It’s almost 3 weeks since we set up the webcams at the ‘Christmas In Ice’ event. I thought I’d share a few more photos of the art work and artists that created the sculptures.
The next picture is of a sculptress friend of mine. She lived at the RV park where I was the acting office manager, worked at the Ice Museum downtown and now runs the movie theater there. I thought that her work, a 1st effort at a competition ice piece, was pretty daring. Complex and difficult, with soaring branches with birds perched, ready to fly. It was as I said a first effort, so a little rough in places. She didn’t win anything this time, but I expect her to get better and better and eventually win.
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The sculptors created this kids park. The slides are always very popular.
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Then this is a shot looking back at the ice competition area, it was around 4 pm:
This ice object is a kids toy. The kid sits in it and an adult spins it around. Once the ice and snow develop a water layer, the things spin quite fast:
And here I am all bundled up in my winter clothes. It’s around -20F when this shot was taken and we had been working on webcams for around an hour. I was very comfortable. The jacket is good to -50F as are the boots. The hood I picked up at a thrift store for $1 but it works great. Really keeps the head warm. The gloves I’ve had since my back packing days back in the ’70’s but they work well so far. The pants are insulated and also work very well. So for $150 or so, I believe I’ll weather the -40F to -70F temperatures I’ve been told to be ready for here in Fairbanks.
Those sculptures really are awesome. Awesome enough to make you stand the cold, it looks like! Glad you’re keeping bundled up.
*smooch*
Yes, they are awesome. But nearly impossible to get a good picture of them because of lighting. It takes a true professional to get a good shot, usually. I tried but failed. And the camera was giving me fits. Now I’ve discovered that I can bang it on a table and it will take good shots for a while. Oh, yes, it was cold, but the clothes I had really worked.