Canadian Artist Crafts Magical Snow Sculptures

Montreal-based artist Jenna Dennison creates enchanting ephemeral artworks using only the pure, white snow of her surroundings. Seen below is one of her fantastical creations—a beautifully detailed unicorn sculpture, complete with a magical, crystal-like horn crafted from ice.

Employing the delicate medium of snow, Dennison sculpts fairytale creatures and characters that seem to come alive, if only for a short while before they melt back into nature. The crystallized textures and intricate shaping she achieves transforms simple snow into remarkable, icy masterpieces.

This snowy unicorn exemplifies Dennison’s ability to imbue her icy sculptures with a sense of fantasy and wonder, despite the time limitations of her medium. Her imaginative approach makes the most of winter’s frozen canvases to realize art that temporarily suspends reality—a unique intersection of magic and temporality that compels the viewer to enjoy the brief existence of her snowy sculptures before they vanish like a dream.