Art from Sand: Weston's Sand Sculptures

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This year, the Weston-super-Mare sand sculpture exhibition is Hollywood-themed. The sand sculptures are made as a tribute to Oscar-winning films as well as to actresses/actors and film directors of the award-winning films. There's even a sand platform and Oscar trophy where visitors can stand and pretend that they are presenting or being given an Oscar. Visitors to the exhibition can also see how sand sculptures are created.

I visited the exhibit a few weekends ago. Although the poor weather has caused much damage to the sand sculptures, the talent and hard work put into some of the sand sculptures could be seen. The damaged ones were being repaired when I was there, and hopefully these now would have been fixed. (Apparently, the ice conditions this spring meant that the sand expanded as the weather and the sand warmed up.)

weston-sand-2013-1.jpgA sandy Gollum from the 'Lord of the Rings' films

weston-sand-2013-2.jpgA sandy tribute to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean'

weston-sand-2013-3.jpgFrom top: 'Toy Story', Alfred Hitchcock with birds, 'Up', Marilyn Monroe, and 'Ice Age'

weston-sand-2013-5.jpgHarry Potter and his friends made from sand; Dobbie is under repair

weston-sand-2013-6.jpgThe massive sand King Kong

Have you been to see the sand sculptures in Weston-super-Mare? What did you think? Which one is your favoruite?

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