The World Championships of Sand Sculpting

 

The World Championships of Sand Sculpting :)

The World Championships of Sand Sculpting was held in Washington from September 8 to October 3.  Artists from all over the world competed for the title in three categories: solo, duet and team. 

The winner in solo was Thomas Koeta from Florida for “Whirlwind” and the Sculpture “The distance gives perspective,” won first place in the category of “duet”.  Check out these amazing work of art.

 

Dan Belcher of St. Louis runs around his sculpture a few minutes before the start of the competition. 

 

Members of the team ‘Sandboxers’ fill sand molds in a competition in Federal Way, Washington. The teams had six hours to fill sand into solid molds for future figures. 

 

Left to right: Katie Corning, Geoff Strong and Kirk Reydmeyker of the U.S. team work on a sand sculpture called "open mind". 

 

Fergus Mulvaney working on his sculpture

 

Helena Bangert from Amsterdam, blows away the excess sand from her sculpture entitled "Walking through".

 

A team member from Washington’s ‘Orbital Sanders’ working on the sculpture "The Missing Link".

 

Spectators watch as Remy Girts from the Netherlands working on his sculpture "Bountiful Harvest". 

 

The Dutch "solo-artist Remy Girts carves details on his sculpture" Bountiful Harvest ".

 

Sculptor Sue McGraw from Tacoma, Washington works on her creation.

 

Walter McDonald, from Texas works on one of the towers of his castle.

 

To create the final figure, the sculptors use a variety of devices - from the archaeological tools to credit cards.

 

Sculptor Mark Lepir from Quebec is working on her figure.

 

Nicole Wood (left) with trowel smoothes the base sculpture of his team while her teammate Arianna Van Rosmalen carves little figures, and Mariella Hesels sprays on them a mixture of water and glue. 

 

Despite drizzling rain, the team from the United States completes the details on the sculpture "open mind".

 

Sudarsan Pattnaik works on the sculpture of Barack Obama.

 

Five minutes before the end of the fourth day of the team members ‘Team Sand Boxers’ hurry to finish the figure before time 

 

The back side of the sculpture “Bound”

 

A small toilet - part of the sculpture, entitled "Where to go" - from Walter McDonald of Texas.

 

Joris Krivits from the Netherlands presented the sculpture "Puzzle". 

 

Briton Paul Hoggard’s sculpture- an elephant

 

The day before the competition, this sculpture of a clown had hair on both sides. The other side was damaged by a bird who tried to land on it. 

 

"Magnetic attraction" created by Fergus Mulvaney of Ireland.

 

Uldis Zarins from Latvia made this sculpture titled "It was a bad dream."

 

Damon Farmer of Kentucky, made a sculpture "The fact that we have to show."

 

Rich Varano from Florida, created this magnificent castle titled "Fanta Sea for Sue Sea".

 

Benjamin Probanza of Mexico decided to name his sculpture "Untitled".

 

Sculpture "Jimmy" by Billy Dow of Montana was devoted to the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix. 

 

Karlis Lle of Latvia made a sculpture titled "Through the wall of love".

 

The inverted face sculpture "Looking at the negative" by Wilfred Stigera from the Netherlands is actually concave

 

"Whirlwind" by Thomas Koeta from Florida won the first prize in the category of "solo". 

 

Damon Langlois of Victoria, District of Columbia, completes the sculpture of the team ‘Team Sand Boxers’ 

 

Joe Heng Tan from Singapore showering his sculpture with a mixture of water with the glue

 

The sculpture "The distance gives perspective," won first place in the category of "duet".

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