Waiting for a little night music!
The sun starts to set on FIESA, in the Algarve
Click on any photo to view the gallery
What ARE they thinking?
Disapproving of Willy Wonka?
It’s Show Time!
What? What did I say?
Not late again!
I’ve visited the International Sand Sculpture FIESA, at Pera, several times, but never in the evening. This Summer I arrived just as the sun was starting to fade. At first I wandered, nodding and smiling in recognition, and admiring the craftsmanship. Choosing favourites. Gradually the sand sculptures took on colour. Just a spotlight or two at first.
Time to sit in the cafe with Laurel and Hardy, and wait
For the colours to deepen
Enhancing the drama
With a smile or two
And a frown!
Don’t knock the d-j!
Or the world’s greatest rock band
I imagine you’ve guessed that the theme this year is Music. FIESA started in 2003 and runs from late March till October each year, so if you happen to be in the area, you just have time! Full details are on the link.
Hope I’ve kept you entertained for a little while. Have a great weekend and don’t forget to join me on Monday for a walk. Better just pop in on Cate first, with your Six word Saturday.
What a wonderful collection of sand sculptures, Jo, particularly in that waning light and then with the spotlights on them. Thanks for sharing these. I’ve never been to a sand sculpture show like this before. 🙂
We heard this year that they are going to make it a year round feature, Cathy, though quite how they’ll achieve that I don’t know. Quite spectacular though 🙂
Your photos are incredible!
Love the contrast , but prefer the monochrome day version….
Thank you! I’m speechless 🙂
These sculptures are amazing! What talented artists those sculptors are.
The detail is wonderful, isn’t it, Imelda? 🙂 Thanks so much for spending time with me.
The sculptures are absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Glad you enjoyed them, Nicki. 🙂 This last trip to Portugal really was a good one.
Fantastic art works. How long do the sculptures survive for? I assume they need regular touching up.
A little bit of ‘cheating’ goes on. I understand they use some kind of epoxy resin in the mix so that it is pretty solid (and rainproof). Not such a romantic notion but necessary I guess. They’re still beautiful though, aren’t they? 🙂
absolutely amazing! wow! 🙂
Thanks LolaWi 🙂
Oooh!!! These have to be the most amazing sand art ever! Do I spot Lawrence of Arabia? The first queen reminds me of your lovely daughter Lisa for some reason! 🙂
I struggled to name a couple of the characters but the expressions were amazing. I loved ‘Lawrence’. 🙂
The sand sculptures are amazing Jo – I especially like them with the illuminations! Would they ever get affected by the elements eg if it was very windy or worse still rained?!
It destroys the magic a little to know it, Rosemay, but they are rock solid due to a mix they use in the sand. Apparently on the last day in October there’s a general invitation to go along and help batter them down! 😦
Jo these are amazing and to see them in day and night creates such a contrast. You find the most intriguing things to show us.
It was an interesting experience, Sue. I’ve been several times in broad daylight and I just wanted to see how it looked illuminted. It’s about an hour’s drive from Tavira and we’re usually pretty lazy on a night but it was worth it. 🙂
Love the sand sculptures and your night shots are superb. You must have a very steady hand unless you were using a tripod. I haven’t seen any of these for years…
I usually wobble like a jelly (especially if I’m doing Macro) but my little camera excelled itself. Thanks, Jude 🙂