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Father-Son Duo Build Hundreds of Pyramids on a Santa Cruz Beach
KSBW ^ | Sep 17, 2024

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.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Local News; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: beach; fathers; santacruz
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To: dayglored

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41 posted on 09/17/2024 7:38:06 PM PDT by null and void (Don't hallucinate and legislate, don't hallucinate and educate, don't hallucinate and procreate)
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To: Magnum44

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42 posted on 09/18/2024 6:02:46 AM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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To: higgmeister

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43 posted on 09/18/2024 6:39:02 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Magnum44
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I'm one of those guys you may have heard about who does not use Apple products.   My wife has an iPhone and I rarely am able to help her with iPhone questions.   Cheers, Mate!

44 posted on 09/18/2024 11:15:26 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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