Non-Competing Master Sculptors

Emerson is a painter and sand sculptor from West Michigan. He now lives in Galveston, Texas where he runs the Galveston branch of Sandy Feet Sand Castle Services. Emerson has been giving sandcastle lessons and creating sand sculptures for events and competitions for many years…

New Hampshire native and Marine Corp veteran, Greg is a self-taught artist and a 2nd generation sand sculptor. What started as a hobby on summer vacations as a young child had turned into following in the footsteps of his father. G2 spent much of his youth on the sand pile, an…

Heather is a second-generation sand sculptor from Leander, Texas. A graduate of The University of Texas with a degree in Studio Art, she entered her first competition in 2001 at the age of seven. From there, she went on to place 1st and 2nd place in various youth sculpting…

Lucinda has won a modest amount of international fame with her sand sculpting skills — carving at major contests and festivals world over since 1987. She has taught generations of Texans how to build a better sandcastle — and has reached untold numbers more with three…

Marie-Line Gagné is an artist fueled by boundless creativity and a love for the whimsical wonders of nature.  Since 2017, she's been carving her path, quite literally, in ice, snow, wood, and sand, transforming dirty logs, frozen landscapes, and sandy beach shores…

Amazin Walter has competed at almost every Texas Sand Fest. He has competed as a solo and with several different partners. Mostly with his daughter, Christy, together they have won 9 awards at Texas Sand Fest. At 82, he is the oldest sand sculptor in captivity. This year he will…