The 2009 Fort Myers Beach 23rd Annual Sand Sculpting contest Day 3 was Thursday Nov 5, 2009.  The individual piles of sand are in place and ready for the carvers to begin !  This picture shows a contestant assembling the forms for her entry.  After the forms are in place the carver, without help from otherss ) starts filling the form with sand.  After filling several inches of sand the contestant pours water into the form and uses a 15 lb tamper to pack the water/sand mixture.  This is brutal work and gets even more difficult as the forms get higher and higher.

The first sculpting involves creation of corporate logos for sponsors.  This is done free hand and often involves handing the carver a business card from which they must create an exact replica.  In this picture you can see a business card in the left hand of the carver and her design starting to take shape !

The corporate logo pile is located directly in front of the Holiday Inn on the beach side.

Some of the amazing detail on the logos makes wandering among the sculptings a real treat !

After many hours the corporate logo pile begins to take shape !