Ice Sculptures - Elements trapped in ice

How clear?! .... That's the question we field on a regular basis. The quality of the ice produced at Ice Art is carving grade and is crystal clear, unlike normal ice which is opaque, dirty and fractured.

This clear ice, which is the only suitable ice for ice sculptures, is produced in 150kg blocks and does not simply look great, but it is also an extremely uniform structurally as there are no air or salts trapped in the ice. By virtue of this, elaborate shapes and designs can be carved without the flaking and cracking that you would find in normal ice. Ice sculptures in normal dirty ice don't just look terrible, they are limited in terms of the shapes that can be made and the melting time is much faster.

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This also means that the ice sculptures melt very slowly and is very resistant to ambient temperatures... All ice sculptures hate wind and direct sun however! It takes a full four days to produce one block of clear ice, so a number of these blocks are produced on an ongoing basis to be able to provide the building demand year on year since 2003. Here are some good examples of products frozen in ice

The fact that the ice is so clear means that certain products or objects can be frozen in, with dramatic and long lasting effect. Perfect for product display, or branding related showcasing. In the past a huge variety of objects have been frozen into the ice, or combined inside ice sculptures... sunglasses, bottles, fruit, wedding invites, cigarettes, Amazing Race clues, clothes, shoes, diamond jewellery, champagne bottles, car bumpers, real fish... just about anything can work...

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