GDP

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  8. Gill - That British WomanMarch 5, 2015 at 7:50 AM

    thank you for sharing the series with us.

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  9. The Furry GnomeMarch 5, 2015 at 7:55 AM

    Been nice to follow along this series. The carvings are far more detailed than I expected!

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  10. SharonMarch 5, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    It's a prize winner!

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  11. William KendallMarch 5, 2015 at 8:43 AM

    @Parsnip: you're welcome.

    @Cloudia: thanks!

    @Olivier: merci!

    @Tomas: tomorrow is something rather different!

    @Grace: thank you!

    @Babzy: it is a formidable sculpture.

    @Janis: yes, sometimes sculptures would overlap in pics, particularly where these solo carvings were concerned.

    @Gill: you're welcome.

    @Gnome: they certainly are.

    @Sharon: and it deserves it.

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  12. NormaMarch 5, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    I'm by no means a fan of anything winter-related, but your series of ice sculptures has been great fun!

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  13. RedMarch 5, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Great caption on this carving. I've enjoyed your series on ice sculpture.

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  14. Small City ScenesMarch 5, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    Thank you so much. We all enjoy this presentation from you---I do anyway.
    The carvers are excellent to put it mildly. MB

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  15. TexWisGirlMarch 5, 2015 at 10:25 AM

    wow!

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  16. LindaMarch 5, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    A great ending to this series.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 5, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    Great curtain ending. Bravo! I enjoyed all.

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  18. VPMarch 5, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    Last but not least! Thank you for this incredible exhibition!

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  19. William KendallMarch 5, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    @Norma: thank you!

    @Red: it's been a pleasure to show them.

    @MB: they certainly are.

    @Tex: wow indeed!

    @Linda: thanks!

    @Carolann: thank you.

    @VP: you're most welcome.

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  20. DeniseinVAMarch 5, 2015 at 12:33 PM

    It would mine, I would be in traction! Thank you for sharing all these amazing sculptures. It has been very enjoyable looking at each one.

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  21. Tanya BreeseMarch 5, 2015 at 1:47 PM

    a great entry for first!! enjoyed winterlude again this year! now onto springlude!

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  22. The Happy WhiskMarch 5, 2015 at 2:17 PM

    Thanks for sharing all of this with us.

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  23. AnonymousMarch 5, 2015 at 2:19 PM

    It was a pleasure for me to admire all these glorious craftmanships !

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  24. MarleenMarch 5, 2015 at 2:23 PM

    Very elegant!

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  25. BirdmanMarch 5, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    Delicate art. Thanks for the series.

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  26. cieldequimperMarch 5, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    Oh well you know some people have ordinary ribcages and others don't! :-) Beautiful!

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  27. StuartMarch 5, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    These sculptures are just amazing.

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  28. Oakland Daily PhotoMarch 5, 2015 at 3:52 PM

    Another wonderful way to celebrate Winter. Thaks for showing us. P.S., love your header.

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  29. Country Gal March 5, 2015 at 4:35 PM

    WOW ! Thanks for sharing them all with us I have enjoyed the series ! Have a good day !

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  30. KayMarch 5, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    Thanks for showing us such a fabulous celebration of ice and winter. This is a really wonderful event!

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  31. William KendallMarch 5, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    @Denise: it would take a gymnast to do that.

    @Tanya: not by looking outside today. We haven't been above the freezing mark since the Christmas warmup here.

    @Whisk: you're welcome.

    @Anna: I've enjoyed showing them.

    @Marleen: definitely.

    @Birdman: you're welcome.

    @Ciel: hah!

    @Stuart: they really were.

    @Oakland: thank you!

    @Country Gal: thanks.

    @Kay: it's a huge event here in the city, and annually draws in hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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  32. Geoff WilkinsonMarch 5, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Definitely the winner William, so much energy and life bin this piece.

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  33. Jan K. alias AfanjaMarch 5, 2015 at 6:28 PM

    It's a wonderful last shot, William.
    I've enjoyed this serie from the beginning till the end.

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  34. LoisMarch 5, 2015 at 7:09 PM

    It is nice. Thanks for sharing this event with us. I have thoroughly enjoyed it!

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  35. Elizabeth EdwardsMarch 5, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    that is wild. very cool design. love the hairstyle. ( :

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  36. Mari CollierMarch 5, 2015 at 7:56 PM

    No, it doesn't. It just irritating that I know have to hold onto something to do that or I get vertigo.

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  37. William KendallMarch 5, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    @Geoff: the sculptor outdid himself with this one.

    @Jan: thanks!

    @Lois: you're welcome!

    @Beth: so did I.

    @Mari: I hadn't thought of vertigo.

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  38. RedPatMarch 5, 2015 at 8:39 PM

    Wow - it's gorgeous!

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  39. RandyMarch 5, 2015 at 8:52 PM

    I hope someone didn't pose for that or they would have a sore back.

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  40. ElaineMarch 6, 2015 at 2:48 AM

    Beautiful! The sculptor of this piece is here in Fairbanks now carving in the multi blocks, along with his dad. It would be nice if he could take home another prize!

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  41. JackMarch 6, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Ouch. It hurts just looking at it.

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  42. Gemma WisemanMarch 6, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    I like how this particular ice sculpture invites the viewer to appreciate many perspectives. An original one.

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  43. DentonMarch 6, 2015 at 9:16 PM

    they asked me to do this in yoga class and said no thank you (smile) ... bravo on your ice sculpture series.

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  44. EG CameraGirlMarch 7, 2015 at 8:45 AM

    EW! It makes my back hurt to look at this. ;))

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  45. William KendallFebruary 28, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    @RedPat: it is!

    @Randy: indeed!

    @Elaine: that would be ideal.

    @Jack: definitely!

    @Gemma: it is.

    @Denton: thanks!

    @EG: mine too.

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