How lifelike can I make a brown pelican ice sculpture look? updated 2/20/22 a realistic brown pelican ice sculpture? Yeah, I don’t know how realistic it is to try for realism via ice sculpting. But I’d still like to find out how close I can come to creating a lifelike brown pelican ice sculpture. Of […]
How lifelike can I make a brown pelican ice sculpture look? Read More »
sculpting the ultimate tiger head ice sculpture: Geaux Tigers! updated 2/23/22 the ultimate LSU tiger head ice sculpture Generally, when I make a tiger head ice sculpture, it’s for an event that has something to do with LSU. Most recently, I made one for the governor’s inauguration in Baton Rouge, since LSU was getting ready
sculpting the ultimate tiger head ice sculpture: Geaux Tigers! Read More »
how do I make my ice sculptures into ice art? How do you make ice sculptures and ice art? As an ice sculptor, I get a lot of questions about how I make my ice sculptures. So I thought I’d briefly describe how I made one of the ice art designs featured on the site,
How do I make my ice sculptures into ice art? Read More »
what in the world is fine ice art? fine ice art? huh? Fine ice art? Yes, I totally made it up. And it’s “fine ice art,” because “ice fine art” sounds stupid According to various sources, “fine art” is defined as art that has no practical purpose, that is only done for the sake
what in the world is fine ice art? Read More »
delicious New Orleans blue crab ice art! (coming soon) not much to show you yet First off, I have to confess, my blue crab ice art so far exists only in my head. But it looks so good in there, and yummy too! In my mind, the colors of the crab are mainly a beautiful
delicious New Orleans blue crab ice art! Read More »
an extravagant New Orleans oyster and pearl Just some advance warning: this is turning into a rather long post Had no idea that there was so much to consider while planning some new oyster and pearl ice art! my introduction to oysters I remember a time, probably when I was in about sixth grade, when
an extravagant New Orleans oyster and pearl Read More »
New Orleans dragonfly in flight probably my favorite bug Although I’ve sculpted dragonflies a number of times and I’ve even sculpted one or two in competition, I’ve never done a dragonfly ice art piece. They’re probably my favorite bugs and I’m looking forward to creating some fun ice art from these guys. In the end,
a New Orleans dragonfly in flight: dragonfly ice art Read More »
red and green make for a striking combo Growing up in New Mexico, when someone says “red or green,” you automatically think chile peppers. (More on this in just a bit!) But I did learn to associate these colors with Christmas too, of course. And later, I even found out that they’re complementary colors, which
red and green make for a striking combo Read More »
Some different perspectives for our familiar icon
unusual looks for a fleur-de-lis Read More »
I may add more later as I work up more pics and if I sculpt another fleur de lis or 2. But the photo set up in the freezer always has at least 7 lights aimed at any sculpture, so that makes for a LOT of color combos, some non-traditional. Some work better than others,
the fleur-de-lis: a full spectrum of colors Read More »