Ben Johnson is a first-year sequential art student from Oakland, Calif. He made this comic and others like it under the collective name “JETPACK ISLAND.” (Click to Enlarge) District Staff
The winners of the 2013 Sand Arts Festival were announced and the entirety of Tybee Island has been transformed. The beach hosted hundreds of artists, alumni, and interested onlookers, gathering inspiration from the droves of talented university students scattered along the beach. But let’s get to
One of the many challenges of participating in the Sand Arts Festival is the tide, and if not calculated correctly, this uncontrollable circumstance can be catastrophic for participants. Fortunately, District follows the tides — and moon phases, the Atlanta Falcons and #scadsand — so we&
Piercen Lawrence, second-year industrial design major Lawrence: “I was here last year, but this year we’re here a lot earlier. We’re definitely more prepared.” Youto: “We forgot who our artistic inspiration was, but it’s going to be a postmodern sand castle.”
Creating a Zaha Hadid inspired sand castle. Photo by Ysabel Cacho. Joan Declut, third-year architecture major Jhoel Prevendido, third-year architecture major Kuhane Blackburn, third-year architecture Declut: “Our sand castle is inspired by the architecture of Zaha Hadid.” District Staff
Natalie Faclone and Tim Markwardt make a six feet deep trench. Photo by Ysabel Cacho. Natalie Falcone, third-year graphic design major Tim Markwardt, alumnus M.A. architecture Markwardt:”We’re building a sand castle that’s 15 by 20 feet and a six feet deep trench.” Falcone: &
The 2013 Sand Arts Festival washed up on Tybee Island May 10. http://storify.com/scaddistrict/ya-dig-sand-arts-festival-2013#publicize District Staff
Leslie Murton and Nicolette Dainack create a mermaid tail. Photo by Ysabel Cacho Nicolette Dainack, fourth-year animation major Leslie Murton, fourth-year animation major Murton: “We’re making a mermaid tail that you can stand behind.” District Staff
Architecture students build their forced perspective sand castle. Photo by Raine Blunk. Jonathan Walker, third-year architecture major Zach Brown, third-year architecture major Evan Kuester, third-year architecture major Josh Shwartz, third-year production design major Walker: “We’re try