About 9000 miles away from Tuscany, Italy, Amelia was born 326 years after the death of Michelangelo.  She recently studied Culinary Arts in Oregon Coast Culinary Institute in Coos Bay, Oregon.  After completing her studies, she has been working as a student manager for the campus dining and catering services, working under Chris Foltz.  Since then, she has been studying ice carving and getting ready for the Ice Alaska for the past year along with Jillian Howell, another student of OCCI.  Under the guidance of Chris Foltz, Amelia and Jillian together recently built ice bars and an ice room for a fundraising party using over 20,000 pounds of ice.