"But the vibe last Saturday was crop circle. A mass of people congregated on the beach with rakes in hand, creating some of the best and most organized sand art I've ever seen. It looked like TikTok-famous 2024 aliens had ditched the cornfields in 2025 to gentrify Ocean Beach - upgrading the coarse, unkempt sand with sprawling geometric patterns. Spirals, peace signs, and sunrays stretched across the shore, anchored by a simple message: "Be Kind.""
"As I walked down to the beach I was greeted by a 10-year-old with the presence of an established 40-somethings man - a level of maturity that I have yet to see in the tech bro culture that runs this city. "Can I help you, are you here for the event?" asked KaviAmador. I told the young usher that I was looking for the person in charge and he pointed to his father, Andrés Amador."
On March 8, Ocean Beach transformed into a temporary gallery of raked sand art featuring sprawling geometric patterns, spirals, peace signs, and sunrays anchored by the message "Be Kind." The event drew crowds who came with rakes to collaborate and walk carefully through the designs. Andrés Amador led the effort, assisted by volunteers including his son Kavi, who greeted attendees. Beachgoers admired and navigated the organized work, accepting its impermanence. The artworks were intentionally ephemeral; foot traffic altered some pieces and the incoming waves ultimately washed the sand impressions away.
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