22 August 2011
photo
Beach calligraphy by Andrew van der Merwe
image from "
Beach Calligraphy
," by Andrew van der Merwe,
Japan Letter Arts Forum
, 21 October 2008 :: via
The Ministry of Type
:: first posted here 8 September 2009
South African calligrapher Andrew van der Merwe has developed various wedge- and scoop-shaped tools to allow him to carve letters out of beach sand. This is a picture of one of his creations, on a beach in Belgium.
re:
cultural worlds
,
nature
,
sand
,
stone
,
water
,
writing
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