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Resourceful 50-year-old designer Brent Christensen
Resourceful 50-year-old designer Brent Christensen (Brent Christensen) found a way to build an amazing ice palaces, using icicles.
It all started with moving his family from sunny California in the snowy Utah. In an attempt to find their children's winter fun Christensen began experimenting with ice sculptures. First, he created a snowman, then the hut igloo. In the end, a little to improve their technique, took up a large-scale production. For four winters in a row Brent builds his ice castles, consisting of icicles.
To build such a palace, Christensen, together with his 20 th assistants takes a week. From homemade icicles going to frame, after which the construction of richly filled with water. Initially tried to frame made of wood, but after all melted, a large amount of debris left at the site of the ice kingdom. So we decided not to resort to additional materials. On one lock it takes about 20 thousand tons of ice.
To ice the kingdom is not a danger to the public, a team of construction workers every night fills the structure with water to avoid melting. This year, Brent Christensen raised two locks - one in Colorado and one in Minnesota.
Customers were delighted, especially such entertainments pleased children. Indeed, in the castle are many labyrinths, staircases, arches, towers, tunnels. At night, colored lights illuminate the LED ice creations, creating a magical atmosphere productions, bringing the audience in a real fairy tale.
It all started with moving his family from sunny California in the snowy Utah. In an attempt to find their children's winter fun Christensen began experimenting with ice sculptures. First, he created a snowman, then the hut igloo. In the end, a little to improve their technique, took up a large-scale production. For four winters in a row Brent builds his ice castles, consisting of icicles.
To build such a palace, Christensen, together with his 20 th assistants takes a week. From homemade icicles going to frame, after which the construction of richly filled with water. Initially tried to frame made of wood, but after all melted, a large amount of debris left at the site of the ice kingdom. So we decided not to resort to additional materials. On one lock it takes about 20 thousand tons of ice.
To ice the kingdom is not a danger to the public, a team of construction workers every night fills the structure with water to avoid melting. This year, Brent Christensen raised two locks - one in Colorado and one in Minnesota.
Customers were delighted, especially such entertainments pleased children. Indeed, in the castle are many labyrinths, staircases, arches, towers, tunnels. At night, colored lights illuminate the LED ice creations, creating a magical atmosphere productions, bringing the audience in a real fairy tale.
