Doorway

32 x 46″ / 81 x 117cm

Oil on canvas.

Unframed

I have travelled to Arctic Sweden a few times and each time I have stayed at the Ice Hotel in Jukkesjarvi. The entire structure is rebuilt and redesigned each year and is a totally new experience, breathtaking with the ice glistening like crystal. The whole place with everything in it, from chandeliers to glasses, from beds to walls has been made from the ice from the river. The beauty comes from the imperfections in the natural ice: bits of river plants in the walls, air bubbles and feathers. This is one of my favourite hotels to stay in.