That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...

The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas—and may have been used as one ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

Meditation is hard, but watching this one-minute video of a steel ball making patterns on sand is easy (and nearly as relaxing). A modern take on the ancient art of the Zen garden, Bruce Shapiro’s ...