Posted on 09/17/2024 1:36:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Hundreds of sand pyramids are being constructed on Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz as part of an art exhibit by Jim Denevan, his son, Brighton and dozens of volunteers.
"It's a reference to the most well-known pyramid in Egypt, just in the sense it has the same angle, same four sides, same steepness, basically," Jim Denevan said. "And so in use, in a sense, when you walk through, you can reference maybe Egypt. But yes, it's a pyramid."
"It's creating beauty from nature. And nature's already beautiful, but somebody is making it more beautiful," Cindy Martino added. "They're creating art and it's temporary. It's not going to be here. It's going to go back to nature. So no waste."
The project, simply called "Pyramids," involves the creation of 380 sand pyramids of various sizes, some reaching over six feet tall. The exhibit is a collaborative effort with dozens of volunteers assisting in the construction.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art commissioned the project with the Common Ground Art Festival, which runs through next weekend.
The best time to view the sand pyramids is in the late afternoon when the structures cast long shadows, enhancing their visual impact.
The project is expected to be completed by Tuesday evening.
See? It’s not so difficult!
Those sandpiles are ‘bait’ to attract cats.
For you know who.
Good point. I don’t ever recall seeing an Egyptian pyramid compared to the size of a quarter.
Our Masonic Lodge did that this weekend in Carmel...
That is cool! Won’t be there long with the climate-change caused rapid sea level rise, though. Climate change will wipe it out by the weekend.
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Most of those are ‘Teepees’ not Pyramids, but, I’m sure that was a fun and wholesome way to bond with his Dad.
Pretty weak compared to sand sculpture competitions.
It could have been a father-and-son bonding thing. And so not a total waste of time.
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id go and knock them down
It was a gif of a pudgy guy in a high brow office saying,
Well, that was a waste of time.
That went double for me.
But this time the source would not let let us see the .gif because the source needed verification that the person who wanted to see it was not a bot.
Ok, not sure how to pre-check that for posting. I wasnt asked to verify anything when I copied the gif link.
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