Let sleeping dogs lie… by happypat

Let sleeping dogs lie…

This is sand art & he was making a great job of carving out the two dogs.
I don’t think I have ever seen anyone doing this in Blackpool before.
I took a photo but put a pound in his pot in thanks.
Waterstones book shop on the left. I bought a jigsaw as a present.

Three good things:
1. I haven’t been able to look in a full length mirror since we left Cathys house so I bit the bullet & went to Dunhelm & bought a £10 full length one so I could check my appearance before going out. Cheap at the price because when the new wardrobes go in there will be one on the door. No more using the windows as reflection.
2. Harry & I have been enjoying Winter Walks on BBC4 in the evenings all this week. Last nights was Arnside where my mum & brother lives for a few years after my dad died. My brother married the girl next door.
3. The washing line is back up after the wind blew it down.
I love sand art, it is so clever. That dog is amazing!
December 3rd, 2021  
These people are so clever
December 3rd, 2021  
Super work of art! And a lovely photo!
December 3rd, 2021  
Wonderful
December 3rd, 2021  
Wow that's amazing.. there one minute gone the next.
December 3rd, 2021  
Great sculpting!
December 3rd, 2021  
We saw someone doing yellow labs of sand in Whitby…I’ll have to root through my pics and see if it is the same fellow!
December 3rd, 2021  
Lovely.I saw someone doing this in Chester when I visited.
December 3rd, 2021  
So clever
December 3rd, 2021  
They are so clever. A pity the sand sculptures don't last.
December 3rd, 2021  
I've seen these before but can't remember where. These artists are so clever.
Your mirror sounds like good buy
December 3rd, 2021  
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Really amazing!
December 3rd, 2021  
How wonderful - I am amazed at the accuracy and lovely detail of these art work .
December 3rd, 2021  
I'm glad to know these are sand dogs - not real ones! Good to reward great skill. A jigsaw is a really good present!
December 3rd, 2021  
I hope he gets lots of money, sand sculptors are so clever.
December 3rd, 2021  
How interesting. Chalk art is popular here. The artists work so hard on their “paintings” just to have them walked on and washed away when it rains.
December 3rd, 2021  
Wow, eerie
December 4th, 2021  
@jgpittenger Yes I agree Jane, I think it’s eerie too!
December 4th, 2021  
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I’ve looked at this photo a few times now & I can’t place why it looks false. This sand art seems to appear very suddenly & I have never seen anyone actually doing one from scratch. I know it’s timing & all that but this guy is just crouching down, he has nothing to kneel on, his trousers are clean too. The whole scene even to the carefully arranged piles of sand looks false! I could easily be wrong but I wish I had looked closer now, he was just holding the trowel not doing any work.
My suspicious mind thinks it might be a model just covered in sand put in place first thing in the morning!!
December 4th, 2021  
Amazing artwork using just sand. The dogs look so alive that I thought artist was a tramp feeding his dogs.
December 4th, 2021  
@happypat -- Ooh Pat - you of little faith !! ha ha ! or should I say suspicious mind ! But now we are all wondering I suppose !!
December 4th, 2021  
@beryl It just occurred to me when I looked at it…I think in this day of scams we are all a bit suspicious Beryl though I only thought when I examined it properly. I take it all back when I see someone actually modelling one.
December 4th, 2021  
@sangwann Yes I can see why you thought that Dione.
December 4th, 2021  
These people are so talented. I watched a chap modelling one next to a coffee shop one day. Had to have another coffee as `I was so fascinated
December 4th, 2021  
This has always amazed me. The ability to create such life-like sculptures out of sand, unbelievable
December 5th, 2021  
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