tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post8726766201091701756..comments2024-03-29T08:14:16.520+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Sand, Sand, and More Sand!Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-70067973737590962812019-08-13T18:30:40.246+02:002019-08-13T18:30:40.246+02:00The face of the wicked stepmother is just so incre...The face of the wicked stepmother is just so incredibly well done, isn't it!<br />I also like the Gingerbread house. Hänsel and Gretel is, like most fairytales, a rather scary story, but I believe children love them because they all end well for the Good and bad for the Bad.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-48813219628896121652019-08-13T11:34:40.054+02:002019-08-13T11:34:40.054+02:00I read the comments so I already know your favorit...I read the comments so I already know your favorite is the wicked stepmother! She's scary! I like the Gingerbread house with the witch at the door and the bread crumbs at the door step! Scary that she wanted to fatten the kids up to eat them, but I still liked that story as a child anyway! The sand sculptures are all amazing.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-7521178493581686112019-08-11T17:32:56.608+02:002019-08-11T17:32:56.608+02:00Thank you, Spare Parts and Pics! I believe this is...Thank you, Spare Parts and Pics! I believe this is your first comment here - welcome to my blog!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28003233720806367792019-08-11T17:32:04.024+02:002019-08-11T17:32:04.024+02:00I used to love fairytales as a child and rediscove...I used to love fairytales as a child and rediscovered that love in my early twenties when working at the library. Nowadays, I rarely read anything fairytale or fantasy-like, but can still relate to how much I enjoyed them once upon a time.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-18330860929745308772019-08-11T17:29:49.798+02:002019-08-11T17:29:49.798+02:00That would be a valid enough reason for choosing t...That would be a valid enough reason for choosing this as my favourite, but it is not mine - see one of my above comments for my actual favourite.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42916883996000674022019-08-11T01:47:29.838+02:002019-08-11T01:47:29.838+02:00The grounds are beautiful and the sand sculptures ...The grounds are beautiful and the sand sculptures magnificent! Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77615402315232755812019-08-10T12:37:41.945+02:002019-08-10T12:37:41.945+02:00I never cease to be amazed by the skill of anyone ...I never cease to be amazed by the skill of anyone who sculpts in any medium but these really are outstanding. I'm sad to say that I know virtually nothing about the Grimm Brothers' tales in detail. If I'm hones fairytales isn't my strong subject either.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40221054897345766472019-08-10T11:20:58.544+02:002019-08-10T11:20:58.544+02:00I guess your favourite sand sculpture was the one ...I guess your favourite sand sculpture was the one where a prince is kneeling in front of a princess. Perhaps he is asking for her hand in marriage and maybe it makes you think about your relationship with Herr OK!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81285945204060859652019-08-07T18:01:06.025+02:002019-08-07T18:01:06.025+02:00Nice that you looked it up, Kristi! I am sure Ingm...Nice that you looked it up, Kristi! I am sure Ingmar knows Frau Holle, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4858038106829442022019-08-07T08:17:49.514+02:002019-08-07T08:17:49.514+02:00I looked up Frau Holle on wiki. https://en.wikiped...I looked up Frau Holle on wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frau_Holle. There is so much information and I had never known any of it. And it is not very definite about the origins of this figure, but it is interesting.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-12428247835604401132019-08-06T06:56:57.192+02:002019-08-06T06:56:57.192+02:00True - only that a cake or meal lasts even less lo...True - only that a cake or meal lasts even less long than the sand sculptures :-)<br />I have seen a documentary on TV about an artist in Yorkshire, a young woman who creates huge mandala-like patterns on the beach and then takes photographs of how it gradually disappears as the tide comes in.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5973310117540693942019-08-06T03:00:04.876+02:002019-08-06T03:00:04.876+02:00I am amazed at people who put so much time into so...I am amazed at people who put so much time into something that won't last. I guess it is a bit like cooking a meal and having it finished and gone, but this is way more work. I feel the same way about people who make gorgeous cakes, especially for children!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-65692975505141152442019-08-05T19:00:22.713+02:002019-08-05T19:00:22.713+02:00They are not all Grimm's - I have just checked...They are not all Grimm's - I have just checked the website, and it simply says that this year's exhibition is "all about the special magic of fairy tales".<br />For my favourite, see my comment three above yours :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-37451501798233300062019-08-05T18:54:56.752+02:002019-08-05T18:54:56.752+02:00You are right, Pinocchio was written by Carlo Coll...You are right, Pinocchio was written by Carlo Collodi (or Coloddi - not sure about the spelling without looking it up).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87467470451652359622019-08-05T17:33:01.368+02:002019-08-05T17:33:01.368+02:00I can only work out a few of them although I know ...I can only work out a few of them although I know my Grimm’s Fairy Tales really well. They are all exquisitely molded and it would be fun to stand and guess their origins. So which is your favourite?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42444270664424899602019-08-05T11:50:27.597+02:002019-08-05T11:50:27.597+02:00Wow, they're all really good... So much creati...Wow, they're all really good... So much creative skill put into works of art that won't last very long! I can't say I know all the tales collected by the Brothers Grimm (or where they got them from) but I'd say that another one that surely is not "theirs" is Pinocchio. - I like the dragon, even if I'm not sure what tale it comes from! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77623380551759746702019-08-05T08:55:13.770+02:002019-08-05T08:55:13.770+02:00My favourite of the lot is the wicked stepmother f...My favourite of the lot is the wicked stepmother from Snowwhite. Her facial expression is just so incredibly well done!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-58685020888767488002019-08-05T08:54:15.203+02:002019-08-05T08:54:15.203+02:00Yes, the Hansel and Gretel is good, isn't it! ...Yes, the Hansel and Gretel is good, isn't it! The one with the woman shaking her quilt is Frau Holle, and it is supposed to be snowing over the world when she does that.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54377036051571632652019-08-05T08:53:25.086+02:002019-08-05T08:53:25.086+02:00I believe the first sculpture is meant to be the L...I believe the first sculpture is meant to be the Little Mermaid; the organisers have probably not looked too closely at who wrote which tale ;-)<br />That ice sculpture festival does indeed sound like a bit of a daft idea - so much energy is needed for cooling!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3310348775227458142019-08-05T02:18:24.512+02:002019-08-05T02:18:24.512+02:00The Hansel and Gretel is fun. The one with a woman...The Hansel and Gretel is fun. The one with a woman shaking out her quilt and it seems to be sand which covers the town does not bring any stories to my mind. I would really like to know what that is all about.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-84162218309004308462019-08-04T15:08:40.081+02:002019-08-04T15:08:40.081+02:00I was puzzled by the top one, which looks like the...I was puzzled by the top one, which looks like the Little Mermaid, but that is Hans Andersen. I can't identify them all either but they're very well done, and it's rather interesting to see them as "work in progress". Anything outside of natural materials is a bit vulnerable despite precautions - I remember an ice sculpture festival in London (a bit daft because some years it does not even freeze in central London) and they were dotted all over a park, and the organisers were having an awful job stopping them melting, even with freezing apparatus of some kind! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-10993349177033653462019-08-04T10:40:06.583+02:002019-08-04T10:40:06.583+02:00He is my second, Jill.He is my second, Jill.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22829382136131592172019-08-04T10:39:42.463+02:002019-08-04T10:39:42.463+02:00Is that what the dwarf on top of the pumpkin could...Is that what the dwarf on top of the pumpkin could be?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-26178269604559135182019-08-04T10:38:48.544+02:002019-08-04T10:38:48.544+02:00Good idea to look for a fox, but my favourite is n...Good idea to look for a fox, but my favourite is not an animal, although puss in boots comes a close second.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5596167969400659892019-08-03T16:05:48.099+02:002019-08-03T16:05:48.099+02:00These are mind-blowing in their detail. I love th...These are mind-blowing in their detail. I love them all, but favor Puss 'N Boots. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.com