Nutcracker Ice Carving

Merry Christmas to all and to all some good ice! Here is our carving for Hometown Holidays in Redwood City Dec 6th, 2008. Helping were Regan Dillon and Shinichi Sawamura.

Elephant in Ice, Lubeck Germany

In 2005 I was commissioned to bring a team of carvers to Germany to carve for IceWorld in Lubeck.

We spent three weeks there and then traveled to Berlin for a week. In all we carved this elephant and a 1.5 life sized grand piano, helped finish the icebar, and carved a maze wall directing folks around the venue. The ice was manufactured in a 1m x 2m x 4m dimension and was crystal clear.

With me here are Ed Winslow and Regan Dillon.

Hometown Holidays celebration in Redwood City Dec. 6th, 2008

Ed and I are sharp dressed men in this shot of the award ceremony in Harbin 2008

Sarah Palin at Ice Alaska

Here is the figure of Mother Nature attempting to mitigate the industrial pressure on the planet, represented by the earth egg. "Pressure Sensitive" by Mark Davis Crystal Garden Ice Competition Ottawa Canada 2007

Earth egg

Chef Mark Davis uses a mechanical hand to represent the pressure of industry on the fragil Earths' environment

Salt dough Marlin

This is a salt dough marlin which is a styrofoam armature covered with an edible salt dough colored with natural food derived colors such as squid ink, turmeric and cabbage water. It was designed by Mark Davis and finished with the help of the CCA Sculpture Club. The sculpture is approximatly 44 inches tall and around 30 inches wide and took over three months to complete. The salt dough dries to a very hard surface and will last indefinitely if kept dry and noy damaged in moving or storage.

It is for sale as a donation to the sculpture club for $1250

This is my GREAT Dad at his 80th birthday in June of 2007. That's me with his flowers>

This is OCTOPIPE at night. Mark Davis and Ed Winslow carved this to earn "special award" in the 2008 Harbin China Ice Carving Competition.

Harbin China 2008 Snow Sculpture Competition

Mark Davis and Ed Winslow compete in Harbin, China Snow Sculpture Competition in 2008. Ed and I competed with the Maylasian Team in this our first Snow Sculpture Competiton. John Young and his friend Mustapha were the team leaders although I designed the third side of the sculpture

Mark Davis and Ed Winslow win Special Award in Harbin China 2008 Ice carving competition

Aaron Costic and Charlie won this years 2008 Ice Competition in Harbin China with three Manta Rays. I think our sculpture of Octopipe, depicting the pressure of the major oil conglomerates on the fragile earth here represented by the earth- egg under the protection of the mythical underwater city of Atlantis, is by far the most politically stimulating sculpture in the display. We brought home the "Special Award " trophy for this effort.

Mark Davis carves ice in Ottawa

A Spectator at the Winterlude Crystal Garden Ice Carving Championships in Ottawa, Canada takes a picture of my entryon the final day of the competition. Entitled "Welcome to our World" the figure represents Mother Nature and her protection of the enviornment as depicted by the earth egg( to be added later) and the emperor penguin family at her feet.