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Friday, February 15, 2013

Shelby Township Ice Sculptor Takes Second Place in Amateur Contest at Utica Ice Fest

Macomb Community College student Mike Thomas took second place for his ice sculpture in the individual collegiate ice carving competition at the 2013 Utica Ice Festival.

A Shelby Township resident and Macomb Community College culinary arts student was one of four MCC sculptors to place in last weekend's individual collegiate ice carving competition at the Utica Ice Festival. Mike Thomas' fish sculpture won second place in the Feb. 9 competition. Other MCC students to carve their way into the top six included Justin Nellis, of Eastpointe, whose snail sculpture took sixth; Al Bock, who took fifth place for his ball sculpture; and Brad Groszkiewicz, who placed third for his sculpture, Cascading Spheres. Oakland Community College and Henry Ford Community College students also placed in the competition. Jeff Wolf, a Shelby Township artist and owner of Finesse Ice Sculptures, organized the contest. He and his …

Monday, January 23, 2012

VIDEO: Inside Look As World Class Ice Sculptor Gears up For Utica Ice Show

Jeff Wolf of Finesse Ice Sculptures lets Patch.com into his studio for a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a city ice show.

Before Jeff Wolf, a Shelby Township artist and owner of Finesse Ice Sculptures, and his team begin carving nearly 50 ice sculptures for the Utica Ice Festival, Patch.com caught up with the world renown sculptor in his Clinton Township studio for a behind the scenes look.  If you would like to see Wolf in action, visit him at the Utica Ice Festival Feb. 10-12. Wolf will carve all but one sculpture before the show. He'll save the winning entry from a contest among the four Utica Elementary schools to carve live at the show.  For more information about the Utica Ice Festival, click here. 

Marina Cracchiolo

1:46 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012

Mr. Wolf is a very talented sculptor. Have you ever seen his work?   more ›

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