The Ice Man

Today I met the Ice Man. Joe O’Donoghue of Ice Fantasies taught a class at my school and my head almost exploded. This man took a block of ice (divided into three pieces), a chainsaw, a drill, and chisel and created an angel fish swimming in seaweed, a martini glass and a horse head (along with many smaller serving pieces). In less that two hours.



It was absolutely amazing to watch him work. Here he is working on the first block…



He just pulled out the chainsaw, carved off chunks, drilled some bits…



And bingo – a fish…



The best part was that he was absolutely hilarious. He’s a born teacher. He talked about the relationship between peanut butter & jelly and the human psyche. He told a story about his friend who has a job drawing the eyes on mannequins. (You’d think it would be an easy job, until you see his imitation of a cockeyed mannequin admiring another mannequin’s shoes.) If you ever need an ice sculpture, call Joe – it’s worth it just to get the opportunity to meet with him in person.

Here he is again, working the chainsaw magic…