Snow Sculpture Carving

A Snow Sculpture Contest was held on the Mall in the Uptown area of Minneapolis on Saturday, February 6, 2010. It was in conjunction with a number of events held by the City of Lakes Loppet. The images displayed here are from the time that the participants were practicing their artwork -- from 9 am until 1 pm. You will need to get the results of the judging elsewhere, as well as finished photographs of the completed creations. The City of Lakes Loppet website  may be a good place to start looking for more images. I hope to add links as as find them. You may even have some time to view the works in person.

These images depict the carving activity. I captured only a small portion of the art that transpired. The camaraderie was warming. I believe it shows in the sculptures.

Mall entrance at the start of the day's carving

Beginning the visualization

Wild Librarians

Wild wild Librarians

Friendly faces

Beginning the vase

Topped with lady fair

Square, straight, and plumb

Tools improvised and devised

Design executed with finesse

A dragon gets a second eye

Then a spritz with dragon dye

Newly hatched dragon eggs

R2-D2 is pleased too

All goes well in carving lane

Getting a block to shape

A shape to turn one's head

A lot more of the carving may be viewed on my website; the general photo journal page or just the carving carnavile