Comments on: Sandy Beaches http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sandy-beaches landscape design, gardens, plants, creativity Sat, 18 May 2013 09:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Katie http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1855 Katie Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:25:56 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1855 LOVE THIS!

But, maybe I’m biased because of the surfboards.

]]> By: commonweeder http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1698 commonweeder Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:37:08 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1698 Fascinating photos! And a mysterious art. When I worked at Williams College a group of Tibetan monks came during a school break to make a sand mandala in the art museum. People could come and meditate with them, or just watch them painstakingly pour out colored sand, grain by grain to make this complex design. A large group gathered when the mandala was completed because – - – after prayers, one monk took his brush and ran it through the mandala and destroyed it – reminding us of the temporary nature of all things. We all intently watched the ceremony and the gasp that went up with that first swish of the brush was memorable – as was the whole event. I too, will look up Denevan. Thank you for this.

]]> By: Donna http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1676 Donna Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:37:42 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1676 Really stunning, really art. Peaked my interest in how he created these. Going to find out. Takes a lot of patience and time for sure, then to have it wash away.

]]> By: Megan http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1675 Megan Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:01:53 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1675 Absolutely gorgeous!

]]> By: Kari Lønning http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1673 Kari Lønning Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:14:41 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1673 I bookmarked this man’s work, when you first looked at him or …? The second one was one of my favorites, I could see it translated into a textile. My other favorite was a long beach shot with a single disappearing point.

The earthworks are too cool…made with tiretracks. Not exactly sustainable but just as beautiful as the beach works.–s

]]> By: Debbie @ GardenofPossibilities http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1669 Debbie @ GardenofPossibilities Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:57:30 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1669 Wow, talk about rejuvenating. That first photo is simply incredible. Like Helen, I’m off to google and get more info. Thanks for sharing these photos, they’ve definitely got my creative juices flowing.

Glad you liked them. I was surprised I they hadn’t really registered with me before.–s

]]> By: Helen at Toronto Gardens http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/sandy-beaches/comment-page-1#comment-1666 Helen at Toronto Gardens Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:52:41 +0000 http://www.susancohangardens.com/blog/?p=4102#comment-1666 Too cool. I’ll have to look him up to see how these are constructed. Is it just wet sand vs. dry? I guess I’ll find out. Love the figure in each photo to provide scale. At the same time, the figure or figures look somewhat out of scale for the human form, so trying to make sense of the image is rather disorienting. Lastly, a question: if an ephemeral sand painting fell in the forest, and someone photographed it, would it really be ephemeral?

Yes to the last. As for scale…check out the earthoworks on his website.–s

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