Man Walks All Day to Create Spectacular Snow Patterns.

[amerikat]

I thought this was cool. They're like crop circles except they are made in the snow.


http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/simon-beck-snow-art

[HopeHoops]

1. I'm thinking somebody needs to get laid more often.

[amerikat]

8. Have you done it In the snow?

Oh no it's Dr. Suess!

[HopeHoops]

12. I lived in NH for 10 years - OF COURSE!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. Hey, chicks DIG snowy crop circles! nt

[HopeHoops]

26. Well, I have to admit that's the first time I'VE ever heard that one!

[amerikat]

31. We finally got some snow. Gonna make a snow circle and see who shows up. (nt)

[Suich]

2. Those are really neat!

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Not at all what I expected to see at the link!

Thanks!

[siligut]

3. Wow, these are amazing

I wonder what kind of mind it takes to want to do this.
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[amerikat]

4. Thanks for posting the pic.

What I can't figure out is how he keeps track of it all from a ground level perspective.

Looking at it from above is one thing. Looking at it on the ground is another thing entirely.

[siligut]

5. Really. Makes me wonder about his mind.

He must have amazing spatial skills or something along that line. Very beautiful and that it is ephemeral makes it all the more special.

[amerikat]

6. Just rummaged through the notes on a recently completed project.

I think this guys' work was compelling to me because I work with people like that!

My final notes on the project were about the project manager.

The mind of an engineer.
The heart of a poet.
The hands of a craftsmen.
The eye of an artist.

We built something 40' long, 20' wide, about 15' tall, based on a model that
you could hold in your hand(about the size of a pound of butter).

Can't say what it is until it opens to the public sometime in the next few months.
Nothing sinister, very much made for fun.

[siligut]

7. That is beautiful

The mind of an engineer.
The heart of a poet.
The hands of a craftsmen.
The eye of an artist.

Can you share more about your project?

[amerikat]

10. Not at this time. Jeeze, I feel like the majic eight ball thing

i knew as a child. Cheny could waterboard me and I wouldn't tell.

[GOTV]

22. I wonder if GPS would be accurate enough to assist you

You could work out the design on paper and then map all the vertices to gps coordinates.

Other than that surveyor tools might work but you usually need two people for that.

[amerikat]

32. GPS will only get you winthin maybe 10' on a good day.

Accuracy varies depending on how many satillites you are receiving.
GPS Satillites are not in geosyncronous orbit but instead are circling the earth.
I usually get between 5 and eight. You need three to get a position on the earth.
My handheld GPS can receive 12 maximum but its old maybe 1998/1999.
I bet the new ones are better.

You can get better accuracy with a GPS with WAS radio signals that supplement
the satillites signal but not available everywhere.

[tblue37]

27. And I have always been amazed at the patience of our Kansas crop artist Stan Herd! nt

[pitohui]

9. aren't these wonderful?

i like the crop circles in actual crops so i wonder why i never thought of anyone doing it in the snow, they're so beautiful! silver to the regular crop circle's gold

[amerikat]

11. Yes they are. The human animal never fails to amaze me.

my cats think otherwise.

[Orrex]

13. I'll drive up and see them in a few weeks.

[siligut]

14. You are going to France?

The exchange rate is going to be a bear, but drink some wine and eat some bread and cheese for us. Have a great time.

[Orrex]

16. Yeah, I drive up there every spring

The roads from western Pennsylvania to Paris are lovely then.

[siligut]

18. Paris, Texas?

[Orrex]

20. Now you're just being silly

[siligut]

21. Oh, of course, there really isn't much snow in Texas

Silly me

[randr]

15. Crop circle comparison?

Is this how the crop circles are made?

[Orrex]

17. No

Crop circles are made by mysterious forces and absolutely are not the result of people walking through grain fields with ropes and boards, no matter how many times you've seen the technique demonstrated conclusively on tv.

[amerikat]

33. I agree. Some are hoaxs some are not. (nt)

[HappyMe]

19. Amazing!

I would think that this is harder to do than crop circles. Snow may be much less a forgiving medium.

[Nye Bevan]

23. Blows away me peeing my initials in the snow (nt)

[Bennyboy]

24. Check this out, kind of the same

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DSKRPa4XtIs/Tu7z-tOuEaI/AAAAAAAAExc/_G5dJFooT_E/s640/111219-playa+painting-+mussels.jpg



Andres Amador http://www.andresamadorarts.com/

[siligut]

29. Gorgeous, like a fairy tale

Thank you for sharing this.

[amerikat]

30. I guess the tide washes it away every day. Natures etch-a-sketch. (nt)

[hibbing]

28. Neato

Hi,
Thanks for posting this, those are really cool. Guess my snow angels are pretty lame.

Peace

[surrealAmerican]

34. Stunning.

[Bennyboy]

35. Some more ephemeral art works...

http://www.morning-earth.org/artistnaturalists/an_goldsworthy.html