Picking up where I left off, this is the chair I showed you in my last shot yesterday. The Connaught Building and the colourful York Steps are in the background.
During Winterlude, this area had a rotating set of smaller sculptures leading into the main sculpture area. Here were some of them.
Elsewhere in town, about midway through Winterlude, I noticed an assortment of smaller ice sculptures set up along Bank Street. I'll show more of them tomorrow, but start here.
...what wonderful imaginations these artists have.
ReplyDeleteFrozen splendour!
ReplyDeleteThe sculptors are really good in producing these beautiful sculptures.
ReplyDeleteReally splendid!
ReplyDeleteAll these beautiful sculptures will melt, what a pity but the photos will remain at least
ReplyDeleteExtraordinary! How do they do it??
ReplyDeleteHello, the sculptors are really good at creating these ice sculptures. They are amazing. Enjoy your day, have a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteMore icey beauty.
ReplyDeleteneat details ... the glasses on the 1st one. the mouth ...can not imagine the time and energy that all goes into this. so wild, way cool. ( ;
ReplyDeleteThey ARE fun William, love the unicorn ✨
ReplyDeleteIt would be neat to have an ice sculpture in the yard all winter. They are quite a treat. Thank you for showing the pictures
ReplyDeleteSome how there's a genius behind the ice sculptures in Ottawa. They always come up with something new like the small sculptures.
ReplyDeleteI may have missed it...but are all of these ice artists Canadian?
ReplyDeleteThe small sculptures look harder to do!
ReplyDeleteKlasse Skulpturen.
ReplyDeleteNoke
They are so beautiful and detailed! Love the bird!
ReplyDeleteJust incredible beauty. And you have captured them for all time. Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteThey truly are amazing!!
ReplyDelete@Tom: true!
ReplyDelete@Italiafinlandia: definitely.
@Nancy: that they are.
@Sami: I certainly agree.
@Gattina: that's true.
@Sandi: lots of practice.
@Eileen: thank you!
@Sharon: and more to come.
@Beth: thanks!
@Grace: so do I.
@Maywyn: you're welcome.
@Red: there's no shortage of new ice sculpture ideas.
@Red: I suspect that most of these were done by local carvers. The bigger ones are an international blend, including three Canadians this year.
@Marie: there's less room for compensating for an error with one or two blocks.
@Noke: thank you.
@Tamago: so did I.
@DJan: you're welcome.
@Happyone: they are!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe castle (the last photograph) is amazing!
There is are everywhere during this festival!
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous and amazing sulptures!
ReplyDeleteIt really is an impressive festival. Thanks for the photos! It saves us a lot of gas!!!!
ReplyDeleteSplender indeed! Fabulous. Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
This event sure makes winter worth looking forward to.
ReplyDeleteSmall ain´t bad, maybe more tricky, too, love the one with the sunnies most!
ReplyDeleteJust cold rain here now...
I love that castle.
ReplyDeleteBelos trabalhos em gelo, aproveito para desejar um bom Carnaval.
ReplyDeleteAndarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
That's interesting having smaller sculptures. Gives others a chance to participate.
ReplyDeleteJust incredible
ReplyDeleteUnicorn is my favourite. It's my daughter's fault ;)
ReplyDelete@Ella: it is.
ReplyDelete@RedPat: indeed.
@Bill: that they are.
@Jennifer: you're welcome.
@Mari: thanks!
@Jan: definitely.
@Kay: it does.
@Iris: thank you.
ReplyDelete@Jan: I do too.
@Francisco: thanks.
@Jeanie: it does.
@Sallie: indeed.
@Klara: thanks!