The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas – and may have been used as one ...

The woman behind a sand drawing of the King’s face that took six hours to create and measures 90ft by 65ft described her artwork as “super poignant”. Claire Eason, from Sunderland, was a GP for more ...

Spiralling off across the Nevada desert, these huge geometric shapes are an amazing three miles in diameter. Created using only common garden implements and wooden sticks, the stunning creation is the ...

Lines in the sand: Seven members of the Looe Royal British Legion Branch were involved in the conflict Art students have created a memorial in the sand to those who took part in the Falklands War. The ...

Etched onto the desert sands of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, this unique sand drawing is the world's largest single artwork with a total circumference of over nine miles. Big enough to contain ...

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a figure who was doomed to roll a boulder for eternity as a punishment from the gods. Inspired by this, [Aidan], [Jorge], and [Henry] decided to build a sand-drawing ...

A total of 70 participants from across the world will showcase their sand art during the five-day festival. Noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, brand ambassador of the festival, expressed his happens ...

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 ...

A huge sand drawing of a seal besieged by plastic has been created to launch a nationwide beach clean-up campaign. The 164ft (50m) artwork was created at Cayton Bay in North Yorkshire in a bid to ...

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