The famous quote is that the “eyes are windows to the soul.” My intent in this case was to imply a dark and dangerous soul behind the sculpture. This piece was used at a New Orleans Halloween art exhibit/party and I submitted a photo of it to the recent NICA Design and Sculpt contest. The ice pedestal supporting the sculpture is covered with black velvet, making the eye appear to float in midair. A variety of lighting gels are used to color the sculpture. The iris is colored red with a Apollo gel that’s appropriately named “Bludgeon Red” while oranges and yellows color the rest. The black pupil is simply a hole in the sculpture and takes it’s main color from the black velvet background. The eye’s sclera, or white of the eye, is snowfilled with white snow so that the yellow and orange gels give it a jaundiced look. You can make the fiery eyelashes and brow as delicate as you wish. The design was intended as a single, standalone piece, but it could easily be combined with its mirror image to create an interesting display. (see the simulation at the bottom of the entry) While carving, take care to leave a wide supporting pedestal and keep the sculpture balanced so that it won’t fall over.

    I used a fairly basic Canon digital camera with image stabilization to take this photo. I couldn’t find a memory card for my SLR camera, so it wasn’t an option. NO FLASH was used. For more tips on taking ice photos, check out the “taking ice photos” entry.

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