Each breathtaking sand sculpture is full of creative details.
Building castles in the air. Oh wait, I mean sandcastles. At the beach. That's right, sandcastles and other sand sculptures. Who would've thought the
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Learn to build a sandcastle like the professionals using sand, water, special forms and tools like brushes, icing spatulas and melon ballers.
Earlier this month, a seven-person team of professional “sandcastlers” from Sarasota, Florida plugged away during Myrtle Beach’s 2007 Sun Fun Festival. As a result of the pluck of “Team Sandtastic,” Myrtle Beach can now boast that it created the World’s Tallest Sandcastle. Measured by an independent surveyor, the sandcastle towered 49.55 feet in the air — until Tropical Storm Barry did a little remodeling. If you’re interested, you can check out a before-and-after video of the sandcastle and the storm’s effect on it. With a base of more than 90 feet and containing 4,800 cubic yards of sand (that’s 300 truck-loads!), Team Sandtastic required 10 days to finish their masterpiece. In addition to World’s Tallest Sandcastle, Myrtle Beach ...
From this year’s record-breaking palace to a giant hamburger in Kiev, view photos from across the globe.
In New Hampshire, a pro-life sculpture won first place at the 15th annual Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Competition. According to ABC News, John Kane from the Hampton Beach Village District said the following about the event: “It’s a worldwide event where we fly in sculptors from all across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. They’ve […]
You can buy sandcastle making kits, how-to books or take a sand sculpting classes, but with a little creativity you can build your own castle and hardly pay a dime. Look around your house, craft bo…
"Puzzled" by Joris Kivits of the Netherlands Like surgeons of the sand, artists gather from all over the world to compete in the annual World Championship
San Francisco artist Andres Amador uses the beach as his canvas, racing against the tide to create these large scale temporary masterpieces using a rake or stick. I would so love to stumble upon one of his works of art on the beach one day… and I’m kindof inspired to make my own while I’m […]
Image source. Just a quick post today for this is certainly more sandcastle and beer than blogging and blathering weather. I’m not the bigg...
Carl Jara aka Grain Damaged is an award-winning, professional sand sculptor from Cleveland, Ohio. Jara says he has known since high-school that he wanted to be an artist. After studying Illu…
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Sand castles are fun to make at the beach or in a sand box, but the sculptures are short-lived. Waves and rain will wash the castles away. To make permanent sand castles, use baking soda to make clay, mold the sculpture, dry, and paint the finished sand castle.
Sand Sculpture by Benjamin Probanza. b.p. 2013
From giant eyeballs in the middle of a park to hyper-realistic pandas in mech suits or Ronald McDonald statues straight from our nightmares - the art world is full of really weird, and occasionally creepy, wonders. Wonders that can sometimes scare the bejeezus out of us or leave our jaws on the floor.
This summer, relive those days when you were a kid at the beach building sand castles. Besides sun and vacation time, this season offers sand-sculpting festivals and contests geared to novices and pros. You wouldn't believe what people make out of sand. To see the masters compete, head to the Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival in Massachusetts. If you're more interested in the fun, check out the Long Beach Sand Sculpture Contest, where you can build sand castles, eat BBQ and listen to live music. Wherever you go this summer, be prepared to marvel at some amazing creations. -- Jason La
Using driftwood and bits of line found on the beach, an artist creates out-of-this-world sand castles
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