Photo Gallery

The 2008 World Tour was capped off with back-to-back wins at the Canadian Nationals and Internationals. The season was marked by daring designs and stunning, crowd-pleasing sculptures.

San Viglio, Italy

Fri 31 Oct 2008 12:33:05 PM EDT

"Seal Hunt"
There is a balance between man and seal in Northern Canada. Where the People hunt the free-swimming creatures for food and skins. Both the habitat and this cultural practice are being eroded. Its survival is in
question.

San Candido, Italy

Thu 30 Oct 2008 03:31:16 PM EDT

"Ghost Bear Fishing"
There lives a white bear in the western regions of North America, not of the Arctic, but of the Pacific coastal areas. Its habitat and existence are threatened by the ever-expanding greed of man. Its survival is in
question.

London, England

Fri 31 Oct 2008 12:23:35 PM EDT

We were in London to carve ice at the First ever Ice Competition but the event fell through at the last minute. So while in London... take in a play.

Breckenridge, Colorado, USA

Fri 31 Oct 2008 12:01:30 PM EDT

"Swan Song"
The old Shaman beats his drum and calls forth the swan spirit in a last ditch effort to feed his people. This hunt must go well or all will parish. As he dances the bird spirits form from the smoke of his ceremonial fire. Rising and swirling around him, returning to wisps of
smoke disappearing above his head.

Nationals, Quebec, Canada

Fri 31 Oct 2008 12:26:41 PM EDT

"Raven Steals The Moon"
At creation the Moon was given to Grey Eagle. He hung it on the wall of his long house. Raven spotted the bright item and wanted it for his own. He stole it from Grey Eagle and hung it in the sky.

Internationals, Quebec, Canada

Fri 31 Oct 2008 12:20:02 PM EDT

"Loup Garou"
When Champlain arrived in North America, he had to deal not only with the strange peoples but with their legends as well. One of these legends was the Loup Garou.

Loup-Garou, the werewolf, is known but less widespread in French Canadian Folklore than in Europe. The Loup-Garou is not always a wolf or dog, but may also take the form of a calf or small ox, a pig, a cat or even an owl. The spell could last for as long as 101 days, taking hold of the victim every evening, who was forced to wander the countryside in animal form.
The spell might be broken if someone recognized the individual while transformed and could draw blood from the animal; neither person could speak of this incident, for fear of worse reprisals. Anyone could fall
under suspicion of being a werewolf who had not made their Easter duty for seven years in a row.