Monday, February 13, 2023

Wonders In The Ice

 Sparks Street is a pedestrian only retail area downtown, and it is here that the ice sculptures have returned. I was down on the first Sunday of the festival last week, when the competitive sculptures were being finished off. The first one along the way is a sculpture made specifically for photo ops.


Public art is also found. This is I Am, an interactive sculpture by Bela Simo.


The Faces Of Change is inspired by carvings inside Centre Block on Parliament Hill.

42 comments:

  1. Looking forward to more ice-sculptures - they impress me every time you show them.

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  2. Walking into the brain, never done that!

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  3. First: Brain on, just said my teamleader - I need to visit that sculpture! (Short morning break here)

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  4. Wonderful ice sculptures, they are amazing ! Take care, have a wonderful week!

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  5. It is nice to see the talented and their artwork return.

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  6. ...these sculptures never disappoint.

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  7. Interesting faces today! Love the metal one also, but oh, the ice sculptures are so lovely.

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  8. They kept melting, and they are doing new ones, which is fun for you to photograph!

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  9. I enjoyed both posts of the ice sculptures; I'm glad your Winterlude is back, but I did wonder why they moved the "venue". You say that one rink will be the only ice skating -- so no using the river this year? That is sad. I always marveled at your pictures of that iced river!

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    1. Not sure why they moved it here. At the very least they should be sheltering some of them. Unfortunately we've had an odd winter with up and down temps. While we've had a lot of snow, we haven't had the consistent cold for the Canal to be deemed safe for skating.

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  10. Wow! ~ such creative ice sculpture and neat photos too ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  11. Looking forward to seeing more of these, William.

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  12. Son buenas obras de arte, muy bien esculpidas.

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  13. The ice sculptures are always a pleasure to see.

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  14. That sculpture is a beauty alright!

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  15. Fascinating sculpture by Bela Simo and the ice sculptures are amazing. I especially loved the first one.

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  16. I always enjoy seeing the ice sculptures, they are amazing.

    All the best Jan

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