Giant chess playing elephant sand sculpture

Jun 3, 2016 4:27 AM

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Detailed, life-size sand sculpture of an elephant playing chess with a field mouse.

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The elephant’s name is Chessie Trunkston.

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Artists Ray Villafane and Sue Beatrice creating the amazing work

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Artists Ray Villafane and Sue Beatrice

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The mouse's name is Hershel Higginbottom

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sculpture

awesome

creativity

Reminds me of a book called The Eleventh Hour I used to read as a kid.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wow amazing. I would be so@sad when it gets destroyed

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Very impressive!

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Whoa, it's only 30 miles from me.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Why have something so badass made of sand? Won't it get destroyed?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes, it's part of the beauty of it all.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maybe that's the point. Like a sand mandala. Maybe so people appreciate it more given how fleeting its existence is?

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