Sand Painter

After reading Kim's post it made me think of something that I saw a couple of years ago. In the summer of 2007 I went to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod National Youth Gathering in Orlando. There were about 26,000 high school students there from all over the country. There were lots of speakers and events that took place all day every day. One that stands out to me after seeing Kim's post is the Sand Painter. It was one of the most amazing things that I have ever see. The artist starts with a flat glass surface and some sand. From there, he moves the sand around into different shapes. Just using his hands, he was able to create all sorts of pictures. He created the solar system, Jesus on the cross, students at the Gathering and all sorts of other pictures. As he painted, his work was projected on large screens all around the convention center. It was quite obvious the awe that everyone was experiencing. I think it amazing how he can make such amazing pictures with something as simple as sand. He doesn't start from a blank table each time either. Most of the time he will create another picture from the already existing one. Painting with sand the way he does is something that I have never seen before. I think it is really cool and I hope everyone else thinks it is too. I took a video of this myself but I can't find it. I have included a video from YouTube that someone else took at the same event.