This is my final sand sculpture for 2002, so of course I decided to put it first. I had a lot of fun doin this one. It's was definately a crowd favorite. I would like to thank everone at york beach, you were all great. Also thanks to all the kids that wanted to smash the sculptures but did'nt!

As luck would have it, I was able to do two more sculptures the next week end. This is mommy ape and her two babies.

Here's a wide angle of papa ape.

The babies add the finishing touch to these sculptures. the crowds reaction with out the babies was...WOW ! COOL! With the babies, the reaction changed noticably to...AHHH OHHH.
It feels good knowing I brightened a lot of peoples day this summer. See you all next year!

Sponge-Bobs best friend Patrick Star. I Did this one the next day July 21 also at York beach Maine.

This is another angle of the same sculpture. Bikini Bottom is Sponge Bobs home for you older viewers.

Compare this one done on July 21 with the one below done 1 week earlier. I like to see the improvement in my work over time.

Here is a nice view of Flippers tail fins.

AHH... M&M's melt in your mouth not in the sand. Done at Hampton Beach early July.

Here is another angle of Ally and her son George. I took this one Around 2 pm. The shadows add real depth to the sculpture. I hope to see you all again next summer at Short Sands Beach in York. Until then stayed tuned for my snow sculptures.

I saved a lot of time shoveling sand for this one. The pile of sand from the previous day had not been washed out to sea. Papa ape and his two children.

This close up shows a little more detail.

Its amazing how one sculpture evolves once you've done it a few times. This is one of the first Sponge-Bobs I did.
Look down a few frames to the later versions, let me know if you agree. This one was done at Cranes beach.

This is one of the most recent. Did this one at York beach in Maine. Jul 20. Funny thing is it started out as a gorilla but the sand was too dry and it collapsed. Oh well got to make the best of a bad thing.

Patrick does'nt take much time at all.(about 1.5 hours)
Some sculptures,expecially free standing, can take as much as 6 hours start to finish

Here's a tip to all you sculptors out there. When any one asks how you "do it", just tell them it was always there. You just took away enough sand so every one could see it!

This sculpture actually turned into a civil engineering project. Yes, I built it too close to the tide line. But, with the help of several volunteers {of all ages} we were able to save it until the next high tide.