In the movie "Dancing with the Forest", the elephant is described as the sacred and noble king of the forest, supporting the beautiful green country with a "trunk". However, in real life, the survival of elephants is facing severe challenges: on the one hand, illegal mining of ivory continues, and on the other hand, humans continue to compress and squeeze out their wild kingdom. Elephants will become the next "specimens of history" "? Before that, let the sand in the artists hands tell you how beautiful the elephant is~
Sculptor Ray Villafane, who is famous for carving pumpkins, and artist Sue Beatrice teamed up to create a lifelike sand sculpture in the shape of an elephant and mouse playing chess with a fairy tale atmosphere. Basically, every object is shaped according to real proportions, and the details are exquisite. The depiction is not sloppy: every inch of dry wrinkles, hair breathing in the sun, and the distressed appearance of playing chess, the editor will not be surprised if the little elephant suddenly blinks in the next second!
If you want to make such a realistic sand sculpture, it goes without saying how exquisite and delicate the craftsmanship must be. You must also have a romantic imagination factor in your blood. Sue is such a person. In addition to helping the nine-foot elephant Named Chessie Trunkston, the field mouse was named Hershel Higginbottom, and she even conceived a whole set of fictional stories:
"There was a young elephant who loved eating peanuts, his name was Chessie, and his peaceful life was suddenly disrupted by a little field mouse, Hershel. The reason was that they were playing chess! The chessboard came to the last moment, even if the body shape The differences and advantages are obvious, but the little elephant still faces the final step where almost everything is lost..."
This indistinguishable sand sculpture of wood and stone sculptures is currently on display at the Sanderson Lincoln Pavillion in Kyle, Arizona, USA. It will only be available until the hot August! If you have plans to travel to the United States in the summer, You might as well put this attraction on your travel board!
