It seems not that long ago I was at the beach every summer with Jackie and the girls playing in the sand. Back then….and today, I’m not much of an artist – mostly pail molds, our specially designed sand diggers, and time! I can remember being on the beach for hours digging enormous moats, making “drip castles” taller than the girls, while protecting the castle with lots of bucket towers! These would all be connected with twigs, shells, seagrasses (whatever we could find!). We would all run down the next day to see if our creation had survived high tide. Now I get to take my grandkids to the beach and build new creations. I still love to make a moat and direct the water within each creation. These days the little ones have just as much fun trying to step all over “Grandpa’s towers” before I can stop them. When it comes to “real” creations, I love to see the creativity and ingenuity of sand sculpture creations – talk about a PIA (Pain in the @%$) Job! Having the genius to design a sculpture in your mind, build the structure and then hand carve the image is truly amazing. Sand sculptures are fascinating examples of art that rely on a combination of physical properties of sand, water, and the skill of the artist. Hats off to this year’s winners. And thanks to people.com and google.com for the info and YouTube for the music – Enjoy!

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