updated 11/24/23 with a TikTok and then also 7/6/23 to work on seo and stuff
my version of a cornucopia ice sculpture
It’s generally a bit of a struggle to get a decent cornucopia ice sculpture from a single block of ice without doing any welding. The problem is the hole. If you simply carve it in profile, you’re left with little space to cut a sizable hole, meaning that your cornucopia could hardly be called a horn of plenty. If you cut the hole into the front face of the block, you have plenty of space, but you don’t have enough ice behind it to continue the horn shape.
This cornucopia ice sculpture design is my best effort so far, and it relies upon turning the cornucopia at an angle between the two block faces. In the end, the back of the horn is a little flatter than I’d like, but I’ll take that without complaint.
Notice in the photo above that the cornucopia is in a rather small display tray. This works out well, because you can start arranging fruits and vegetables at the corner of the display tray and stack them into the horn’s hole. In this way, the fruit display is a bit more stable. Also, make sure that the horn won’t slide around. A white cloth napkin under one of the edges will stop sliding, but don’t block any underlighting.
@icesculptingsecrets A little late, but here’s a Thanksgiving ice sculpture montage, with a little from this year and others from years past. Hope your Thanksgiving was great! . . #grateful #thanksgiving #thanksgivingbrunch #happythanksgiving #icesculpting #icesculpture #neworleans #icesculptingsecrets ♬ original sound - ice sculpting secrets
here’s a quick Thanksgiving ice sculpture TikTok. The cornucopia is in there, along with some other fun pieces 🙂 Follow ice sculpting secrets on TikTok for more!
If you have any questions about my fairly traditional cornucopia ice sculpture design, message me or comment below. (It might not let you though 😖) If you would like to use this ice sculpture design or any other design on this site, please check the design usage guidelines. The design collection page lists designs on the site. The Thanksgiving designs are also compiled in the collection post.
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