Sunday afternoon 13 NEWS got a sneak peek at a cool new sculpture made specifically for the American Heart Association.

Topeka artist Percy Powell has been carving ice for 35 years.

He made a heart-shaped ice sculpture for the AHA’s Go Red For Women event coming up December 11th.

It took just an hour to form a 200lb heart from a 300lb block of ice.

It takes a lot of work, and a lot of heart to make an ice sculpture.

Powell has built hearts before - but this time there's something else at the back of his mind.

His wife will be recovering from heart surgery the day of the AHA event.

But Lowell is all about positivity, he won’t let worry get him or his wife feeling down.

"What good does worry do?" he quipped.

Every detail is intentional - but Powell says he follows his heart - and makes it up as he goes.

"Because I don't have a template,” he said, “It's tough to make a mistake if you don't know what you're doing. So whatever I end up with is what I was looking for."

Jamie Hornbaker is the event chair for the Go Red Topeka event.

She's happy with the final result.

"I love it. It's just absolutely unique," she said.

"No one will have anything quite like that, we're gonna have lot of questions at the event people are gonna be able to talk about it. Just kind of a focal point and something to talk about."

Powell says as the ice melts on the day of the event - the ice will become clearer - and the lines will smooth out.

"Percy truly does put his own heart and soul into everything he does," Hornbaker said.

An ice heart, built by a warm-hearted man.