Duncan Hamilton - Ice Sculptor

Programme Outline

Duncan Hamilton carves an icy horse.

Working in icy temperatures Duncan lays a paper design of the horse on a rectangular block of ice and traces the design. He uses a chain saw to cut out the main shape, then upends the ice to make a 3-D horse from a 2-D outline.

Looking closely at pictures of horses, he carves out the horse’s head using the finest Japanese Samurai chisels. Finally he sprays the sculpture with water to remove small ice chips and polish the surface.