Many of us have marveled at art installations that feature marbles quietly and ceaselessly tracing out beautiful patterns in sand. [DIY Machines] is here to show us that it’s entirely possible to ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

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People have been making marks in the sand throughout history. For some, it’s a meditative practice. For most, it’s a way to sign your name on a vacation beach. For Dubai-based Filipino artist ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Minnesota-based sand artist is bringing her unusual talent to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize 2023. Coua Lee, who has been doing sand art for 12 years, estimated there are ...

Andrew Clemens invented, then perfected, the art of the sand bottle in the late nineteenth century. By Leslie Umberger and Jill Vaum Rothschild Andrew Clemens, Untitled (The Mary Heye Bottle), 1883, ...

Do not be fooled by the turning of the calendar page. It is still summer. You can indulge in the pleasures of the season before the autumn chill ruins the vibe. You can, for example, head to Nahant ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mich — The latest blast of arctic air from Wednesday into Thursday created a beautiful weather phenomenon on the shores of Lake Michigan. Sand sculptures, or oftentimes called Hoodoos, can ...

Gripped between her two hands is a rake that flows like an extension of her body, etching designs into the sand. In her ears, music blares from her headphones. The flowy, multicolored dress-wearing ...