On a remarkable afternoon at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, an event transformed the shore into a vibrant gallery of sand art, featuring intricate designs created with rakes by engaged participants. The artwork included geometric patterns like spirals and peace signs, all crowned with the simple message "Be Kind." The highlight was a youthful usher, KaviAmador, who embodied a welcoming spirit amidst the creativity. Creator Andrés Amador, inspired by his environmental background, embraced the temporary nature of the art, reflecting a mix of creativity and community amidst the usual tech atmosphere of the city.
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that," he shrugged off my concern for the permanence of the artwork.
The vibe last Saturday was crop circle. A mass of people congregated on the beach with rakes in hand, creating some of the best and most organized sand art I've ever seen.
It looked like TikTok-famous 2024 aliens had ditched the cornfields in 2025 to gentrify Ocean Beach - upgrading the coarse, unkempt sand with sprawling geometric patterns.
Beachgoers wove through the designs, careful but inevitably disruptive, because this was art meant to be temporary.
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