Artists building snow sculptures in neighborhood following significant snowstorms

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - Two artists in a Colorado community have started their own tradition of creating art following significant snowstorms in the area.

Last week, Katie Curcio and James Crank (who goes by Hank Frank in connection to his art) caught residents’ attention with the snow sculptures they created at Soda Springs Park.

The artists said they’ve been collaborating for almost a decade and have been making such snow sculptures a little bit of a tradition over the years.

In the past, their sculptures have been in their yard, but they have decided to take their creations to more of a public space.

“People would pull over to take pictures in our yard and we could see them out our window,” Curcio said. “But we’ve had fun walking to the park and seeing all of the people interacting with the sculptures.”

They say seeing the community’s reaction has made them contemplate how they could make their next sculptures even more interactive.

The pair says they like using snow as a medium because of how temporary it is, and because of how the snow changes over time, it also changes their work.

“We love the ephemeral aspect of working with snow,” Curcio said. “It’s really neat to work with snow and to build something just for the sake of being creative, knowing that it’s going to possibly not be there the next day.”

Last week, the Manitou Springs area saw around 20 inches of snow.

More of the artists’ work can be seen at Florp Studios.

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