Ice sculpture of Webb Ellis Trophy for Players Fund Function

Ice Art was commission by the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players Fund to carve an ice sculpture replica of the Webb Ellis World Cup Rugby Trophy for the BELL’S Night of the Stars Rugby Extravaganza at the Durban ICC. The function was very well attended from the greats of the past in Joel Stransky and Bob Skinstad through to the entire Springbok team.

The aim of the function was to raise funds for injured players, and their target of R 1 000 000.00 was reached with exceptional contributions coming from as far and wide as Morgan Freeman who pledged R 100 000 to the fund via a live feed to LA!

Ice Art was privileged to be a part of the function and produced this 1.3m tall, 350kg replica of the iconic trophy. It was made up from three blocks each weighing 140kg, which were joined and then carved in our freezer in Cape Town and thereafter taken apart into 3 sections and re-assembled on site in Durban, at the ICC venue.

The feedback regarding the guest reaction to the ice sculpture from the client was excellent, “A huge hit!” and provided many guests with great photo opportunities.
This ice sculpture was quite a tricky one as the supporting stem had to be strong enough to carry the weight of the hefty upper half of the trophy for the duration of the night. This was also a crucial joint point in the sculpture and so this join had re-align perfectly horizontal when re-assembled again.

The trophy also has a high level of gold leaf detail which we managed to replicate very closely.

We had to leave the ice making up the trophy handles a little thicker than the origional as they needed to last for a good 7 hours and at the end of the function they were still looking the part.

We are expecting the photos from the actual event soon and we will post them shortly. The pictures in the blog and website are taken from inside our freezer before it was disassembled.

For more information please visit our website and Press Office which is also on our site.

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Ice Golf!

We know it’s popular with certain Inuit clans and Eskimos in the very northern ice capped locations of the world, but very few normal people have had the chance to try their hand at Ice Golf. It’s really not as easy as one might think and takes some deft putting to overcome the slippery course...

Ice Art produced a 6m ice putt-putt course for Bells Whisky. The golf day was held at Brandhouse and there were a number of interesting holes on the day, but it was certainly the ice hole that had people battling to sink their ball. Players teed off over the Bells snow logo and headed down the 6m course, which was straight with a slight dog leg at the end. There were a few obstacles along the course, bottles frozen on the course, and a few slight ramps to make it more tricky.

The main challenge faced was that the ball slips and slides on the ice in a very interesting manner, quite unlike your normal putting green! This was of course all part of the plan and simply meant that players needed to adjust their game, tone down the power of their shots and work on shorter deliberate lay-up shots to get close enough to the hole. One player however, actually managed to get a hole in one!

At Ice Art we can create just about any ice sculpture, and we were very keen to put together the ice golf putt putt hole. The original ice blocks were cut into 80mm thick slabs and flattened out to be level. These were then all assembled on site in a water catchment system and raised ice sides were then added to stop the ball from shooting off the sides of the ice runway.

At the end of the round players met at the Star Bar and here we had erected an Ice Bells drinks dispenser for all the thirsty ice golfers. This dispenser was a first, we actually froze the bottle and the optics tot dispenser into the ice. Then all one needed to do was use your tumbler to push on the optic and ice cold Bells Special Reserve was dispensed. Nice.


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A White White Wedding - and Ice Sculptures of course....

Start planning your Weddings for next season with Crystal Clear ice sculptures:

A white wedding with ice sculptures. The huge scope available to the event planner and soon-to-be-bride through the medium of ice, is of great appeal when planning ice sculptures for a wedding. From table centrepieces, to ice serving stations, ice chilling aparatus for the champagne, Ice Wine Racks, Ice Vases, ice bowls for desert, Oyster Terraces etc.... all fit in so perfectly with the shimmering white wedding occasion that they were essentially born to co-exist together on the special day… Check out more images here

In South Africa many people have never been able to consider icesculptures as a décor element for their event and special day, but now Ice Art has that base covered, coupled with an extremely high level of skill and professional service to further enhance the pleasure of such an icesculpture or ice installations on the day…

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The more traditional classic pieces like Swans, Harps and cherubs may still be common…but that trend is fast changing as people come to realise there is a far greater scope for exciting and dynamic wedding concepts in the ice carving field. Ice sculptures that double up as drinks fountains or vodka luges are also popular for entertainment at the reception, and a Live Carving is the perfect way to entertain guests while the bridal party is off having the pictures taken - this is an excellent way to fill that gap.

At Ice Art, we can supply interactive themed Carvings, LIVE Carvings, elements frozen in the ice and ice baths for the drinks / Champagne Buckets to the wedding or reception. We can enhance traditional décor such as flowers, individual miniature themed ice table centrepieces and display items with a huge variety of options and even supply full Ice Bars, archways or an entire winter wonderland.

Ice Sculptures will last for more than 8 hours, looking good, if kept out of the sun and direct wind

The Ice looks absolutely fantastic and really makes the wedding unforgettable. I hope this gives you some food for thought, and I look forward to hearing from you, please feel free to visit our website at http://www.iceart.co.za

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Icy Fashion Shoot in Ice Art Freezer!....

Rooi Rose - Icy Magazine Shoot - In our freezer...

For the May Edition of Rooi Rose, the publication visited the Ice Art factory for a subzero shoot in our large 9m by 5m freezer...

The theme was black, and the textures of the black garments, the lighting on the ice and ice sculptures with the striking female model resulted in some fantastic polar shots. The model and Rooi Rose crew were extremely brave, putting up with -15 degrees C temperatures in order to capture the perfect shot.

In the past we have supplied ice for a number of shoots, elements of colour also look fantastic with ice sets.

- Read more to find extra information on this Chilly experience and to see more images on our Press Office link.

Photographer Johan Wilke, Fashion Editor Giselle Hon, Make-up Artist Lara Whitehead, Hair Stylist Merle Titus and Ice Art collaborated to produce some excellent imagery for the May issue of Rooi Rose. All the images were taken inside the freezer at subzero temperatures and the Model bravely posed amongst the icicles and ice blocks to achieve some spine chilling results.

Ice sets were arranged within the freezer to suit the various shots required, and certain elements such as the icicles were pre-carved and brought into position for the specific scene.

Icicles are a feat of nature and proved tricky to carve, being so fragile and prone to breaking. In the end the crew at Ice Art used a technique involving a blow torch and the slow trickling of water over the ice to create the icicle effect in the images.

Working in the freezer gives the benefit of the subzero temperature, so the ice does not melt which allows more creativity without the stress of any of the set melting. In this way intricate sets of ice sculptures can be laid out and arranged, and re-arranged...and re-arranged... if required!
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Ice Art - Ice Sculptures

Ice Art has been creating hand carved ice sculptures in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban for the last 6 years.

To visit our recently re-launched website, go to www.iceart.co.za

Whether our clients have a small budget to work with or a national launch budget to spend on creating a WOW impression, we have worked with them to maximise the Ice sculpture Experience. It's not just ice sculptures that we create at Ice Art:

Ice Art also produces Ice Bars on request for clients. The entire bar is made from ice, drainage and lighting is supplied for effect. These can have branding or artwork on the bar face and can be from 1m up to infinity... budget depending! The longest ice bar in SA to date was 8m - for a single night event. The Ice Bar in the V+A Ice Lounge was 9m long, but lasted for 4 months as it was in a subzero environment.

Ice carving is a very niche field in SA and as such few people ever see the ice sculpture medium, it is generally utilised in the corporate field where there is more budget allocated to decor elements.

A Live Ice Sculpture, performed on site for the guests with chainsaws and chisels is always a spectacular treat which can also involve guest participation. A great experiential marketing tool.

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Individual Mini table centrepieces are also very popular, and a great alternative to flower arrangements... these can be ice logos or an element frozen into the ice, or they can even combine with flowers to create a refreshing floral alternative.

At Ice Art we take great pride in producing excellent quality hand carved ice sculptures and will lend advice and assitance on your creative ideas in ice. We know what works well and what will not be so effective based on our experience in the field.

If you are interested in an ice sculpture, a live ice carving, or would like to find out more about the industry please contact us for more information.

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Black Ice Sculptures....?

Ice Sculptures - Its black and white....

Black ice sculptures?.... Can you do it?... This is a question we have received in the past, and the simple answer is yes, under the right circumstances. Afterall we are the rainbow nation here in SA.

The ice blocks that we produce at Ice Art for the ice sculpture creations is crystal clear and its the only quality of ice black that can be professionally used for ice sculptures, ice bars and other ice constructions as it is inherently strong and has no structural weak points like normal cracked, white ice, or dirty ice as we call it in the ice carving industry. This process that produces clear blocks however, does not allow the ice to be coloured with a dye in the production process to produce a red, or green or black block... These dyes are seen as impurities and are extracted from the water by the machines drive to deliver clear ice blocks as a finished product. Colour can however be inlayed within the ice sculpture during the carving process.

Black ice sculptures can be best expressed through the placing of a black background behind the ice sculpture, and then using snow engravings and a white light, one can highlight the detail and definitions of the sculpture to produce a very effective two tonal, high contrast result. This approach is highly effective for shoots, such as pack shots where one can play with the lighting and angles.

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When using this approach for ice sculptures one needs to make use of both carving and form sculptural technique combined with the snow engraved areas, otherwise the ice sculpture outline can be lost on the black background. Flat snowfill engravings can stand alone without sculptural elements as they produce the contrast by virtue of the white snow.

For more information please don't hesitate to contact us.

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Ice Art Tour - ice sculpture factory

For many years now, our clients have been asking us how it really happens at Ice Art behind the scenes. Who carves the ice sculptures, what tools do we use, where does all the ice come from... and so for the first time - here is a true to life behind the scenes tour of our ice sculpture factory...Enjoy.



For more information and details you can check out our website here or check out the Ice Art Press Office here.


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