ice info & links
Below, you’ll find a variety of ice carving or sculpture related links. Also, on this site, there are some sources for general ice and ice carving information as well as ice trivia:
frequently asked questions (faqs)
common questions about ice and ice sculptingice jargon
a growing glossary of ice and ice carving termscold, hard facts
odd and unusual ice and ice carving triviaLinks:
the "old site." For some time it will have much more information than this version of the site.- the most comprehensive source for all sorts of ice carving equipment
- the industry standard for machines that make crystal clear ice carving blocks
- a Florida-based source for cnc-cut ice as well as ice bowls & blocks, including oversized “monster” ice blocks
- Buffet Enhancements produces elegant ice display equipment as well as the new ClearBLOCK ice block machine
- world champion ice sculptors Steve & Heather Brice, with photos and class info (AK)
- ice carving instruction by Paul Germain (CA)
- an informative ice carving industry website courtesy of Julian Bayley and Iceculture
- world and three-time national ice sculpting champion Mark Daukas
- fantastic quality ice art photography from Alaska photographer Patrick J. Endres (search “ice sculpture”)
- amazing 360 degree panoramic photos by Ed S. Fink with photos of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Palace (search "ice palace")
- the world's first ice sculpture photographer (Wilson Bentley was the first to photograph snowflakes, which are, in a sense, tiny natural ice sculptures that fall from the sky!)
- Not-for-profit volunteer organization that puts on one of the world's premier ice sculpting events in Fairbanks: the World Ice Art Championships
- about an hour from Fairbanks, Alaska, Chena Hot Springs features the Aurora Ice Museum, a unique ice attraction kept on ice year-round by an innovative cooling system powered by geothermal energy
- an internet gallery of ice art that explores various ice events and artwork
- diamond coated chainsaw chain sharpeners
- surprisingly controversial snow art; judge for yourself
- a somewhat random but always interesting listing of various ice and snow links
- the self-proclaimed “office for all things ice”
- The print magazine produced by Wedding Style frequently features impressive ice pieces done for weddings
- the four Gaylord properties each feature elaborate refrigerated holiday ice sculpture displays that are created by carvers from Harbin, China
- a very interesting site that has a ton of info about vintage ice tools
- another interesting site that also has a lot of info about vintage ice tools
- the YouTube channel for ice carving secrets
- follow ice carving secrets on Facebook
- follow ice carving secrets on Twitter
Look for ice carving secrets in the Blog Catalog at: http://www.blogcatalog.com/directory/arts/visual_arts, in Dmegs Web Directory (see the link below). ice carving secrets also has shown up in the eclectic blog grow-a-brain.