Growing up in 1970s/ 80s Ireland I believed we were actually quite a normal country, doing normal things like all the other normal countries. Our music was cool with the likes of U2, Thin Lizzy and Clannad

In my last post I showed you my first attempt at sand raking. I had used simple cirles to make a more complex shape and this kind of technique is perfect for when you can simplify your artwork in this

I can't believe that it took me until 2010 to try my hand at sand raking. Having worked with sand for well over 14 years how I never just got a rake and started doing designs on the beach I'll never know.