Current began in 1950 at the foot of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Springs home of Orin and Miriam Loo. Orin an artist and printer owned a small publishing business and Miriam thought the postcards he produced would make a good fundraising product. Current began in 1950 at the foot of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Springs home of Orin and Miriam Loo. Orin an artist and printer owned a small publishing business and Miriam thought the postcards he produced would make a good fundraising product.