When sculpting with power tools in above freezing temps, ice sculptors need to be constantly aware of the electricity and water situation.
You definitely want to keep an ice sculpture in place, once it’s set up. Ice sculptures that don’t stay in one place are DANGEROUS. 4 simple fixes.
An ice sculpture fail with the big ice in Alaska can be deadly! I had a close call years ago when I was sculpting with world champ Junichi Nakamura.
In 2004, Greg Butauski called to ask if I wanted to be on Junichi’s team in Alaska. Sculpting ice with Junichi is a rare opportunity. Here’s how it went.
An ice sculpture fail in competition is not a terribly unusual event. If there’s no chance of it falling, you’re probably not trying hard enough.
An ice sculpture fail is not ALWAYS bad. Like when it’s not your sculpture. Or, when you hit it with a sledgehammer and it’s part of the show!
An ice sculpture fail at Sunday brunch would be a heart stopping event. Imagine you’re sitting there eating and talking. And then CRASH!
Modern ice sculptors use a lot of power tools, so power tool safety while you’re sculpting ice has become really important!
Working on a big sculpture in Belgium, everything was looking pretty good until I made a big mistake. Learned a valuable lesson about ice and light!
Sometimes, in order to carve the ice sculpture that you want, you have to start thinking outside the block. Don’t let the ice block box you in!