Bitter cold a showcase for Garner ice sculpture
YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW FLURRIES
HERE COMING DOWN IN THIS AREA.
WE DO HAVE THE WRAL STORM
TRACKER OUT ON THE ROADS THIS
MORNING. WRAL'S DESTINY.
PATTERSON IS INSIDE THE STORM
TRACKER WITH OUR PHOTOGRAPHER
ED WILSON. IT LOOKS LIKE SHE
JUST STEPPED OUT OF THE STORM
TRACKER DESTINY. TELL US WHAT
YOU'RE SEEING OUT THERE.
>> WELL, WE HAD NO CHOICE TO
STOP BECAUSE WE SAW THIS
BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE. HERE WE
ARE IN GARNER IS CALLED THE
SNOW LEOPARD AND I'M STANDING
WITH THE ARTIST HIMSELF.
THIS IS A TODD DAWSON. TODD,
TELL US ABOUT THE U.S..
>> WHEN YOU GOT GOING ON, HE
WROTE ME AND MY WIFE ARE
SUPPOSED TO TRAVEL TO MAGGIE
VALLEY THIS WEEK DUE TO HAVE A
VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE TO
SMITH.
PLANS GOT POSTPONED. SO ALREADY
HAD THIS DESIGN DRAWN A CROWD
LIKE THIS AND JUST BE THE
PERFECT DAY JUST TO DO IN YOUR
HOUSE FOR A WALK INSIDE YOUR
HOT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE OFFICE
BISCUIT.
>> AND KIND OF ENJOYING LIFE TO
DO SO. YOU SAID THAT YOU
STARTED ON THIS LAST NIGHT.
TALK US. TALK US THROUGH THE
PROCESS FOR THIS. SO THIS IS
LIKE 9 BLOCKS OF ICE. SO LAST
NIGHT I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND
I JUST STACKED ALL THE BLOGS
FROZEN TOGETHER.
>> AND JUST LET THEM SEE YOU
AND ME. AND THIS MORNING
>> SO FROM HERE, HOW MUCH MORE
WORK TO WE HAVE TO DO? I'VE GOT
TO GET EVERYTHING THE TO I'VE
GOT TO GET ALL THE SPOTS FROZEN
ME AND THE DETAIL WITH PHASE
>> ENTAILED. WHICH IS GOING TO
BE PROBABLY THE LAST THING I
DO JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO
REACH AROUND SO FAR. I DON'T
WANT TO RUN INTO IT OR NOT AT
ALL. AND THAT I HAVE A BOBCAT
AND A LEOPARD.
>> SO MAYBE THE LAST THING.
I MEAN, I WOULD HIT WITH A BIG
PROPANE TORCH THAT WILL
PERFECTLY CLEAR IT UP AND MAKE
IT CLEAR VOICE. SO FROM START
TO FINISH, HOW MUCH TIME WE
TALK IN?
>> BECAUSE I'M SASHA BISCUITS.
I HEAR OR SHOULD BE PROBABLY 3
OR 4 MORE HOURS. OKAY. SO I'M
KIND OF READY TO GET IN AND
GET IT OR STOP. SO IT LOOKS
REALLY NICE. YEAH. WELL, IT
LOOKS BEAUTIFUL ALREADY.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
THE FINISHED PRODUCTS. OF
COURSE, WE WILL ALSO SHARE WITH
YOU GUYS WHEN IT'S ALL SAID
AND DONE.
>> AND, YOU KNOW, YOU SAID THAT
ONCE THE SNOW REALLY CALMS AND
IT'S REALLY BE A REALLY NICE
BACKDROP AND EVERYTHING.