In Sarasota Florida a group called Team Sandtastic has taken something that many of us did as kids and turned it into an art form (and a business). I came across these guys while doing research for another subject and was transfixed by what they accomplish using a few ordinary rocks. There's no glue or wires here - just patient, thoughtful stacking.

If artists have secret gifts than Armsrock knows how to summon old souls. Late at night he calls them into the city, asking them to show their true selves. How does Armsrock really bring these mysterious figures to life? They are created with a series of 18 x 18 cm photo-slides, which had been developed black and then etched with an etching needle. The slides are then projected with projectors throughout the city.

Talk about trippy. These are not miniature models, they are actual life size objects. Tilt-Shift miniature faking is a creative technique whereby a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated to give an optical illusion of a photograph of a miniature scale model. Most faked tilt-shift photographs are taken from a high angle to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature. The technique is particularly effective on buildings, cars, trains and people.