Amazing Collection: sand sculpture ideas

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Extreme Sand Sculpting!</h1>
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 <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjnxbpIZlI/AAAAAAAATi0/N-PvHnXv0Uk/s640/554884789_736ea09bf3_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">(Melbourne, Australia - love these skyscrapers in the background - perhaps also "sand castles" of some sort...) There are many fantastic sand art showcases / competitions around the world: held in China, Spain, Brazil, Canada (the ultimate "Tournament of Champions" in Harrison Hot Springs, British Colombia), Florida, Oregon, Texas, Virginia... featuring such undisputed masters like Amazin Walter, Rich Varano (The Sultan of Sand), William Lloyd, Carl Jarra and Suzzane Altamare compete alongside artists from all over the world. <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Perhaps the most sophisticated fairy tale sculpture in recent memory Too bad they are made out of sand, and so will be impossible to preserve, other than in pictures. The traditional fantasy themes - sand castles, dragons, maidens and other fairy tale details - are brought to life so lovingly and with such abundance of detail that it simply transcends the genre: <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjn829IxgI/AAAAAAAATj0/ck9mNfXGk9A/s640/2489876353_d405468273_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjn_w1ihQI/AAAAAAAATj8/KiPOisudWMg/s720/2490696664_165c4f2b33_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> This is how it's done... slowly and with feeling (imagine sculpting every single scale on that dragon) - <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjouIFZeMI/AAAAAAAATk8/hppLduBb3Ok/s640/2441417090_4ef68852c9_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">William Lloyd works on the baby dragon "The Princess Power" by Rich Varano: <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjn1bV6NmI/AAAAAAAATjM/FNvYp7XZvwM/s640/174625206_c519eb5eea_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Get eaten up by the dragon: <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SBbU3Cdo1OI/AAAAAAAAPso/FGgmTufdbNE/s800/85bbacef.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjomQIWmqI/AAAAAAAATkM/cAameyyohmU/s640/185561048_d325fd21c3.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Psychedelic Swirls: <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjoqQNAIPI/AAAAAAAATkk/LnrOHlqPhPY/s640/2495579230_bfce16b271_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">(sculpture by Carl Jara and Suzzane Altamare) Time Mirror: on the left is "looking into the past", on the right - "looking into the future"- <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjolnc6nCI/AAAAAAAATkE/yFz3XoDYIRw/s640/2494726131_779f1d8b08.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">A life of the mundane, rendered in sand Bedroom Scene (a little abrasive relationship... ok, I will stop my puns here) <img alt="" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R56LNu9HkeI/AAAAAAAAFUI/jj3LuXS2wTw/s640/19_pics.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Get yourself a couch to sleep on in the worst case - <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjow5TNZhI/AAAAAAAATlU/ueqvohKVy-s/s640/1096710025_7db14059c2_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> A perfect family to inhabit all this sand real estate - <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjn5yPgBRI/AAAAAAAATjs/NsUvTRcsE90/s640/1627528676_24730535f1_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo_-0X6tI/AAAAAAAATnQ/IqXtdjJxhvE/s640/simpson_family.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Sand people need to go to the sand outhouses to do their sand business... "Occupied!" - <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjopDRE9pI/AAAAAAAATkc/4Iiq_D-icgI/s800/493238704_78886ee081.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> I hope this sand figure is not nude: <img alt="" src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R7e7z6oD3YI/AAAAAAAAIoM/necqR2T4tvI/s640/normal_idiotparkingru160705013.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Nostalgia for winter... Blasphemy! - <img alt="" src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R7Pr_aoD2EI/AAAAAAAAIbs/Dj9hN3Jsiyk/s800/nostalgiya889.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> If he tries to show accurate time, he'll be here sculpting all night: <img alt="" src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R2H-gUKUYaI/AAAAAAAAA5c/Cx-WIsTz1lM/s640/1036.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pushing the borders into surrealism "The Church, The Steeple and all the People" by John Gowdy and Michael Velling: <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjn14UmwOI/AAAAAAAATjU/zJ8U7Z4zbrI/s640/501198829_aca59ada78_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> This is perhaps a commentary on the urban sprawl: <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjoni2vxLI/AAAAAAAATkU/fwWuXyIppIM/s800/2495566160_05a976321d_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> The weirdness never ends... - <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjova4c5FI/AAAAAAAATlE/i19asZi8gLY/s640/sdfgdfgds.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> The images above & below are from the sand art shows in Japan, and in Durham, NC, USA. <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjovwf8oSI/AAAAAAAATlM/ILkL1bOjbVo/s640/fghfghs.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Sand sculptures in Lommel, Belgium: <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SC_j4gM9zgI/AAAAAAAAREE/AfYy_9DSbxk/s800/028_pics.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Something gruesome happened here: <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjorVRjc4I/AAAAAAAATks/OBCKjOMY94o/s800/2495690694_e3de49a95d_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> "The End of the Knight" tells an equally sad story: <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjotfFtukI/AAAAAAAATk0/YSPbFJFZ5Uw/s640/2495594496_fd0eba260b_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Horror is a common theme (work of Dan Doubleday and Meredith Corson) - <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo-MMJttI/AAAAAAAATnA/Xcr__lq-gVc/s640/sandblasters.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjnzNzXeqI/AAAAAAAATi8/0EPwNv6Rkv0/s640/46451731.42.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjoz0O9k_I/AAAAAAAATl4/pQ39lkuGLoE/s720/1469500044_b8445766f5_o.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/R-q9JvXRgsI/AAAAAAAAMrQ/SF42BJYD_cg/s640/1025.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> The Squids! The Squids! Give us the squids - <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo9UPf_SI/AAAAAAAATm4/Vz4ulia1UHw/s640/560517235_8302200511_b.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo08ePsSI/AAAAAAAATmA/Tvd_t4Zm7-A/s640/image009.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> "The Arms Race" - <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo4hwTKOI/AAAAAAAATmI/K-OIqDtJYr8/s640/image010.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo7IOmk2I/AAAAAAAATmY/dbSqaQ7RfIQ/s640/image033.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo65MHx6I/AAAAAAAATmQ/KKEjGaL5xYk/s640/image020.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <img alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo7pYVFMI/AAAAAAAATmg/1uVObgEGLUg/s640/image037.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> "Goaaaal!" by Gianni Schimarini - via: <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo8SBzWnI/AAAAAAAATmw/CaI8Ql6JSgY/s640/goaaal.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Trust Chinese to make creepy sand sculptures for the sake of propaganda (more info) - <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo-4cdsKI/AAAAAAAATnI/n7PnMvGOuaM/s640/faceSculptures1.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> But this one is much better: <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjpAE_MZII/AAAAAAAATnY/aMlhJ6jPAmI/s640/amazing_sand_sculpture_.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">(sculpture by Edith Van de Watering "Nederland") Who's worshiping what? - <img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/abramsv/SAhA1A2pqbI/AAAAAAAAOuM/Z57jOEEf1kM/s640/1091.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /> Well, of course, the problem with even the mightiest of sand sculptures... there are going to be blown in the wind... smothered by waves... no trace will be left of them... "The dust you are, to dust you will return!" - <img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/abramsv/SEjo73S57pI/AAAAAAAATmo/zdocEG0JoOY/s640/1016gfhcc.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 10px 10px 0px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></div>
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Extreme Sand Sculpting! The Sultans of Sand You saw that perfect sandcastle in your dream - it was reaching to heavens, rising from t...