30 Creative Snowmen: Expressions, Animals and Winter Scenes
A scarf and a carrot are a fine start. Then someone gives their snowman a phone, turns it upside down or builds an entire crowd—and a snowy...
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David Burdeny’s Antarctic Iceberg: The Geometry of Mercators Projection
Four areas of colour meet in one remarkable Antarctic photograph: pale sky, bright ice, textured water and deep shadow. David Burdeny's...
Simon Beck’s Snowshoe Murals: Drawing a Design by Walking
From ground level, a snowshoe print is just a mark left behind. Seen from above, thousands of carefully placed prints can become a star, a ...
Jenny Ayrton’s Miniature Glass Worlds: Everyday Scenes in Cast Glass
A washing line, a bench, a little red boat: Jenny Ayrton’s glass sculptures begin with things that are easy to walk past. Enclosed in clear,...
The Bartz Brothers’ Giant Snow Octopus and Other Sea Creatures
Octavius did not fit neatly into the front yard. That was part of the charm. The Bartz brothers’ giant snow octopus curled across their New...
Lily & the Snowman: A Short Film About Attention and Returning to Friendship
A little girl and a snowman share a winter evening. In Lily & the Snowman , that simple friendship becomes a way to think about growing...
Animal Snow Sculptures: From Backyard Walruses to Monumental Designs
A snow animal has to introduce itself quickly. Two long tusks say walrus. A curved trunk suggests elephant. An enormous mouth full of point...
Marilyn Monroe Drawn in Snow: An Overhead Portrait in Changchun
From close by, it is a collection of cleared patches in snow. From above, Marilyn Monroe looks back. The large portrait made on a universit...
A Dark Circle in Frozen Water: What an Image Can Establish
A dark circle sits within pale ice and snow, filled with a pattern that seems to radiate from the centre. It is easy to see why the origina...
Simon Beck’s Snow Dragon: Drawing with Footprints
Stand beside a footprint and you see a mark in the snow. Step far enough back from Simon Beck’s snow dragon and thousands of those marks re...
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Simon Beck’s Snow Art: Walking Geometry into Winter Landscapes
Simon Beck’s snow art transforms repeated footsteps into large geometric patterns. At ground level, the work can look like a person followin...