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Isabelle Gasse

Isabelle Gasse was nudged into finding her artistic destiny at the tender age of 16, thanks to an art teacher who encouraged her to compete in a local amateur snow sculpting event in Québec Canada, her hometown. 

A fast-rising professional in the snowy and icy art, she is now shaping her frosty fantasies in worldwide events, Ice Hotel of Québec among others, and brought home lots of awards. Monumental and ephemeral sculptures are now the way for her to show a little more poetry in this world.

In a move from a snowsuit to sandals, she swapped her ice-carving gadgets for a beach bum toolkit to be able to enjoy the delightful feeling of the sun while carving. And that's how, since 2021, she has been bringing her surrealistic style to many sand events, such as the Canadian Race against the Tide TV show.

Two women kneel next to a sand sculptor that shows a woman blowing something out of her cupped hands. it looks to be a vague horse. There's a banner under her that reads, "Let It Go"

Sand sculpture of a woman looking off into the distance. A bird sits on her shoulder and she is wearing armor made out of what appears to be bird cages.

Sand sculpture of two half-melted faces with a banner next to them reading "Time Is A Killer"

Sand sculpture showing a face gorging itself, mouth open, on a pile of sand.