Tidal Art: August 2011

About the Artwork

This blog is a record of the pieces that we build when we're out in nature, or in our backyard. We build these for our own pleasure, and for the enjoyment of others who see them in person or in photographs later on. We're inspired by artists like Andy Goldsworthy and Christo & Jeanne-Claude, who focus on the surroundings as much as the artwork itself.

We work as a team, with Paco building more often than Lia, while she does a lot of the photography when they are out together. When we are building collaborative pieces, it is a wonderful experience. We each have our own styles, which gives rise to a synergy that inspires us both.

Our artwork is meant to be ephemeral, with the pieces (and in many cases, the materials themselves) being washed away with the next tide or pulled down by gravity and time. In return, nature provides us with an astonishing array of building blocks, with each work of art being dictated by what we find on that day in that location.

Ultimately, Nature is the true artist, while we're just her apprentices.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Short-Lived

Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Flood Progression

Monday, August 15, 2011

At Sunset

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Shellburg II & III

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Shellburg Tower