The inspiration for one of the more unusual sculptures in Colorado was born from scraps.

Steamboat Springs resident Randy Salky has constructed a menorah out of skis and, most recently, snowboards.

His mother was an oil painter, and Salky did his fair share of doodling growing up. But the Steamboat attorney didn’t find his voice through sculptures until a fateful trip to the Milner Mall, a recycling facility about 17 miles west of the mountain town.

To Salky, other people’s discarded items were a treasure trove. His inspiration came from seeing “all these discarded pieces of property or furniture or different things and kind of thinking of, ‘What can I create with this? What can I make out of this?'” he said.

He first crafted a sign out of a discarded surfboard and other various knick-

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