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Meet the 2010 Master Sand Sculpting Competitors!Celebrating Hampton's 10 year Anniversary of Sand Competitions...New England's original Master Solo Competition with World Class Sculptors. See you in the sand...Welcome to A Family of Masters 
Gregory Grady Local Master Sculpter/Consultant/Organizer Hampton Beach, NH
Dan Belcher St. Louis, Missouri Since his first professional sand sculpture project in 1990, Dan has created numerous projects across the country and throughout the world, including; Italy, Japan, Australia, and the U.A.E., for companies and clients. Dan has 13 World Championships, including: a record 3 Solo World Championships in a row (2005,'06 & '07), the 2006 Doubles Championship & 9 Team Championships (together with some incredibly talented teammates!) He is the only sculptor to have won all 3 contests, the only sculptor to win 2 championships in the same year, and the only sculptor to win 2 Sculptors' Choice Awards at the Tournament of Champions. He has been recognized as the current Artist In Residence for the Arts In Action-Windemere Classic for winning 1st Place for the past 2 years. Dan has a Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University. He continues to also work in the Architecture/ Engineering field as an Urban Designer in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
Marielle Heessels Rijen, Netherlands A sculptor and a painter, Marilelle's work is based on studying nature, in amazement of its wisdom and beauty. Trying to unvale the inner quality of life by recreating the appearance, to tell what can't be spoken. "Sculpting sand gives me the opportunity to travel the world, meet beautiful people and do what I love to do most, create sculptures and share them." Although traveling to more than 17 countries, which have included North America, this is Marielle's first time visiting the United States and is very excited as are we about showcasing her talent here in Hampton. www.debeelderij.nl
Karen Fralich Burlington, Ontario, Canada Karen is a professional multimedia sculptor who has been carving sand sculptures for 15 years. Her passion for sculpting in many mediums led her to a career in sand. She began her sculpting career at age 14 in a pottery studio in Guelph, Ontario in 1983. Making small animal figures out of clay became an 11 year hobby. In 1994, a professional sand sculptor hired her to help him on a small sand sculpture in a local mall. Immediately addicted, she spent 4 years learning sand sculpture while working full time in food service. In 1998, she entered her first international contest and by 2001, she was working full time as a free-lance sculptor. She also collaborates with several sand sculpture companies in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Italy, Holland, Spain, Japan and Australia. She has participated in 74 master sand sculpting competitions all over the world and won many titles. To date, Karen is a 3 time World Champion of sand sculpture. She looks forward to participating in Hampton every year! "Great people, great sand and the best Lobster and Clam Chowder on Earth!" www.sandqube.com
Lucinda "Sandy Feet" Wierenga South Padre Island, Texas Lucinda has won a modest amount of international fame with her sandsculpting skills, competing at major events all around the world for the past 25 years. She has taught literally thousands of people how to build a better sand castle in lessons, workshops and team building exercises and has written three books on the subject, the latest of which - "Sandcastles Made Simple" - has just recently come out in paperback. She recently opened what may well be the first and only sandcastle academy resort vacation rental on beautiful South Padre Island, TX... check out sandboxinn.com For more info: www.sandyfeet.com
Michel Lepire Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada Michel is a sculptor of sand and ice as well as a sculptor of fruit, vegetables for the culinary world. Michel is the organizer of the International Sand Sculpture comp�tition of Qu�bec and the originator and artistic director of the project Sand of Time at Expo Qu�bec for that city's 400th anniversary. In 2000, he was joined by his son Marc, in the family sand sculpting business. Michel Lepire, sculpteur, is owner of 'Sculptures Michel Lepire Inc.", visit www.sculpturesmichellepire.com
Guy-Olivier Deveau Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Guy-Olivier Deveau (nickname G.O.D.�that's a lot to live up to) participates in sand competitions and events professionally in Canada. We welcome Guy to his first Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Competition and wish him all the best in the world for success! We look forward to see his creativity come to life with the rest of this year's sculptors as they compete for the prize money.
Justin Gordon Groveland, Massachusetts Justin has been sculpting for over 36 years and sculpting sand for nearly 28 years. After graduating from UMass in 1983 with an engineering degree, he became a professional sculptor in 1991 and now carves wood (fine wood carvings and chain saw tree carvings), wax for jewelry, clay, ice, sand, snow for ski areas, foam for Story Land, and stone. Justin does the 55 ton sand sculptures at the Topsfield Fair. He now concentrates his work on commissioned fine wood carved figures, architectural carving and custom clock cases. Justin's sculpting company is Elwin Designs based in Groveland, Mass. Justin also teaches carving classes in Groveland and Randolph, Mass. You can see much more of Justin's work, and his partner's work, Kristie Haupt, on his web sites: www.ElwinDesigns.com and www.CustomCarvedClocks.com.
Carl D. Jara Lyndhurst, Ohio What else can I say about sand sculpture, it is real. It is an impossible feat under impossible conditions, by people with impossible talents, made for you, right before your eyes. It's not a magic trick, or a special effect, or 3-d computer graphic, there's no internal lattice, or special additives, or mirrors, just sand and water.?We're just doing what we do, what we love to do, for you, so you can experience it with us, not us locked away in an ivory tower of unimaginable euphoria with majestic melodies softly cooing in the background, well, ok, maybe we are, but you're here, with us, sharing our passion, our gift, our drive. Like a symphony or dance, or jazz, or theater, we are giving to you something you cannot imagine, that we can't explain, and that you will never forget. By the way...Hi...I'm Carl...and I make stuff... www.artcleveland.com
"Attilio" Steve Topazio Tiverton, Rhode Island Steve grew up on the beaches of Rhode Island as an avid surfer and it is where he started to dabble in sand sculpting. He graduated with a fine arts degree from URI in painting and commercial art. At that time sculpting was of no interest to him. While on a 2001 vacation, he and his family entered a sand sculpting contest and they won. At that point Steve proceeded to find out all about this art form and discovered there where two Master Sand Sculptors living in New England. He made contact with Greg Grady and Justin Gordon. Through their teachings of serious sand sculpting techniques, Steve became a professional. He was given his first opportunity to compete as a Master here at Hampton and has never looked back. He heads Sandtasia, a sand sculpting co based in R.I. www.sandtasia.com
Greg Grady New England "Another year has come and gone and creating sand sculptures is still a blast. There is no place I'd rather be than on a pile of sand and the freedom to make my own piece. I'm glad to be back to mark the 10th anniversary of an event that has made a name in professional sand sculpting around the world. I continue to work on commercial sand sculpting projects, participating in more jobs than in years past. Snow and wood sculpting have become more than a hobby, including antiquing and finishing furniture and shaping custom vintage guitars. I embrace all forms of creativity and working with other mediums. I'm looking forward to another year of playing in the sand." For sculptures, lessons, quotes or questions - greg.grady82@gmail.com www.GregGrady.com
Betty Boyington - Portland, Maine Kristie Haupt - Groveland , MA with Darlene Duggan and Carissa Porcaro Saturday, June 26, 1-3 pm Limited space. Sign up required the day of lesson, starting at noon June 26th, on site. Ages 8 to 80 only, & must be accompanied by an adult if under age 13.
Darlene Duggan Essex, Massachusetts Coming from the business world, I understand the commitment Hampton takes on every year producing this event, especially in such hard times as these. I congratulate everyone involved in keeping this tradition of bringing New Hampshire a 1st class event to a now 5 star beach! So relax and enjoy the sculptures, beach, shopping and food and maybe stop by for a lesson to complete your day, you never know, you may find yourself loving it like me, saving thousands on therapy just "playing in the sand". .
Carissa Porcaro Portland, Maine This will be Carissa's third professional year teaching others the art of sand as well as spreading smiles among the crowds that come to see her. Very active in school with track and field hockey, she also has a knack for drawing and sculpture in other mediums. At 15 she has already won her share of leadership awards and medals and we look forward to watching her future progress in the world of art and sand. |
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