Ice Bear Project http://www.icebearproject.org/blog Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sydney http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=130 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=130#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:42:45 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=130 With the help of so many wonderful people in Aussie the Sydney Ice Bear was a HUGE success. It was very well received by the crowds as well as the media… and global media as well. The Purves Environmental Fund jumped in with both feet leading the way, to Rob Purves Ice Bear owes a huge thank you.
Sydney has fuelled our tanks… lets see where else we go… will keep you posted!
Mark

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=130 0 Sydney Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=129 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=129#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:06:35 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=129 What a wonderfully fulfilling experience this has been, Sydney seems to have embraced Ice Bear with arms wide open… thank you Sydney. Sydney’s Home Team have ensured that people know about us and what we are doing. The Bear has been well received not only on the environmental level but also from the sculptural point of view. Last night with the extraordinary Vivid Light festival as a back drop we had had a day to remember… boy oh boy I was tired… but very happy.
Well done to all concerned for taking the Ice Bear from the High Arctic to the other side of the world, its message is spreading and long may continue to do so.
Thanks.
Mark

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=129 1 Sydney Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=128 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=128#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:00:39 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=128 Sculpting morning is here!!! The block is out side of the Customs House so wish us luck! Follow us live via the Sydney Morning Herald web site… let’s GO!!!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=128 4 Sydney http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=127 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=127#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 06:24:19 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=127 The team has arrived… we have checked the ice block and all is well, I can not wait now to get carving on Friday at 7 AM Sydney time!
Jet lag is telling so early bed tonight!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=127 1 Sydney Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=126 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=126#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 05:51:32 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=126 Do keep an eye also on www.sydneyicebear.com for updates and info… I must go and find my chisel!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=126 0 Sydney Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=125 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=125#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 16:26:32 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=125 The count down is on… this time next week I shall be meeting up with Duncan Hamilton and Toby Sherborne… the team at the hairy port ready to set forth to Sydney. With our partners the other side of the world we will let Ice Bear loose to spread its message, what a wonderful journey Ice Bear has been on!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=125 1 Sydney Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=124 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=124#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 21:35:38 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=124 The momentum is growing in a very satisfying way in the very opposite side of the world from where the Ice Bear was conceived… To me the very fact that the Sydney team has enabled its message to cross the world and to speak again in such an important city and to such an audience is wonderful.
Let us now bring it on else where… lets aim at getting a bear in the US… Washington DC… join us and make it happen.

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=124 0 Sydney Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=122 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=122#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:52:50 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=122 With Manchester so successfully under our belts we are warming up for the next Ice Bear this time outside the Customs House in Sydney Australia. We are going to be carving their bear on 2nd June ready for the the World Environment day on 5th June. This will be the 6th Ice Bear and will mark a journey that will take the bear and its message to the other side of the world and into the Southern Hemisphere so to me it is hugely significant.

Do follow us!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=122 0 Manchester Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=121 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=121#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:45:50 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=121 It may be that we are getting more accustomed to making the bears or more relaxed in our approach or that the team with the addition of my 2 elder off spring worked slickly …but we had a WONDERFUL time with the Manchester Bear. THANK YOU Manchester for such a lovely welcome. The bear went down incredibly well with the public many of whom had never seen art in this form… interaction was fantastic… there were more than a few occasions when comments form people, especially the hard up, made me realise how utterly valuable a project it was and at times sent a lunp to ones throat.
The melt was perfect and powerful. The skeleton will now spend the summer out side the Museum, continuing its good work!

]]> http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=121 0 Manchester Ice Bear http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=120 http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=120#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:31:52 +0000 Mark http://www.icebearproject.org/blog/?p=120 Hello All… How exciting and busy life is turning out to be. The Tiger project is potentially very exciting… ‘Tiger Count’ as a project will soon be on my web site markcoreth.com … SO no more tigers on Ice Bear because Ice Bear has work to do!!!
We are still set ready to hit Sydney in April all being well and no last minute hitches. BUT before then we will be creating an Ice Bear at Manchester University in front of the Victoria Memorial in Piccadilly Gardens between 0800 and 1400 on 31st March … so quite soon!!! This will be part of the Museums launch of its new exhibition so DO join us!
More on all soon.

Now back to work!

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