New: sandsculptureAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917hive-183959zzanhive-185836steemhive-180932hive-150122photographyhive-101145hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-184714krsuccesshive-188619hive-166405hive-145157bitcoinhive-193637hive-103599hive-193186lifehive-180301TrendingNewHotLikersammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Royal baby - sand sculptureThere was about to be a new member of the Royal family in England and as this project in Weymouth, England would still be in place when it happened, I was asked could I create a sculpture of how the…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Grativity - sand sculptureSpace. The final frontier. What better theme to choose for a Sand Nativity. Well, that's just what we did for the 2014 sand nativity in La Pineda, Catalonia. Why? Because we could. I have mentioned…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Pterodactyl - sand sculpturePreramble I am going to have to ease myself back into writing blog posts. I have had a really challenging few months and could not bring myself to continue documenting my sculpture work on Steem.…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Letting go - sand sculptureIf you have ever been involved in a breakup then this one is for you. I have had a few loves turn sour in my day and to be honest, with time the scars healed and I realised that it was probably for…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A portrait of an unknown monk - sand sculptureHere is the last piece I made for the 2014 Fulong beach project in Taiwan. I had one more day left and a bank of sand to put manners on. I must say it was a brutal project because of the heavy…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Not True Wealth - sand sculptureI have a love/hate relationship with money. I love that when I have some of it my worries about not having some of it go away. My hate, stems from pretty much the same place and on top of that the…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Scorpio - sand sculptureMy name is Daniel, my favourite colour is Pantone 5535c, I like long moonlit walks off short piers and I am a Capricorn. What's your star sign? Oh yes, and I like to boogie. Horoscopes are…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoPig and Pepper - sand sculptureMy first sand sculpture in 2014 was made in Weymouth, England as part of the Sand World exhibition. I was glad I got invited back after last years fiasco where I was mugged at knifepoint on my…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Gift of the gab - sand sculptureUs Irish are well known for their storytelling and eloquence. The amount of great authors and songwriters we have produced is great evidence of that. It is like the fertile soil has soaked right up…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Character Building - sand sculptureAfter the 2008 financial collapse, Ireland was in pretty much the same way as the rest of the world. Our government bailed out those who caused it and brought in terrible austerity on the serfs. It…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The gift - sand sculptureDuring the British colonisation of North America, there were some terrible tactics used to rid the land of the natives. Probably worst of all were the stories of them giving blankets infected with…ammonite (67)in art • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Ride of the Valkyries - sand sculptureIt had been many years since I had last set foot in Blockus, Denmark. The last time I had worked there I had carved one of my favourite sculptures on the beach which you can read about here .…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Popping the question - sand sculptureI feel I have been part of this community for long enough for you to know that my work is not just about the individual piece but about the stories behind them which for me is part of an art piece…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Robot of future's past - sand sculptureI'm happy to be able to bring this one to you now after my last two posts. I liked how this one turned out and actually the whole project was a dream to be on. I was back in Copenhagen, Denmark and…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Hiding the noise with more noise -sand sculptureYou know that thing that one sometimes does when you can't be arsed doing a proper cleaning job. You have a pile of dirt and rather than clean it away, you just sweep it under the carpet. Out of…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Le Voyage Dans La Lune - sand sculptureAfter my last post this will be a bit shorter, by a long mile. There was still one more block of sand to carve for my last day in Weymouth. I only had a couple of hours before having to go to…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Hokey Cokey - sand sculptureI have only one image of this sculpture as it pretty much tells the full story of the piece. It was only to be viewed from one point so any other images would be pointless. But just to bulk out the…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The school nativity - sand sculptureDue to Covid restrictions, I was spared the school Christmas nativity last year. My son is a natural actor, probably having picked it up from his wonderful mother who was quite an accomplished actor…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Splash - sand sculptureIf you could be any animal, which would it be? I made my decision many years ago when I saw a cormorant off the coast of Ireland. These birds can fly, walk and swim giving them the best of all…ammonite (67)in hive-185836 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Diving - sand sculptureI learned how to dive many years ago off the Island of Ko Toa in Thailand. The water is so clear there, I could see for hundreds of meters in every direction. Floating in the depths as I controlled…
