One phone call away from panic…

When it comes to event planning, it’s all about just that…planning. So it should surprise you as much as it does us how many people leave something as important as their décor centerpiece, namely the ice sculpture to the last minute. Now let me be fair. I owe a couple...

Close to home…

The plan was always to give each of our eight children an ice sculpture for their wedding. Ten years ago this month we watched the first of our three oldest sons get married. Two more followed in a mere six months. We’ve been to the Hotel Vancouver, local and foreign...

You’re not Bruce Lee!

You’re not Bruce Lee. More questions us carvers hear all too often, “Does the ice break? Can I smash it?” Yes it does, and (most of the time) my answer will be, “No. It’s dangerous, and believe it or not, it can cut you.” I’m reminded of an incident that...