Entrance to the 2009 World Ice Art Championships Ice Park in Fairbanks

Jena and Celso are already pretty far along

Jena preparing a face to ”glue“ the last major block in place later

Jena and Celso present...

Celso making wedges

Later that night, after much shaping

The morning of the final day

Jena beginning final sculpting work

still sculpting...

breaktime...

Firing of the statue along with touch-up work

The whistle has blown, the statue is done!

Now for the rest of the site

Cleaning up

All done!

a final close-up

The next night - with colored lights