Awareness of the outside world. Supplied by guest photographer. The Conversation: Barrier islands are natural coast guards that absorb impacts from hurricanes and storms, Linhoss, 2018.
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Old McDonald’s Farm
Sandsational Sand Sculpting
Edgewater Mall
Photos by Michelle Duplichen. Watermark & border added. Thank you, Michelle! [Archives].
WXXV: New sand sculpture being built at Edgewater Mall, Weiskopf, 2022
WLOX: Page 13: Amazing sand sculpture comes to life, Elliott 2015. Come Out & Play.
Musings by an ND Domer’s Mom: An Indoor Sand Castle? 2014. Castle with dragon & knights.
WLOX: A majestic sand sculpture taking shape at mall, Elliott, 2012, Greatest Show On Sand.
Down The Sandy Rabbit Hole
There are people who do this for a living.
Space Coast Living: Grain Design, Sculptors travel the world carving works of art from mounds of sand, Sonnenberg, 2022. Sandsational Sand Sculpting, the Edgewater Mall folks.
Sandsculptor.com, AnArt4Life: Monday’s Feature Art Work: Sand Sculptures by Matt Long, Newman, 2020.
World, Sans Sculpting Academy, WSSA: Sand Sculpting. The Internationally Recognized Definition of Sand Scuplting, The Right Type of Sand, The Building Process, and so on.
Lomogrpahy: Sand Sculptor LomoAmigo Mark Anderson
thrillist: What It’s Like to Be a Professional Sand Sculptor, Travel the world from the comfort of your sandbox, Salisbury, 2022.
There are festivals.
The Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival, Florida
Friends of the Dunes Dispersed Sand Sculpture Festival, California
Cleveland.com: Cleveland Sand Fest returning to Edgewater Beach next month, Nickoloff, 2022. AIA Cleveland Sandfest.
There is advice.
Beach Blog: From Amateur to Pro: Top Tips for Building Sandcastles and Sand Sculptures, North Carolina’s Brunswick Islands, 2021.
There is a post. There is always a blog post. [Volunteering at The World Games]
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Sand sculpting is something I have long admired and found fascinating.
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