So….sometimes creating these images are not always done in the safest manner, I must admit. And since Captain Awesome is always Captain Safety (he wears two hats) I figured it was best to call in a friend to keep the whole operation from being shut down.

So in comes Julie. Her backyard contained a large open patio space with lots of stone…minimal things to catch fire in this one particular spot which seemed fitting. We also pulled over the water hose, turned it on and soaked the area around the pot for preemptive measures. Then after repeated attempts to light this silly twig, that had dried out all winter, on fire, we whipped out the lighter fluid. Voila. Twig aflame.

What we didn’t notice until afterwards, and caused Awesome much distress and head shaking, was how the lighter fluid bottle spouted a nice little orange crown after frequent dousings.

Okay, not my finest moment. The things we do in the name of art.