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Patience and a steady hand is the key to Adam's art
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Clinton News Record
If you had asked Adam Steffler of Ice -
culture about his artistic endeavours a
year or so ago, the reply would not have
revealed anything unusual or very
spectacular. Adam is not a typical artist,
nor does he brag about his unique art-
work, yet today, Adam is a talented art-
ist in the true sense of the word - and
his workmanship has been admired in
countries all over the world.
Adam's medium is ice and snow and
he trades the customary brush and pal-
ette for plastic squeeze bottles filled
with paint and blended to accurately
reproduce the colors required for the
painting in hand. And his studio is a
large walk-in freezer operating at minus
8 degrees C!
Iceculture perfected the ice portrait
technique using little more than ice,
snow and coloring and with the help of
CNC technology has been able to create
stunning portraits and landscapes. But,
cutting the ice is only part of process.
The final step is applying the color; and
this is where Adam's skill comes into
play.
First, colors have to be mixed and
matched to the subject. At this point,
Adam compares his paint mix which
contains gelatin to stabilize the color to
the portrait to make sure he can achieve
the appropriate results. The paint is
then placed in squeeze bottles fitted
with needle -nose caps.
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Submitted Photos
This portrait of JayZ was created in ice by artist Adam Steffler of Iceculture in
Hensall.
This Day of the Dead Skull portrait demonstrates the versatility and creativity
of Iceculture artist Adam Steffler in Hensall.
As we enter
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This poster -style portrait of Joe Bautista by
artist Adam Steffler of Iceculture in Hensall
combines different elements to create a
fun piece of art.