<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:04:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@iscariath/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Knife stand - wood working spring 2021 update #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/knife-stand-wood-working-spring-2021-update-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/knife-stand-wood-working-spring-2021-update-3</guid><category><![CDATA[woodworking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFSQqPJTwogG2UuFZqt3x8e5cnkH5WcpCR16v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pot stand - wood working spring 2021 update #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 enough]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/pot-stand-wood-working-spring-2021-update-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/pot-stand-wood-working-spring-2021-update-2</guid><category><![CDATA[woodworking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:19:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFSQqPPHmhnTnVf6hzqYdbQEerWvse3Qvqwxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting stand - Wood working 2021 spring update #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 tools]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/cutting-stand-wood-working-2021-spring-update-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@iscariath/cutting-stand-wood-working-2021-spring-update-1</guid><category><![CDATA[woodworking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 12:32:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFSQqUemCd7mMv33r3eF2F1D6mLsRdD3ttj1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 posture.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/the-fight-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/the-fight-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF56skMchcskDaUSxhBGYZxHSV45Qfhvii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" boreal version, tribute to Goya - snow sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 Carnival.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/the-sleep-of-reason-produces-monsters-boreal-version-tribute-to-goya-snow-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/the-sleep-of-reason-produces-monsters-boreal-version-tribute-to-goya-snow-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgEyrbnRYjDcAUaBEL8u8M3p6NjS2F6XZVG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic Cross - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/celtic-cross-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/celtic-cross-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:27:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF55gY8L1RLtJRS6kE3gKo6PAbYtQtU2Q6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraken - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/kraken-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/kraken-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:38:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF55gY8JQRLfr5TU3Hck8T51edG2T2bGgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few figurative sculpture - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 restaurant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/a-few-figurative-sculpture-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/a-few-figurative-sculpture-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF55gY8Ha5x2Tyx328kTHPAH8UiY64j1hx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violonist - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[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 and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/violonist-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/violonist-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 12:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF56skMdVwG12oYFwqNXBqAt2ZcUb6nESJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old town architecture - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA["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.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/old-town-architecture-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/old-town-architecture-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 11:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgEyrbnRZYdhXUoz5VhMc81hArTRg32kE4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I had angel wings - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA["Si j'avais les ailes d'un ange" is a line from a popular french québecois song by Robert Charlesbois. Roughly translated, it goes like "If I had angel wings, I would take off for Québec]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/if-i-had-angel-wings-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/if-i-had-angel-wings-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2021 14:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF56skRAjwjgz4ebqAKFibcZBXM8awxMdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More ice benches - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[So we built a lot of ice benches! About 5 per site on 6 different sites. I made 9 myself in under a week. Here's another one for Scotia Bank. I wanted to illustrate the different currencies circulating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/more-ice-benches-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/more-ice-benches-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF55gY8LpHahG62LMuLiGy5DvgB7n6SK18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice benches - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year Winter Carnival in Québec City was blown out all over the city. The idea was to spread the crowd as much as possible. All installations were laid out so that people wouldn't bunch up anywhere.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/ice-benches-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/ice-benches-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbF7r2DeekRq9hAvbehKmLoyFh7JzGEs933zNUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Snake - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[There it is, my last project of the season for the Québec Ice Hotel. I made a plan for the ice stacking but I wasn't entirely satisfied with how it went. That's on me though since the technical crew followed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/ice-snake-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/ice-snake-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgEyrbnV7a3UDXVytbkCBiKV61vNWSF7dve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serpent's cavern - snow sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ice Hotel opens in phases and the last phase is always the slide. This year's theme for the slide was all about snakes. I was assigned to the stairway area where people climb up the slide. The concept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/serpents-cavern-snow-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/serpents-cavern-snow-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 12:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF55gYBwH2LC3nYcBfHWfYV9qDUFeCNc2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribute to Dali - snow sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was assigned the Dali suite. On the main wall, I reproduced "The Burning Giraffe" on the main wall. Again, the snow quality wasn't the best. It had rained a lot prior and the snow was icy on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/tribute-to-dali-snow-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@iscariath/tribute-to-dali-snow-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgEyrbnVBdHkXCPR5sqmXsyRT1f25mDTdj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zeppelin and women floating on a bubble - snow sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is still in the Nicolas Feuillate sponsored bar. We wanted something a little bit more figurative after doing a lot of abstract bubbles, so we looked at the marketing material and came up with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/zeppelin-and-women-floating-on-a-bubble-snow-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/zeppelin-and-women-floating-on-a-bubble-snow-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbF7r2DeekRqCuinanToL3gXmHpSNXe85GVhPZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice Bubble - ice sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the Nicolas Feuillate sponsored part of the bar, I had to create 2 ice columns replicating the design of the columns in the Nicolas Feuillate head office's lounge area. The actual columns are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/ice-bubble-ice-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/ice-bubble-ice-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgF56skRFbWQFPXjgduf6MB2kHryiqUiNvS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bubbles - snowsculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another decorated wall with a bubble relief design. There were a lot of surfaces to cover and we had 4 sculptors working in the area, so I guess the difficult part was to make everything match and not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/bubbles-snowsculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@iscariath/bubbles-snowsculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 11:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgES8Ye6h4zSRaYPNh3Z2atdbYBBoJAzgZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hourglass - ice and snow sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[My second project of the season was to decorate a wall with this hourglass. The hourglass itself is made of ice and the sand is made from a golden glittery textile. This is one way to add color to a sculpture.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/hourglass-ice-and-snow-sculpture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sculpture/@iscariath/hourglass-ice-and-snow-sculpture</guid><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iscariath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:24:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFFQgES8Ye6igMUKGryBRFY2cB211gQgdGPQ1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>