{"id":6941,"date":"2015-03-12T06:28:38","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T10:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=6941"},"modified":"2015-06-19T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T14:35:09","slug":"before-the-snow-goes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2015\/03\/before-the-snow-goes\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the Snow Goes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"Winged<\/a> \"Traveling<\/a> \"Thinking<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Snow<\/a> \"Sleeping<\/a> \"Santa<\/a> \"Poseiden<\/a> \"Moby<\/a> \"Male<\/a> \"Lion<\/a> \"Liberty<\/a> \"Its<\/a> \"Greek<\/a> \"Get<\/a> \"Female<\/a> \"Egyptian<\/a> \"Chinese<\/a> \"Castle<\/a> \"Castle<\/a> \"Bathing<\/a> \"Asian<\/a> The email I received with this information suggested that this “Gorgeous Use of Snow” was apart of the annual Snow Sculpture in Breckenridge<\/a>, 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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 \u2013 2\/7\/2016\u00a0 (weather permitting)….Something to do next year.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n