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Master Solo Sculptors

The grains of sand meet up with a single artist to create a mastery in sand sculptures. You will stand in awe of what these masters of the art of sandcastle sculpting will create right in front of your eyes. They know what they want, they know how to do it, and they build a masterpiece on the shore.

Damon Langlois

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…

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Bruce Peck

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…

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Amanda Bolduc

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…

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Slava Borecki

Slava is a freelance sculptor with over 30 years of experience. After graduation, he worked at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. Since 1996 he has been taking part in multiple sand, snow, and ice sculpture festivals and competitions…

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Isabelle Gasse

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…

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Wade Lapp

Wade Lapp's artistic journey from pumpkin carving to professional sand sculpting, wood carving, and ice sculpting showcases his diverse skills and dedication over the past 13 years. Winning multiple competitions on a West Coast sand sculpting team and earning awards in…

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Delayne Corbett

In the domain where granular substrates harmonize with artistic virtuosity, Delayne Corbett emerges as the preeminent maestro of sand sculpting, possessing an unmatched command over the medium. With consummate finesse and discerning acumen, he assumes control of the coastal…

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Justin Gordon

Justin Gordon, from Groveland, MA, has been a self-taught sculptor and wood carver since 1974 and professionally since 1991. Justin now sculpts in 8 mediums: ice, snow, clay, wax, stone, foam, wood, and sand. Sand sculpting has taken Justin from Oman and Kuwait to…

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Bruce Phillips

Bruce Phillips has been involved in the art of sand sculpting for over twenty-five years. He is known throughout the world from Tokyo to Amsterdam. He creates amazing works of art at festivals and competitions and does corporate and private events as well. In addition to sand…

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Benjamin Probanza

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…

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Abe Waterman

Well, HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLO sports fans! Abe Waterman is back in Port A again to stumble, fall, roll , trip and somersault his way from The Beachlodge to the faraway, distant lands of Sandfest, and all the way back again. And while he may not chop down Logo Mountain with the edge of…

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