Take a lesson from Chip Cooper, known as the Sandman, and based in Port Aransas, Texas. He offers lessons from a half-day to longer in sand sculpting whether you're an individual, family or business. He has been a sand sculptor for over 30 years and has won local, regional, and national championships in sand sculpting, and has been a judge in sand sculpture competitions.
(361) 852-4216
(361) 658-4075
[email protected]
Little Joe's Smokehouse
200 W. Avenue G
Port Aransas, TX
Go to South Padre Island, near the southernmost border of Texas and Mexico, for a sand castle lesson with Andy Hancock, an Australian-born artist and sculptor. He works with up to 10 people at a time, on the beach, for $100 an hour.
His phone number is (956) 433 9948, and his email address is: [email protected].
Read up on sand sculpting. Detailed instructions on how master sand sculptors make their pieces is available on the Harrisand website: the world championships of sand sculpting.
The annual Harrisand Championships in Harrison Village, British Columbia, have been cancelled as of April 2009, but they are campaigning to be reinstated. It has hosted competitions between master sculptors like Larry Nelson, who includes a step-by-step guide to sculpting on his website, and Michel de Kok.
Take a class from Sandaholics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. They are a Dutch company that specializes in sand art and sculpting.
Postbus 15161
1001 MD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: (088) 002 77 70
Fax: (088) 002 77 99
[email protected]
Read "The Art of Sandcastling," by Ted Siebert, published by Romar Books in Seattle, Washington.
Watch a DVD on how to make sand art, by Sand Sculptors International. The DVD was made with master sand sculptor, and president of Sand Sculptors International, Todd Vander Pluym.