Sand sculptors cause seaside stir

to build them.
Sand artists from around the world have descended on Weymouth, Dorset, to construct their impressive works of art – all with a maritime theme – for the inaugural Sandworld event.
The exhibition has seen 10 sculptors painstakingly shape the creations made out of just sand and water which will be preserved for visitors to the resort to see this summer.
One, by Michela Ciappini, has a Jurassic Coast theme and shows a marine dinosaur – something like a Tylosaurus – slowly becoming a fossil
Baldrick Buckle meanwhile has crafted a scene from D-Day for his piece.
At the end of the six-month event, the best sand sculpture will be revealed based on public votes.
More than 1 500 tons of sand were dumped inside a huge marquee close to Weymouth’s famous sandy beach on Britain’s Jurassic Coast before the arists got to work.
They include creations as big as a double-decker bus in the form of two tall ships racing in the sea, a giant mermaid, fish and marauding vikings.
The event was launched this weekend but will be open to the public from April 22 to the end of October. – Daily Mail.