Ice Art

Awakening image by Tamara Martz
Awakening image by Tamara Martz

Awakening 2009 / 2010

Walrus mask and pair of mukluks carved by Steve Dean, who was born in Fairbanks when Alaska was still a territory. He has participated in numerous ice sculpting events, including the Olympics in Norway and competitions in Canada, and Japan.

Awakening Transformation
Awakening Transformation image by Tamara Martz

Awakening Transformation 2008/2009

Carved by Team members from China, An Qi Feng, Feng Yan Long, Wei Tian Zou, Li Hai. Sculpture concept design by Wanda Chin

Butterflies are among the most attractive and enjoyable of Alaska's animals. They are important pollinators and herbivores - tied biologically to many species of flowering plants. There are about as many butterfly species in Alaska as land mammal species, but they are far less well known.

Light Breaks Out image by Tamara Martz

Light Breaks Out 2007/2008

Marvel at the raven breaking away from this block of ice, the sculpture entitled, Light Breaks Out. The raven is associated with light and intelligence. Ice sculptors Luan Xiu Ping, Feng Yan Long, and Ang Zhe are from China. They created this sculpture from a concept design by Wanda Chin. Fairbanks's clear ice is known as the "Arctic Diamond."