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Sculptor earns a fortune over the festive period creating Christmassy window art with snow spray

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A sculptor says he earns a fortune over the festive period - creating Christmassy window art with snow spray.
Paul Crawford, 36, travels all over the country during the run-up to December 25, bringing joy to households and businesses with his designs.
The dad-of-two started creating festive window art six years ago in his local community.
Using snow spray and silicon brushes, he turns clients' windows into traditional snowy winter scenes - adding personal touches upon request.
At first, he just did the windows of families in his area.
But, through word of mouth, his services have become very popular - and he now takes on jobs all over the UK.
This year Paul has been fully booked from November 1 onwards and says he is doing eight to ten windows a day.
His prices start at £70 per job but vary depending on the size of the window and how detailed the client wants the design.
Paul, from Liverpool said: "I started doing the artwork in 2016 and it seems to be getting and bigger and bigger each year."
"Originally I just did houses, but now I do shops, pharmacies and estate agents - any businesses really that want to bring a bit of festivity to the work place."
"I use a can of snow spray, and then silicon brushes to move the snow about."
"Then I can create the illusion of colour using different depths and making heavy and lighter layers."
"The way you press down the nozzle is very important, and I focus on the absence of light on each window, i.e. any shadow, to really bring out the scene."
"The majority of the time clients want a traditional snowy winter scene, but I give each window a personal touch."
"For example a recent house I did, the family had Ukrainian refugees living with them, so I created a Ukraine flag in the window."
"It's really rewarding work, and I love giving homes a festive touch on the run up to Christmas!"
Paul works as a sculptor the rest of the year, and has worked on multiple film and TV sets - including hit series Game of Thrones.
He also represented the UK at the Ice Sculpting Word Championships in Alaska in 2017.

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