Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

This 18-foot sand castle that’s been built on Water Street across from 1 New York Plaza yet was built by Matt Long, a professional sand sculptor. He’s a wood restorer by trade, but has made sand ...

Sand and water will take center stage on Aug. 5-6 at a sand castle carving competition in St. Helens, Oregon. Professional sand carvers from across the country are set to bring their skills and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sand Fest sand castle and sculpture competition sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of ...

Gowdy, a retired Atlantic City firefighter and professional sand sculptor who has traveled literally around the world to compete or build commissioned works, says the best time to build your sand ...

If “professional sandcastle builder” isn’t a career you're familiar with, you may be surprised to learn that Miramar Beach resident Daniel Anderson makes his living that way. “I didn’t want people to ...

If you live near a beach, chances are you and your kids have hauled sloshing buckets of seawater to build sandcastles. While visions of turrets, moats, and intricate brickwork might feel out of reach, ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...

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Mister Sandman, bring them a dream. Or at least teach them how to build it. That was professional sand sculptor Kent Trollen’s job Sunday afternoon at Huntington Beach, advising nearly 100 would-be ...