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Scoot This => Open Mic => Topic started by: ScottyB on December 18, 2008, 01:29:09 PM

Title: My Snow Sculpture; Let Me Show You it.
Post by: ScottyB on December 18, 2008, 01:29:09 PM

Breckenridge held a sculpture contest for the amatuers and wanna-bees, in anticipation for the International Snow Sculpture Competition coming up in January.

The theme was "Winter Dreams"

So I came up with this sculpture of a little boy sleeping with his skis.

(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/ScottSculpture.jpg)

We had a week or more to carve up something. I went with a traditional technical snow carving starting with a big 4 X 8' block of snow. The snow went into the form as dry powder...but after some compacting and letting the block sit out a few nights I had a nice, hard block of carvable white goodness.

My Girlfriend and I worked on it for around 16 hours over a few days.

(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/sculpture1.jpg)

(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/Scott7.jpg)

(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/Kim5.jpg)

...and then we rested.
(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/Kim7.jpg)

Her's the finished carving, still sitting out in front of Cool River Coffee Shop across from Ullr's on Main St Breck.

(http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp283/SCOTTY_BONDO/Sculpture4.jpg)

I'm hooked, snow carving is so much fun (On skis or off!)
We came in fourth place, although ours was the best carved and most technical, the judges were going by some different criteria that was unknown till the judging. I am pleased as hell and can't wait till next year. This was my first real attempt at carving anything on this scale.

I will be looking for artistic people to come help carve next year? Wanna have a go?

Link to my TR on the Annual International Snow Sculpture Competition
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75106&highlight=giants (http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75106&highlight=giants)[/

Title: Re: My Snow Sculpture; Let Me Show You it.
Post by: russbondo on December 18, 2008, 05:51:50 PM

Nice work Scotty.

Title: Re: My Snow Sculpture; Let Me Show You it.
Post by: sarahbondo on December 18, 2008, 11:45:49 PM

I Liked it very much, Scotty.  Thanks for sharing.  It looked like you guys had a good time working on it. We'll have to check it out  Sat.