Tony started his career as a chef & then decided to become an Ice Sculptor after a stint as a chef in the Australian Defence Force. "In 1992 I went to Somalia with the army, came back to Australia and went on a boat cruise, I was impressed by an ice carving and thought 'I can do that' I did an ice carving course... and since then I've been self-taught," Tony says. And now Tony is an award winning specialist who also teaches! "I now specialise in being a speed-carver. We use chainsaws, die grinders, angle grinders, electric drills and anything that is low-impact that can actually carve, very similar to what you would carve using wood, however we are using them with ice." Ice Sculptures are beautiful to look at, but their beauty can be short-lived.