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Guy-Olivier Deveau

@iscariath

Professional sand and ice sculptor.

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Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 12, 2021, 11:28 AM UTC

Knife stand - wood working spring 2021 update #3

A stand for a chef's knife made of spruce wood finished with a DIY food-safe oil and wax compound. I just wanted to give this a try and that's more of a prototype than anything else. The curved part…

9 upvotes 0 replies $0.32
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 11, 2021, 11:19 AM UTC

Pot stand - wood working spring 2021 update #2

Here's a pot stand I made, again from cedarwood. No nails, screws, or glue. This was tricky because of how precise you have to be. The notch has to be tight enough so it doesn't wobble but loose enou…

7 upvotes 1 replies $0.13
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 10, 2021, 12:32 PM UTC

Cutting stand - Wood working 2021 spring update #1

I initially made one of these as a gift for my wife and figured it could be a great item to add to my catalog. Cutting and gluing those 45-degree angles makes you realize the difference between cheap…

6 upvotes 0 replies $0.04
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 9, 2021, 1:35 PM UTC

The fight - ice sculpture

That's it, my last ice sculpture of the season. Again, I teamed up with Maryline Gagné for this one. I was happy to close the season with this figurative sculpture that had a bit of complexity in its…

12 upvotes 1 replies $0.23
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 8, 2021, 12:50 PM UTC

"The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" boreal version, tribute to Goya - snow sculpture

All the previous sculptures I posted in the last week were done before the opening of the Carnival. The organizers also wanted some kind of live sculpture event during the two weekends of the Carniva…

11 upvotes 0 replies $0.38
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 7, 2021, 1:27 PM UTC

Celtic Cross - ice sculpture

A Celtic cross I made for Galway Irish pub in downtown Québec. To be honest, I feel quite comfortable with this type of sculpture. A lot of artists don't like to use the cartesian part of their brain…

24 upvotes 7 replies $2.07
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 6, 2021, 11:38 AM UTC

Kraken - ice sculpture

One of my favorite carve of the season, the Kraken! I have a few of those under my belt, so I'm quite comfortable with it and I was able to get done with this in a few hours. The bits that support th…

18 upvotes 6 replies $1.75
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 5, 2021, 12:52 PM UTC

A few figurative sculpture - ice sculpture

I'll bunch up a few of the figurative sculptures I had to do here. First is Louis Hébert, who is considered to be the first Canadian apothecary. There's now a inn named after him. This one is for a r…

68 upvotes 3 replies $5.16
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 4, 2021, 12:11 PM UTC

Violonist - ice sculpture

Carving ice above or close to 0 Celsius really sucks. Well, this sculpture was made on such a day. Your tools make a lot of snow and ice chips that stick everywhere and melt on you, making you damp a…

11 upvotes 1 replies $0.14
Guy-Olivier Deveau
@iscariath Apr 3, 2021, 11:42 AM UTC

Old town architecture - ice sculpture

"Quartier Champlain" is one of the oldest parts of Québec City. Most of the neighborhood is a coop of merchants that is quite popular with tourists, although they had very difficult times lately. The…

106 upvotes 1 replies $2.55