Viral sand artist James Sun talks about this insanely cool form of art and what he’s created for HEAT Nation. How did you first get into creating these amazing art pieces using just sand?! It’s a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Naoshi, an Alhambra-based artist from Japan, creates sunae (sand art) featuring darling food-focused characters.

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Children ages 7 to 12 can create colorful sand art during a free program at 6 p.m. May 6 at Mentor Public Library’s Lake Branch, 5642 Andrews Road in Mentor-on-the-Lake. The children will be able to ...

Naoshi works on a sunae project at her home studio in Alhambra. A single project can take days or weeks to complete, but the process is meditative, she says. (Etienne Laurent / For The Times) The ...

The artist who goes only by the mononym Naoshi is a master at spinning tiny grains of sand into something grand. She specializes in sunae, the Japanese art of making images out of colored sand. In her ...