Why you could see patterns etched in the sand of Boston’s shores this weekend
Don’t worry, the ornate patterns etched in the sand of Boston’s beaches this weekend aren’t a sign of an alien invasion. Artist Andres Amador is back in town.
Amador, a self proclaimed earth artist, is scheduled to host several events this weekend where he will teach students and volunteers how he rakes complex patterns in the sand during low tide. His art has been featured around the world, only lasting a few hours in each location before being washed away by the tide.
“There is something that, knowing that it won’t last, allows me to let go and stop worrying about whether it turns out perfectly,” Amador told The Boston Globe.
The artist’s visits to Carson Beach in South Boston, Constitution Beach in East Boston, and Treasure Beach on Spectacle Island are being paid for by nonprofit organization Save the Harbor and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation’s “Better Beaches” program, according to Save the Harbor’s blog. Save the Harbor first invited Amador to the city last August.
This won’t be Amador’s first Massachusetts design this month. He worked with artists on Cape Cod last Sunday to create a “meditational group artwork” on First Encounter beach, in Eastham.
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