Each year something different, this year, not only will we finally add a kinetic element that will be caused by the fire itself, but the snowman will be standing on his head. Here’s how we did it.

Mid snowball body panels on the bending rack after steaming. All of the panels for the mid and large-sized balls were steamed, bent, and then clamped to hold their shape.

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We spent a LOT of time around a steam-filled box outside…

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Here is the assembled mid-ball and head, with the large ball petals clamped and glued.

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All set up and well-balanced. Yoga snowman!

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Kind of cool at night.

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The initial fire was pretty intense!

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Once the flames were high and hot enough, the upper portion opened up into a fire flower. Note the green flames.

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The fire flower pointed itself at the crowd standing beyond the perimeter. SUCCESS!