Environmental Graffiti

When Beaches Become Giant Sand Art Canvases

Peter Donnelly is an artist who can truly claim to see the bigger picture while attending to the devil that's in the detail. He is also an artist who is far from precious about his work, since few mediums can be as transitory as the one he chooses to work in. While humankind has surely been creating artworks out of sand since long before we have been able to preserve any trace of their existence, few sand artists can have worked on such a scale as Pete Donnelly.

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7 Incredible Sand Sculptures

Many of us who were lucky enough to live near the sea will have fond memories of days playing in the sand with a shovel and pail. Some people took their talents a little further and got to work crafting incredible sand sculptures, like these sand artists in Norfolk, Virginia. The first stop on our nautical tale is the impressive carving of a crowd of cheerful pirates unloading their recently acquired treasure onto shore.

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Seal Beach Controversy in La Jolla, California

A popular side-trip for visitors to the San Diego area is to visit the seals in La Jolla, CA. The sheltered cove commonly known by everyone as the “Seal Beach” is actually legally named “The Children’s Pool.” A feud continues to brew between

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