ice carving secrets: about the author, Dawson List
about the author (me)
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2009 captained the 6th place single block team at the World
Ice Art Championships (teammate: David Fong)
2008 started video icecasting, the first ice carving podcast
2007 started ice carving secrets, the first (or one of the first)
ice carving blog
2006 gator head sculpture featured in “All the King’s Men”
2006 resumed providing sculptures for events in New Orleans
2005 forced to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina
2004 2nd place Multi-block World Ice Art Championships
(with Junichi Nakamura, Shinichi Sawamura & Greg Butauski)
2002 Olympic ice carving event, Provo, Utah
(carved with teammate Vernon Barker)
2000 4th place National Championships
2000 earned People’s Choice award for “Bearer of the Universe”
World Championships, Lulea, Sweden (with Eric Cantine)
1999 Grand Champion; Ice Carving Classic (with Greg Butauski)
1998 moved to New Orleans & restarted ice dragon
1994 started ice dragon ice sculptures in Albuquerque, NM
1989 carved first ice sculpture: “DAD” for Father’s Day brunch -
NICA Gold medalist
ACF Gold medalist
former member of NICA’s board of directors
started and formerly served as webmaster of www.nica.org
the point of this page is to share a little bit about me and the extent of my ice carving experience. I’ve been working as an ice sculptor full time for more than 13 years and Chef Victor Rede got me started carving ice over 20 years ago at a small Radisson Inn in Albuquerque, NM. Along the way, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet and learn from some of the world’s best ice sculptors, including Mark Daukas, Junichi Nakamura, Maurie Pearson, Erik Cantine, Steve and Heather Brice, and Dean Carlson (not a complete list.) I’ve tried to take in as much knowledge as I could and tried to incorporate my own ideas as well. For me, an added bonus of this site is that I am forced to reexamine my methods and seek out new ones; so I learn while I share information. Finally, if you haven’t had enough and you want to know even a little more about me and my ice art, check out my ice carving company website, ice dragon
Dawson List:
the guy behind the ice and this site
working on an American eagle; check out more photos of the carving process
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