Professional sculptors prepare more than three dozen ice sculptures for next weekend's annual Downers Grove Ice Sculpture Festival at Nadeau's Ice Sculptures, Inc., 7623 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013.
Sculptor Al Ramirez uses a saw to slice a block of ice at Nadeau's Ice Sculptures, Inc., 7623 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Matthew Piechalak — mpiechalak@shawmedia.com
Sculptor Al Ramirez uses a saw to slice a block of ice at Nadeau's Ice Sculptures, Inc., 7623 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Matthew Piechalak — mpiechalak@shawmedia.com