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One bright winter’s day, I was walking along the beach when I came across some stunning rock art. Now, this beach is part of England’s Jurassic Coast, famous for its fossils, but the art hadn’t been created by cavemen. In fact, I don’t know who made it – although I’m glad they did.

Somebody had carefully balanced huge pebbles on top of each other to create sculptures looking out to sea like a row of Easter Island heads. A single push would have toppled each of them over, yet every person on the beach that day walked round them respectfully, smiling.

The low Sun cast the sculptures’ long shadows over the surrounding rocks and sand. When the tide came in, the stones would have inevitably been tumbled by the waves. So while the sculptures were monumental, they weren’t intended to be permanent; yet the sight has stayed with me ever since.

The next time you find yourself in rocky surroundings, perhaps you might be inspired to create your own pebble art. You could stack your stones or arrange them in a spiral – whatever pleases you. Don’t pull apart an existing stone wall or construction to source your materials; just make use of whatever you find readily to hand, in the knowledge that your creation might not last but it’ll still be a work of art.