Grab the pail & shovel. Now go to the beach. Start digging. Scoop, scoop, scoop some more. Just the right amount of sand & water. Turn over, tap & voila! You have the start of a sandcastle, a future masterpiece. This is how we begin our beachside architectural education as children with our parents: one scoop at a time. From here we usually graduate to the free-style digging & burying a parent or sibling… always a favorite summer hobby. Don’t forget to drape the seaweed over the head of the buried body. It’s so much more delightful when they can’t chase you! BUT… if they do start to chase you, have extra pails of water ready for the full and final family assault! Don’t forget to bring in reinforcements; the more hands & pails, the better. Now, lets build a castle & dig a moat. Sit & stare till high tide comes in & washes it away. At just the right moment, jump on top of the dissolving castle; cover yourself with mud & dive into the ocean to clean off. This is summer fun, family bonding at its finest.
There are some (many) in this world who have chosen to follow their hearts to the beach regularly and make sand sculpting their passion in their life. Recently, in our neck of the woods, Revere Beach & Hampton Beach had sand sculpting contests. Each sculpture is a fleeting work of art, a slave to the elements, worthy of being permanently cast in bronze or cut in marble. Their memory must be honored in our hearts & mind. If we are fortunate to witness the event we may capture a digital representation hoping it does justice to the medium.
Please celebrate the Sandscapes on the following videos & websites. They will surely bring your childhood memories to the forefront as we witness the human touch on Mother Nature at its finest.
Enjoy.
Cathy
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