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A Game of Thrones Ice Hotel Just Opened and It Looks Unreal

This will make you want to hop on the next flight to Finland

Photograph by Lapland Hotels SnowVillage

Each year, around 20 million kg of snow and 350,000 kg of crystal clear natural ice are used to build the spectacular SnowVillage which changes in shape, size and design to amaze visitors year after year.

Covering an area of about 20,000 square metres, the SnowVillage consists of a Snow Hotel, with snow rooms and suites, Ice Restaurant, Ice Bar and Ice Chapel. This year, the entire hotel is Game of Thrones themed – with rooms designed by sculptors from Russia, Poland, Latvia and Ukraine. You can find a life sized Iron Throne with swords, a scary Braavosi Hall of Faces and a white walker with glowing blue eyes. For weddings, couples can get married in an Ice Chapel with furnishings made of ice. Snow Village – Game of Thrones® has been created in cooperation with HBO Nordic.

Photograph by Lapland Hotels SnowVillage

Nearly 200km above the Arctic Circle lies a destination of exciting Arctic experiences and a magical world made from snow and ice. At SnowVillage spend a cosy night in the snow hotel, a delicious dinner in the spectacular Ice restaurant and the coolest drinks served “on the rocks” from the Ice bar. Or, simply visit to marvel the vast corridors packed with snow rooms and snow and ice sculptures that are just waiting to be explored. SnowVillage is located in the Western part of Finnish Lapland, in close proximity of Ylläs and Levi ski-resorts and easily reachable from the airport of Kittilä. There are regular tours by car or snowmobile from the resorts of Levi and Ylläs to the SnowVillage.

Photograph by Lapland Hotels SnowVillage

The SnowVillage will be built for the 17th time in winter 2017-2018. The annual construction of the SnowVillage begins when the temperature drops to about ten degrees below zero during late October or early November. The constructors, specialized in using snow and ice as building material, are constantly developing new tools and equipment for snow construction and exploring innovative ways of taking this art form to new levels for your enjoyment. Sleeping, dining and visiting the SnowVillage is an enjoyable experience when wearing suitable winter clothing as the temperature of SnowVillage remains at a comfortable -2 and -5 celsius degrees, regardless of the outdoor temperature.

Photograph by Lapland Hotels SnowVillage

SnowVillage has yearly approximately 30 rooms, all made of ice and snow. As well as standard snow rooms there are also individually decorated suites each with a different theme and design. For wedding couples SnowVillage offers remarkable settings for an unforgettable day. Couples can choose between a cool Ice Chapel with furnishings made of ice and snow or a cosy wooden chapel.

Photograph by Lapland Hotels SnowVillage

Amazing Artist Carves Animals Crawling Out of Fallen Logs

Moriyuki Kono carves amazing things out of wood

In an ongoing series of sculptures, artist Mori (Moriyuki) Kono carves animals crawling out of fallen logs. Born in 1967 in Japan, the artist moved to Canada in 1997 where he currently resides.

For those interested, the works below were carved from logs of Western red cedars. For more beautiful woodwork check out Kono’s artworks along with photos and videos of his creative process at the links below.

MK CARVING & SCULPTING
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Amazing Hand Cut Paper Animals by Pippa Dyrlaga

Using traditional papercutting techniques to create contemporary artworks

Based in Yorkshire, England, Pippa Dyrlaga is an amazing artist that uses traditional papercutting techniques to create contemporary artworks.

Most of her works are cut from a single piece of paper and are first drawn out by hand on the reverse side of the paper and then hand cut using a scalpel. Pippa began papercutting in 2010, and has amassed a large online following for her intricate artworks.

If you’re interested in prints you can find them for sale on her website. For progress pics be sure to follow her on Instagram. You can see plenty more artworks at the social links below!

PIPPA DYRLAGA
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Artist Transforms Fallen Redwood Into Giant Octopus (15 Photos)

Jeffrey Michael Samudosky gives a fallen redwood new life

Artist Jeffrey Michael Samudosky recently transformed a huge fallen redwood into an amazing giant octopus sculpture. In the progress pictures below you can see the incredible transformation and how the octopus slowly takes shape. To create the artwork Samudosky used a variety of tools including chainsaws, dremels and chisels.

Born and raised in Shelton, Connecticut, Jeff studied art and photography in high school. After graduating, he traveled the continent as an Outward Bound instructor, ice climber, and whitewater rafting guide. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming he trained as an Alpine mountaineering guide and became certified as a wilderness emergency medical technician. That was also the place where his life changed drastically.

A crash while snowboarding left Jeff with a broken back and no feeling in his legs. However, after eight months of painful recovery, Jeff regained the feeling in his legs and was back on his feet. Refusing let his accident stop him from being the energetic man that he is, he decided to get back on his snowboard.

While on his way to the mountain in Vermont he noticed some wood carvings along the side of a road, and he thought, “I could do that.” And so, JMS Wood Sculpture was born in 1998. His business has allowed Jeff to live all over the country and travel all over the world participating in competitions and he continues to be a trusted friend throughout the carving community.

[via Colossal]

Artwork by Jeffrey Michael Samudosky

Igor Loskutow Used a Chainsaw to Carve this Incredible Dragon Bench

Game of Thrones may be over for a while, but at least we have this

Igor Loskutov is an amazing artist that not only carves intricate sculptures out of wood, but uses a chainsaw to do it! Born in Talin (then USSR and now Estonia) Igor has been focusing on chainsaw wood sculptures for over 15 years (2002).

Currently based in Bad Dürrheim, Germany the artist has won a number of carving competitions and contests and has completed many commissioned works for clients.

You can see his extensive gallery of completed artworks on his website as well as Facebook.

Igor shared a gallery of photos last week on Facebook of his most recent sculpture, an incredible wooden dragon bench that he made for a local Butcher Shop. Check out the photos below!

[h/t Proteon]

IGOR LOSKUTOW
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Epic Hobo Nickel: Guy Carves Silver Dollar with Trap Jaws and Golden ‘Bait’ Coin

Russian artist Roman Booteen has carved one of the most intriguing ‘Hobo nickels‘ we’ve ever seen

Russian artist Roman Booteen has carved one of the most intriguing ‘Hobo nickels‘ we’ve ever seen.

Using a Morgan silver dollar from 1921, the ‘Hobo nickel’ features a golden ‘bait coin’, a Dos Pesos from 1945. The coin also features gold inlays (the broken arrows) and a working trap jaw mechanism (video embedded below).

The trap jaws are triggered when the gold coin is pressed. Booteen assures us that the spring is too weak to do any actual harm to your fingers and that it’s just a decorative element. The inscription is the Latin phrase: “Aurum multo magis animas perdidit, quam ferrum corpora cecidit” which loosely translates to: “Gold has killed more souls than iron”

This unique Hobo nickel was recently listed on eBay where the carved silver dollar fetched US$10,101! If you’re interested in seeing more Hobo nickels by Roman check out his artwork at the links below.

[via gDisasters]

ROMAN BOOTEEN
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ROMAN BOOTEEN
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Daniele Barresi Can Carve Anything (8 Photos)

Meanwhile my avocado is brown by the time I cut it in half

Daniele Barresi is an award-winning carving designer. Born and raised in Italy, he now calls Sydney, Australia home. Barresi has become world-renowned for his extraordinary artistic carving abilities involving a range of mediums like fruits, vegetables, cheeses and soaps.

The artist currently does commissions for special events and also teaches carving classes in Sydney showing students how to carve designs into various mediums as well as how to use assorted carving tools like knives, pens, peel zesters, melon ballers and more.

For more information and to see the latest works from Barresi check him out at the links below.

DANIELE BARRESI
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Amazing Artist Carves Game of Thrones Themed Sculptures Onto the Tips of Pencils

Salavat Fidai was commissioned by HBO Asia to carve 16 Game of Thrones themed sculptures onto the tips of pencils

HBO Asia has commissioned Russian artist and sculptor, Salavat Fidai (featured previously here and here), to produce 16 Game of Thrones themed sculptures into the tips of fragile graphite pencils.

The 16 pencils on display will include the microsculpture carvings of the Iron Throne; sigils from House Stark, House Targaryen, House Greyjoy, House Baratheon and House Lannister; as well as the Hand Of The King pin; Cersei’s new crown; Drogon the dragon; the Three Eyed Raven; the Night’s King; a White Walker; the Titan of Braavos; the Weirwood tree; and two swords – Brienne of Tarth’s Oathkeeper and Jon Snow’s Long Claw.

Salavat Fidai is world-renowned as one of the leading experts in the field of miniature sculpture, creating intricate and detailed art on the tips of pencils with diameters between 2mm and 5mm.

The 16 pencil microsculptures will be on exhibit from April 22 – June 4, 2017 at the K+ Curatorial Space in Scotts Square, Singapore. The upcoming, seventh season of HBO’s Game of Thrones premieres on July 16, 2017.

SALAVAT FIDAI
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This Artist Hand-Carves Wooden Bowls Inspired by His Kenyan Roots

Artist Gordon Pembridge was born in Kenya and spent his first ten years there

Artist Gordon Pembridge was born in Kenya and spent his first ten years there. As a young boy he was lucky enough to experience the wilds of Africa—along with many adventures in the bush—fostering his passion for natural history.

Now based in New Zealand, the full-time artist works in graphic design, 3D design, fine art, illustration, photography, digital imaging, and woodturning. In an ongoing series of jaw-dropping woodworks, Pembridge hand-carves and paints intricate scenes of nature into wooden bowls and vessels.

Gordon started woodturning in 2004 at the South Auckland Woodturners Guild. He loves exploring the boundaries of woodturning on the lathe and then hand carving of intricate designs into the timber.

You can find many more examples of his incredible artwork on his official website, GordonPembridge.com

[via My Modern Met]

Guy Carves Crazy Patterns Into Fruits and Vegetables

Intricate and delicate food carvings by artist Gaku. Japan has a rich tradition of food carving called ‘mukimono’

Japanese artist Gaku has been carving incredibly intricate (and delicate!) patterns into various fruits and vegetables and sharing the results on Instagram where he has amassed over 15,000 followers.

According to Spoon & Tamago, Japan has a rich tradition of food carving called mukimono.

Below you will find a small gallery of my personal favourites, but be sure to check out Gaku on Instagram for many more!

[via Spoon & Tamago]