Snow White in Sand

Holland has some lovely sandy shores along the English Channel. So much so that every September, the town of Noordwijk aan Zee with its 12 km long beach hosts the European Sand Sculptures Festival. The event attracts some of the best sand artists from around the world as well as over 200,000 visitors. The international carving teams create beautiful, grand, yet fleeting works of art. The results are stunning. The sculptures evoke something reminiscent of Tibetan or Navajo sand paintings, not in style, but in the impermanence and almost spiritual nature of the artwork.

In 2008, eight carving teams had the task of creating sculptures with a Disney motif, a number of which were princess-themed including one of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--sculpted by Jiri Kaspar, Jakub Zimacek and Olga Kolot. 

Dwarfs...

Image courtesy of der_wigger. Used with permission. 

 

 Image courtesy of der_wigger. Used with permission. 

The Witch...

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Snow White and the Prince... 

Image copyright Harm Frielink

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