{"id":11975,"date":"2012-09-30T05:41:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T10:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=11975"},"modified":"2012-09-30T05:37:17","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T10:37:17","slug":"book-report-sand-art-by-ellen-appel-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/30\/book-report-sand-art-by-ellen-appel-1976\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Report: Sand Art<\/i> by Ellen Appel (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Book<\/a>This book<\/a> is pretty much what it says: a book about sand art.<\/p>\n

This, like macrame, must have fluorished in an era where quaaludes were a good idea. Actually, sand art comes in a couple forms. One is sand painting; the other is pouring sand into containers and poking it into a shape with a stick until it forms various patterns or pictures. The other is sand painting, where you paint a portion of a picture with adhesive, pour on some sand, shake the excess off, wait for the adhesive to dry, and then repeat until you get what you want.<\/p>\n

I was going to go full-bore deprecation here, and I swore that I’d never, ever do something this silly or twee. But as I went along with the book, I started to see some of the challenges in the art form and got to thinking, “Hmmmm…..” I probably said or thought the same thing about glass painting, now look at me.<\/p>\n

Besides, that sand art terrarium (a whole set of projects in the book is that 1970s garden, the terrarium) would go well with the beaded curtains in my bedroom.<\/p>\n

So it’s a serious book that give artistry and insight into a craft project that I’d seen in the 21st century as a means of keeping kids quiet for a half hour. So if you’re looking to try something new, you might give it a look. If nothing else because it’s an earnest book in a world that might only enjoy it ironically.<\/p>\n

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