An all out effort by all sand sculptors in competition at Revere Beach.
Time, effort, a theme and the hope of winning a $5,000 cash prize.
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Add to that the hot summer sun, the hot sand of the beach and large crowds. Crowds gathering to watch a three day event from beginning to end as sculptors shape mounds of sand into themed artistic designs. Although they are competing with their individual creations, they work together on creating one large themed piece.
Here are a few sandcastles . Each sculptor coming to Revere from various countries throughout the world.
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Without naming the winners, your job as a reader of this article is put yourself in the shoes of the judges and choose which sculpture you think would be your blue ribbon prize winner for the individual, not group effort.
The overall theme as the artists worked together was in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of moon landing in which three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins set out into space.
Sand sculptor's rendition of NASA's trio of astronauts making their historic flight.
Each us watched TV or listened to radio reports in amazement as we wondered whether or not the astronauts could actually land on and even walk on the moon.
A sand sculpture to remember the moment when man first landed on the moon.
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The quote from Neil Armstrong as he descended the ladder of the capsule, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Beyond the realm of remembering the space mission, sculptors also prepared their own themes in an effort to win the competition. Not all photos are shown here but with these few, see if you be the judge of which of these sculptures you might have given fist prize.
"Mama, look, I found my Teddy!"Sculptor - Deb Barrett- Cutulle, Saugus
"Accepting Union" by Morgan Rudcliff, California
"Horsepower," created by Maxim Gazendam of the Netherlands.
"Eye Of The Tiger," by Sue McGrew from the State of Washington.
"Shelter "by sculptor Jonathan Bouchard, Canada
"Trance,"by Dan Belcher, Missouri
"Deep Sea Diving," by Fergus Mulvany, Ireland
"La Renaissance de Notre Dame," sculptor, Mac David of Belgium
"The Nest," by Melinaige Beauregard, of Quebec.
"Dream About Flight," by Aleksei Rybak, Russia
One portion of a creation entitled "I just can't bring myself to care,Dr. Faustus." or "Ode To Apathy," by Abe Waterman, Canada
It isn't easy to be a judge of this International contest. These are just a few of the sculptures so many worked so hard to create.
Did you choose the one that won first place? It's entitled "The Nest" and is the third from the bottom of this article photo.
Placing myself as a judge, there would be the creation of another category in which each sculptor would be declared a first prize winner.
