Some of the details of the Riverside Park Sand Pit (below) are visible in the photo taken before the sand was installed (left). The alphabet which surrounds the piece, and the numerals which are carved into the steps provide tactile and visual familiarity with those basic symbols. Many of the features like the secret caves and faces on the inner walls will be hidden by the sand until uncovered by curious diggers.

Although there is great satisfaction in thinking that my sculpture will last for hundreds, or even thousands of years, there is more satisfaction in knowing that children are playing in my sculpture and learning all the amazing things that sand (and concrete) can teach.