Master Solo Sculptors

Bouke Atema is a sculptor who began his artistic journey in 2001 at sand sculpture festivals in the Netherlands. his passion for the craft quickly got him into different festivals and projects across the globe. Bouke has ventured into snow and ice sculpting, as well as working…

Marie-Line Gagne is an artist fueled by boundless creativity and a love for the whimsical wonders of nature. Since 2017, she's been carving her path, quite literally, in ice, snow, wood and sand, transforming dirty logs, frozen landscapes and sandy beach shores into vibrant…

Before I stepped into the sand sculpting world, I was a Chef in France and trough the world, working in the field of great gastronomy. By surprise, I met sand sculpting and started as a helper to Karen Fradlich in France. From there, things moved quickly and 20 years later…

Driven by a need to desire and create, Todd turned that need into a mechanical design and Engineering career spanning over 40 years. After that need was satisfied, he turned his attention to the desire. The desire, coupled with a restlessness, turned into a 17 year long sand…

Karen was introduced to sand sculpture while working in a pottery studio in 1994 and immediately became addicted. 30 years later, the love affair continues! Although she has no formal art training, her passion, curiosity and many incredible mentors lead her to embrace this…

Damon Langlois is a five-time world championship sand sculpting winner, Designer of the tallest sand castle in 2015, creator of Liberty Crumbling, winner of Texas SandFest in 2019, and the most shared sand sculpture on the internet. He is also the author of the book Stories In…

Bruce Peck was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.  It only took one year of studying architecture to scare him far, far away from the arts, into a lifelong career as a CPA. That career took him all over the U.S. and Canada and kept the left side of his brain on…

Born and raised in beautiful Maine, Amanda received a degree in Psychology from Univ. of Maine, Farmington while working for the Maine Army National Guard. After graduation, she worked in the field of H.R. until 9-11 and decided to make the Army her full-time job…

Isabelle Gasse was nudged into finding her artistic destiny at the tender age of 16, thanks to an art teacher that encouraged her to compete in a local amateur snow sculpting event in Québec Canada, her hometown.  A fast-rising professional in the snowy and icy art…

Benjamin Probanza, 1963. In 1988 he began modeling with sand and in 1997 he was invited to the first international Sand Sculpture Competition, he won the 2nd prize and from then on he competed and collaborated in countless countries around the world, winning many awards....China…