Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends six to eight nearly every day on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, shaping and ...

Myrtle Beach, S.C., has completed its attempt to build the world's tallest sand castle, a 32 1/2 -foot creation featuring two dozen spires and guarded by a pair of gargoyles. The castle, as tall ...

David "Big Wave" Downs, a professional sand castle builder, surveys the sand castle his step daughter and assistant Sara Lloyd built as inspiration for the city's Sand Castle Building Contest on ...

Mister Sandman, bring them a dream. Or at least teach them how to build it. That was professional sand sculptor Kent Trollen’s job Sunday afternoon at Huntington Beach, advising nearly 100 would ...

There are sand castles and then there is the “wow factor.” It’s the latter that wins sand sculpting competitions, says Karen Fralich, a professional sand sculptor from Burlington, Ont.

With advice from professional sand sculptor and owner of Sandcreation, Matthew Deibert of Galloway Township, you'll be well on your way to conquering the art of sandcastle building.

While millions of kids will construct sand creations all summer for nothing, sand-sculpture consultants are making money giving individuals and companies castle-building classes. Just one ...

When Dan Anderson first started learning to build sand sculptures, he never imagined it would be a full-time career. Now, he is sharing some secrets.

Building a sand castle is no longer just about a bucket of sand, two hands to scoop sand and perhaps the bottom half of a plastic bottle. The popular beach pastime of the lethargic, the water wary ...

Janel started Sand Castle University in 2017. A first-generation Southerner whose family is from Illinois, she says she was “an overconfident 22-year-old when I started this.” ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — There’s been a building boom here lately, and it has nothing to do with brick and mortar. It’s all about sand castles. They’ve popped up all over the island, many of ...