Eiswelt Elstal

THIS gallery is very recent! I have a TON of info and even some more pics to add. Sadly, my phone’s camera wasn’t quite up capturing the magnificence of some of the pieces at this event. I will definitely be upgrading my phone for next time! Totally drained my battery too, but glad I had a charger!

Eiswelt Elstal was/is (it’s still open as I write this) at a Karl’s just west of Berlin.

A Baron Munchhaushen ice sculpture scene, by David Diatta
a giant clear ice block, ready to be made into something
a black color ice block. I think there's a bit of green because sometimes, you make an ice block black by just using a LOT of a dark color, like green or purple
oops, a faerie ice sculpture has a broken arm; someone will have to fix that
a vividly colored butterfly and mushroom scene
dramatic Cinderella ice sculpture scene; can you see her slipper?
an awesome and crazy clown color ice slide
an ice sculpture of Dracula, along with a big bug
dragon playing chess with a Buddha-esque figure
the giant ice bar with a lonely bartender
signage crediting the ice sculptors
it looks like I missed out on seeing my friend Shinichi Sawamura :/
a spooky, stylized ice castle, lit in blue
a complex faerie scene, with a caterpillar
a fairytale teller ice sculpture scene, complete with a Karl's strawberry bear
another cute goat ice sculpture; this goat was part of a storyline similar to the 3 little pigs
an ice sculptor works on elaborate color details on an ice sculpture
part of an Alice in Wonderland ice sculpture scene, not finished
"Experience Winter" (in German) sign at Karl's Elstal
elaborate fantasy kingfisher ice sculpture
Modigliani piece sculpted in ice
you're not seeing things. It's a pink elephant. With a cello.
super cute ice goats
a large ice sculpture scene of Prince Valiant battling a monster
an ice sculpture of the witch's candy house from Hansel and Gretel
a closer look at a remarkable reverse relief ice sculpture of a wizard INSIDE a large ice block
a remarkable reverse relief ice sculpture of a wizard INSIDE a large ice block
I wasn't totally sure this wooden rocking horse was made from ice at first. Also, there's one of the little Karl's strawberries on its back.
a large Alice in Wonderland scene, partly finished, with a Cheshire Cat and Queen of Heart

no useful info here yet, sorry

I’m lazy. I’m getting to it…

so, where is it?

Near Berlin, Germany

still more boring stuff that nobody reads

I’m slowly working on rebuilding my collection of ice sculpture galleries (like very slowly). I had a pretty impressive collection on the old ice carving secrets site, so I have all of those and many more to add as well. I’m dumping photo galleries onto the site as quickly as I can. My current estimate is that I will end up with at least 7 million photo galleries on the site. Oops, I meant 60. But that still means I have a long way to go. As for more like this, check out the selection of galleries from icy places.

Also, you might also find photos and info from this gallery on the ice sculpting secrets Instagram account or the facebook page. Since you can’t comment on this page, comment there if you have any thoughts or knowledge related to this event. Thanks!