Back to Sparks Street. One day during Winterlude I found an ice carver at work with a chainsaw, starting work on a smaller ice sculpture.
One more look at the Louis Riel ice sculpture, which held up quite well throughout Winterlude.
This was one of the interactive installations set up along the street, large wheel structures you could sit inside, pump the handles to get the interior portion of the wheel moving, and images would on the inside and outside, not unlike a film. In this case Alice In Wonderland.
On the second weekend of the festival, pairs carvers from Canada, the U.S., and Mexico carved a series of larger sculptures. A Canadian pair carved Going Gorillas.
This is titled Heilung The Mother Nature, by carvers from Canada and Mexico. More from here tomorrow.
...a frozen version of chainsaw craving that I see every summer just southeast of you in the Adirondack Mountains.
ReplyDeleteIt must be fascinating to watch. The photos are fascinating as well.
ReplyDeleteThis man is very gifted to work with the ice ... For him, ice is like the clay!
ReplyDeleteGosto destas esculturas no gelo.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
That last setting is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThey work as if it was wood !
ReplyDeleteHello, the ice sculptures are amazing. Well done! Wishing you a happy day!
ReplyDeleteThat is nice to see the artist at work, precious work to cope with, you can't effort a mistake...
ReplyDeleteI've watched chainsaw carvers working with wood and that's amazing enough - but ice!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought the carver was an animal. Glad you gave some context along with several pictures. That gorilla is truly magnificent, and I look forward to seeing more of that last group. Beautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteThey have such skill and then their work disappears. I hope they take lots of pics.
ReplyDeleteI love that last piece. What an ephemeral art.
ReplyDeleteAlways sad that ice sculptures don't last very long.Good thing we have some good photographers around.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing they can get so much detail using what looks like a chain saw.
ReplyDeleteI am fascinated with the dexterity of some people using a chainsaw.
ReplyDelete@Tom: I've seen some chainsaw carvers working with wood.
ReplyDelete@Maywyn: it is quite something to watch.
@Ella: that's true.
@Francisco: thanks!
@Jan: I think so too.
@Gattina: definitely.
@Eileen: thank you!
@Marianne: mistakes are costly.
@John: it's quite delicate.
@DJan: thank you.
@RedPat: I know I do!
@Jeanie: I love it too.
@Red: that's true.
@Sharon: indeed.
@Marie: me too.
Showing motion in ice. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteA very talent ice carver.
ReplyDeleteSome of those were exquisite! Tweeted.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteI love the mother nature series! The gorillas are pretty awesome too!
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing!
ReplyDeleteMore good looking sculptures.
ReplyDeleteCredit goes to the ice sculptors for these beautiful sculptures.
ReplyDeleteThe gorilla actually looks kind of furry.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see them working on them. Always amazes me these ice sculptures.
ReplyDeleteGreat ices shots ~ the last ones seem so delicate ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Moments to You,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbour)
Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThat guy kinda looks like a bear. 😳 Yikes!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how they can do this.
@Revrunner: indeed.
ReplyDelete@Bill: definitely.
@Mari: thank you.
@Lea: thanks.
@Happyone: indeed.
@Tanya: I think so.
@Jennifer: yes they are.
@Joanne: definitely.
ReplyDelete@Nancy: I agree.
@Kay: I can see that.
@Denise: I agree.
@Carol: thanks.
@Klara: it is.
@Sandi: yes indeed.