About Us Ice Illusions is a private family owned ice sculpting company. We provide innovative and professional quality ice sculptures for all occasions, from large scale corporate events to small intimate gatherings. Our ice sculptures are custom hand carved allowing our clients to choose from an unlimited amount of designs. We take pride in our work and strive to bring back the artisty in ice sculptures. Choose Ice Illusions and see the difference.
Kim Phuong, master ice sculptor, has been creating ice masterpieces for over 20 years. He passed on his the knowledge of the art to his son, David Fong, at a young age. Together the father and son team have shared numerous awards in national ice sculpting competitions.
A Few Of Our Clients:
	MTV "My Super Sweet Sixteen"	Grey Goose Vodka	Mandarin Oriental Hotels	Absolut Vodka
	Ritz Carlton Hotels	Ceasars Palace Casino	Pixar Animation Studios	Ciroc Vodka
	Hyatt Regency Hotels	W Hotels	Ramada Inn	Four Seasons Hotels
	Sheraton Hotels	Dave & Busters	Lincoln Financial Stadium	Pac Bell Stadium
	Scripps College	Philadephia Eagles	Talamore C.C.	NBC
	SF Film Society	Boyz II Men	Marriot Hotels	Philadelphia Orchestra
Press:
(Air Date: July 30th 2007)
Kim Fong, from Philadelphia, worked on part of a sculpture depicting the midnight ride of Paul Revere yesterday for the “I love Boston” ice carving competition at the Winter Festival at Quincy Market  Two-member teams from around the country gathered to compete using the Boston theme this year.
Cool Cut 01/29/06 David Fong uses and electric grinder to shape his entry in the annual Ice Carving competition at Stoweflake Resort last Thursday.  The competition is part of the Stowe Winter Carnival. Photo by Glenn Callahan
Jan 20th 2006 Professional ice carver David Fong of Philadelphia works on his creation called The Midnight Dancers during the annual nationally sanctioned ice carving competition at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa in Stowe on Thursday.
Bringing life to blocks of ice   Chefs and designers came out to the Blue Cross RiverRink at Penn’s Landing for a contest to see who could chisel, chop, or saw the most appealing ice sculpture.  RiverRink visitors served as judges for the contest, held Saturday and yesterday, at the Winter Wonderfest Weekend.  David Fong, 19, a graphic design student at Pennsylvania State University, won the Ice Master title both days.   Inquirer photographs by Akira Suwa     David Fong wears and intense expression as he works to make a figure of a “Precious Moments” boy and girl.  His father is a master ice carver.
“There are about 400 different sculptures that I usually get requests for, including cranes, swans, fish, wedding bells, marriage couples, people, portraits, bowls, Christmas trees, reindeer, menorahs, antique cars, new cars, lanterns, flowers, and flower vases,” says Kim Phuong.  “But sometimes I sculpt something completely new.  One time I carved an entire Japanese garden out of 35 blocks of ice.  A standard-sized block of ice weighs 300 pounds.  The garden had a pagoda that was 9 feet tall.  It took about two days to do it, and it lasted for a week. “When I first started out it used to bother me that my work only lasted for a short time.  I would put so much time and energy into each sculpture, and it would melt away in four or five hours.  But now I have a better attitude, I realize that because my art melts, it ensures that I have many repeat clients.  Also, I do many sculptures per week, and it really helps sharpen my skill and pushes me artistically. “October, November, and December are my busiest months. Sometimes I only get two or three hours of sleep at night.  And my hands get very cold.  During the slow season I do two or three sculptures a week, sometimes four or five.  During the busy season I can carve up to 20 a week.  It takes anywhere from one to four hours to carve an average ice sculpture, and the can cost anywhere from $50 to $2,000."   -Chalfont, Pa., Dec. 8, 2003