It's amazing what can be created out of logs and sand, and it's being demonstrated in the Ocean Shores Convention Center parking lot this weekend. As I mentioned yesterday, there are chainsaw artists from near and far, competing for a $20,000 prize package. I took a picture of this eagle, simply because it reminded me of a similar sculpture that we had displayed in our Harley-Davidson Dealership. We watched as a big truckload of logs was being dumped in the parking lot, and as soon as the logs hit the ground, the chainsaw guys with the spray paint cans were marking what would be their logs. When it comes to creating something out of a log with a chainsaw, I guess there are good logs and bad logs, because it was like watching a shark, feeding frenzy.
The most interesting thing that was taking place in the parking lot was this one guy who was creating a 55 t-bird, and a boy and girl standing next to it, out of beach sand. The details were unbelievable! Even the intricate gauges on the dashboard were visible in the sand. The one thing I kept thinking was, after the many hours of work in creating this masterpiece, it would be destroyed when the event was over. Much of what was being sculpted out of the logs would eventually end up with a buyer somewhere, but not the t-bird.
Today is our last day on the west coast, and the day has dawned with beautiful sunshine. I will be glued to the tube this afternoon, as NASCAR is in New Hampshire, and NHRA is in Ohio.
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