Cape Cod Sand Sculpting

On our visit to Cape Cod last week, we were lucky to witness the professional sand sculpting going on during the town of Yarmouth’s Summer Celebration Kick-Off.  There were three professional sculptors working over a few days in a roped-off area of Bass River or Smugglers Beach.

One creation was a breaching whale:

Another was slightly open to interpretation.  My daughters and I thought this one showed perhaps a Chinese Junk:

The reverse of this one did not offer more definition:

We puzzled over whether this was a stone wall with cracks or maybe storm clouds with lightning; either choice seems to threaten the small sail boats below.  This sculptor went on to add a mermaid at the base:

Perhaps this sculptor wanted to leave some thoughts to the imagination?  Or maybe there is a myth or story that is being portrayed here.

By far the most impressive of the three was the London Tower Bridge, bedecked for the Summer Olympics:

The reverse side of the bridge harkens back to the town bringing us the fun sculptures to enjoy:

While these three sculptures were created by professional sand sculptors (can you believe there is such a job?  Must be nice!), it appeared that other folks with some sand talent were invited to get in on the fun.  I didn’t see these being worked on, and they didn’t have the staying power of the professional works, but these adorable smaller sculptures were also on display:

Everyone’s favorite beagle

“Broken my ear is!”

Yarmouth F.D.

Fish are friends, not food!

I remember the days when my favorite little sculptors used make their creations on the beach:

 

Do you have memories of these temporary works of art?

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