As a Fort Myers Beach resident I look forward to the annual Sand Sculpting contest ! This year I was asked to be the Site Manager for the Holiday Inn portion of the contest. The site managers' job is to make sure things run smoothly, on time and in accordance with the rules. Over time the sand sculpting community have developed a rather well defined set of rules/guidelines for conducting their events. Many of the artists come from around the country and world. For some, this is their sole means of income ! Imagine, traveling to fun places, building amazing sand sculptures usually on a beautiful beach !
The first thing I learned was how totally difficult the sculpting really is. As you will see in the following pictures the contestants must shovel a couple tons of beach sand, build sturdy wooden forms, sling endless buckets of water, tamp it into the forms prior to starting the actual carving. This is gruelling, back breaking work which must be done within a strict time limit. Enjoy the pictures from day one of the 2008 Fort Myers Beach Sand Sculpting Contest. More to come !
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