Jim Denevan makes temporary, enormous-scale drawings in the sand, ice and earth that are ultimately washed away by their environment: the wind, time and tide. "People always ask how it feels to have them wash away," Denevan has said, "but who would want it not to wash away?"
When asked who his hero is, Jim replied, "My son Brighton, who completed high school yesterday." (4/12/11) Way to go, Brighton.