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  • VIDEO: Ice carvers create art, if only for a short time - UFO

    01/18/2009 3:43:12 AM PST · by JoeProBono · 17 replies · 1,405+ views
    stltoday ^ | JANUARY 17 2009
    To take a block of ice and sculpt it into art, you need a few things. A chain saw, some customized tools and a Zen master's grasp of impermanence. In a nippy parking lot off of Delmar Boulevard in the Loop on Saturday, Sean Leahy wielded a Stihl MSE 180 C and deftly buzzed through a 300-pound block. He wore heavy ski pants to seal off the cold, but only thin cotton gloves to give him a better grip on the ice. He heaved the pieces around or pushed them along the ground with his hiking boots, then sliced some...