Before the Snow Goes
Spring is almost here! “Thank goodness,” as many might say. However, what’s going to happen to all the piles of endless snow, where it has mostly accumulated in the Northeast? Besides it melting (slowly), here is an artistic use before the snow goes. Too bad it cannot be shipped to help create even more beautiful snow and ice sculptures, as these seen below.
The email I received with this information suggested that this “Gorgeous Use of Snow” was apart of the annual Snow Sculpture in Breckenridge, Colorado, which attracts contestants from around the world. However some pictures look foreign and could be taken from the annual ice and snow exhibit that takes place in China. Click here for previous post.
If you plan for Breckenridge next year, know that the “stomping days” (I’m guessing packing the snow, which could be the winter version of stomping grapes in Italy) are around the first week of January and the festival viewing begins 1/30/2016 – 2/7/2016 (weather permitting)….Something to do next year.
In the meantime, if you want to build snow sculptures of your own or just carve out of what may left in your backyard, here’s the skinny on what sculpting tools to use. The participants in the festival are not allowed to use power tools, by the way.
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
