Cutting the ice with a chain saw
Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, February 3, 2004 - This is our first attempt at harvesting ice and hosting an ice carving event. The blocks are about 12 inches wide, 21 inches thick, and 8 feet long. Thanks to the helpers: Kurt Reed, Bill Reed, Don Dobrowolski, Trevor Simonar, Brett Prafke, Ryan Prafke (you did help, right?), Harold Perry, Doug Johnson, Sam Funk, Galen Kennel. Photographer and coach, Rebecca Kennel. The ice carving took place at the Gazebo on Saturday, February 7 (see photos below).
Pulling the ice blocks out of the water,
Saturday, February 7, 2004 - Here the blocks are set up at the gazebo, ready for carving. The temperature is just below freezing, the sky is partly cloudy - not a bad day to be carving! As the carvers arrive, they select the blocks that they want to use and everyone gets to work! None of the artists had ever carved ice before. Now we're all hooked on ice carving! If you are interested in being informed of the event next year,
Maurice Carriere, Spiritwood, putting the finishing touches on his polar bear.
Rigmor Clarke, Forest Raven Art Studio, Shell Lake with her crystal bowl and table. Rigmor is a member of the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail.
I don't have a good finished bowl photo yet, so here is another one in progress.
Mavis and Wayne Bellisle, Winding Creek Studio, Spiritwood. Member of the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail.
Don Dobrowolski and Giles Lalonde working on their dolphin. Members of the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail
Galen Kennel, Wood Hill Studio. Member of the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Jim and Debbie Jensen, Nisse Foundry, with their nisse. Members of the Thickwood Hills Studio Trail.
Donna Strate and Linda Caswell working on the wolf.
Doug and Eileen Johnson, who dropped by and didn't mean to stay the rest of the afternoon. . . with their fish. Doug had taken some ice home and experimented with turning ice on his wood lathe (far right) - Kristen Caswell takes a drink from the goblet.
Sylvia wanted to try her hand at carving as well and came up with a cool cat.
