Archisand Professional Sand Sculptors - Sandcastle Design - Sand Sculpture Artists

Biggest Loser Start & Finish Line in Sand

2012-02-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

The Biggest Loser has Archisand create a cool sand sculpture of the start and finish line for a tough challenge.

The program aired this week on NBC. Click HERE or the photo below to see images of the making of the sand sculpture.

To see a cool video including some time lapse footage click HERE or on the link below.

Archisand also crated 50 Mazda 5 cars in sand for an earlier Biggest Loser challenge.

The Challenge went all the way as the contestants had to find keys concealed with in the car sand castles. An Amazing result...

see the blog post and video for that episode which aired in 2011.

World Sand Sculpting Championship Federal Way, WA

2012-02-19T23:20:00.000-08:00

All... I have completed a cool video of the Singles at the World Championships in Federal Way, WA. 2011.

Use this link to view the video. The video includes some cool Time Lapse clips. Some great Sand Sculptures and Sand Castles created by some of the best sandsculptors in the world...

http://youtu.be/hWyLTXjNlGY

Archisand at the Dana Point Festival of Whales Sandsculpture

2012-02-05T23:21:00.000-08:00

Archisand is making our first appearance at the Dana Point Festival of Whales!

The Dana Point Festival of Whales draws over 100,000 visitors in the first two weeks of March every year. The whales are already here and in numbers larger than in recent memory. This year Archisand will lead a large group of community volunteers to construct an amazing Festival of Whales sand sculpture at Baby Beach, Dana Point Harbor.

Archisand will be working hard on the sand sculpture Saturday, March 3rd and Sunday, March 4th, all day, both days. Archisand will also be conducting free workshops on how to build sand sculptures. The Annual Festival of the Whale sand castle competition will be held Sunday, March 4th and is open to the public. Visit the Festival of Whales website for more details. We will illuminate the Whale Sand Sculpture at night with colorful LED lighting! It will be a must see event!

Please come see us at Baby Beach - Dana Point Harbor!

Come by and volunteer it is a great day in the sand!

We are also proud to benefit The Bridge Teen Recovery program through our sponsorship. The Bridge Teen Recovery helps Teens, one family at a time. The bridge will have a booth set up at Baby Beach to share information about how they are helping teens in south Orange County. They will also have a booth at the "Whale of A Block Party"on Saturday March 3rd, from 10 am to 5 pm.

The sculpture theme will be centered around the Whale and other sea life.

Below is the preliminary concept sketch for the Sand Sculpture:

We can't wait to see you at the Dana Point Festival of Whales! Be sure to keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter for all the event details, photos, and videos, and check out the Dana Point Facebook page for more fun and information.

Bridge Teen Recovery Turn 1 Year Old this Month, Sandsculpture

2012-02-04T07:56:00.000-08:00

The Bridge Teen Recovery just turned one this month!

To help mark the occasion Archisand put this cool video together of the Bridge logo sand sculpture creation.

The Bridge helps Teens and their family's recover from drug and alcohol related challenges. Located in Orange County California, in Laguna Hills.

Click here or on the photo below to view the cool video.

Archisand in Christchurch, New Zealand Sand Castle

2012-02-01T20:51:00.000-08:00

Archisand Professional Sand Sculptors recently returned from a great trip to Christchurch, New Zealand.

Archisand Helped with the launch of the first Annual New Zealand Sandcastle Competition.

A quote from Gail Sheriff, New Zealand Sand Castle Competition committee member:

"Well hopefully you are all home safe and well and your journey home was not too taxing. I just want to say once again thank you for all your help and enthusiasm which certainly made our event for us, if it was not for you guys being here it would not have had the impact we are thrilled with the response from our city and look forward to doing it again next year. Cheers Gail "

Check out the amazing photos taken both on and off the beach. CLICK HERE or on the photo below:

VIDEO

Use the link below to view the cool video that will tell the story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Sh3uB_OfM&list=UUsaZVx3QlEYIc8ozUFcU5ag&index=1&feature=plcp

Valentines Day Sand Sculpture at iWink Studios

2012-01-27T07:00:00.000-08:00

Archisand and iWink Studios team up again to create another cool back drop in sand.

Have your photo taken with this cool Valentines themed sand castle.

Special engagement packages available. We will change the writing on the large heart to "Will you Marry me?" the sand sculpture will do all of the talking. She will be amazed at your creativity with this great engagement idea. iWink Studios will capture the moment with professional photography complete with studio lights and setting.

to see a cool video of the creation of the sand sculpture use this link.

http://youtu.be/PHUuia0I9MM

For photos from the day use this link or click on the photo below.

View the iWink Studio website by using this link. The Studio is conveniently located in Newport Beach on Jamboree

New Zealand Sand Castle Photos from Archisand

2012-01-20T07:12:00.000-08:00

We had such an amazing time creating the New Zealand Sand Castle Competition logo in sand! The competition is this Saturday and everyone will be welcomed by this sand sculpture by Team Archisand. Please check out the photos and stay tuned for more competition info this weekend as we scuplt our amazing dragon in sand!

We are having an amazing time on the other side of the world! If you're in NZ, please come see us Saturday!!

Archisand Participating in the Dana Point Festival of Whales in March 2012

2012-01-18T20:38:00.000-08:00

Archisand is making our first appearance at the Dana Point Festival of Whales!

The Dana Point Festival of Whales draws over 100,000 visitors in the first two weeks of March every year. And we are excited to join in! Please read on for the press info from the Dana Point Festival of Whales:

Festival of the Whales Baby Beach Sand Sculpting Competition 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. New this year to the Whale Festival! Archisand Professional Sand Sculptors, Inc will be conducting sand castle workshops to share their tips and tricks to making amazing sand sculptures. Archisand will show you the tools needed and how to use them to make real professional sand sculptures. Archisand is 7 time U.S. Open Sand Castle Competition champions. Their work is truly amazing!

Sculpting creation areas limited to 20 plots of 15’ x 15’ ea – First come first serve! Choose one of five categories: Castles, Whales and Ocean Creatures, Pirates and Ships, Woodies and Surfboards, or Patriotic Emblems. Contestants start at 8 am, Judging begins at 2:30 with awards to follow. Bring your own buckets and tools, dyes and stabilizers not allowed – all natural. Sand provided free! Bring a team of family and friends and join the fun!

Archisand will also be creating an amazing center piece sand sculpture at Baby Beach, the design of which will feature Whales and the event logo. Sand Castle building Workshops will take place on Saturday at 11 am and 1:30 pm. Come see the creation of the Life size whales in sand on Saturday March 3rd and Sunday March 4th all day long. To check out some of Archisand work visit http://www.socalsandcastles.com

Keep an eye on the Archisand blog http://blog.socalsandcastles.com/ and like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/socalsandcastles to see posts about this event, including the center piece design sketches coming soon!
Please come see us at the beach!

We can't wait to see you at the Dana Point Festival of Whales! Be sure to keep up with us on Facebook and Twitter for all the event details, photos, and videos, and check out the Dana Point Facebook page for more fun and information.

Sandcastle Sketch for New Zealand Sandcastle Competition

2012-01-18T20:09:00.000-08:00

Without further ado, we present our sketch for this weekend's first New Zealand Sandcastle Competition! We're in New Zealand now and so excited to share with you!

A Dragon's Life by Archisand Professional Sand Sculptors

Archisand to Travel to Christ Church NZ - Sandcastle Competition

2012-01-11T20:08:00.000-08:00

Archisand is in major prep mode in advance of the Inaugral New Zealand Sandcastle competiton in Christchurch NZ.

January 21, 2012

Here is the information you need to know for the Christchurch Event:

Archisand will travel to Christchurch NZ to compete in their first Annual competition. This is an open to the public event. Come visit the way cool sand sculptures that will adorn the beach at New Brighton Beach. Archisand was awarded this trip as a result of finishing in the top two places at the US Open Sandcastle Competition in 2010.

Archisand will build the event Logo in sand on Friday January 20^th 2012.

Saturday January 21^st is the Professional contest day. Contestants have a 6 meter sq plot to build their sculptures in. They have 6 hours to finish, and have up to 6 team members.

Sunday January 22nd is the Open amature competition. Archisand team mates Greg LeBon and Ko Tanaka will be assisting by judging this event.

Christchurch NZ New Brighton Beach has been recovering from major earthquakes since March 2011. The event was postponed from March 2011 to January 2012 as a result of the major earthquake.To this day the region is getting major aftershocks.

We are now working on our design. A hint on some of the ideas…

“Clowning Around”

We are now developing concept sketches that use this theme. We should have something that we can publish in about a week. So stay tuned!

Click here to add the NZ Sand Castle event as a Friend on Facebook!

Alex & Olga Amazing Engagement Sandcastle

2012-01-02T07:24:00.000-08:00

Alex proposed to Olga and got his YES!

Archisand helped by creating a way cool sand castle complete with hearts and rose peddles. Eva is the Princess, Olga the Queen. See the photos and video to watch the moment of joy.

To see images from the day click HERE or on the photo below:

VIDEO!

Click HERE or use this link to see a way cool video of the days events:

http://youtu.be/ceFORPxbi2Q

Visit the Datevitation website and Blog to see more on this cool event!

http://www.datevitation.com/

Archisand builds Oregon Duck Football Mascot in Sand

2012-01-01T23:57:00.000-08:00

The Oregon Duck Mascot in Sand!

This way cool sand castle was constructed in honor of the Oregon Ducks football team and their trip to the Rose Bowl! Go Ducks!

to see photos of the sand sculptures creation click HERE or on the Photo below:

To See a way cool video including Time lapse footage click HERE or on the link below:

http://youtu.be/0OAfoDUxg4Y

Archisand and IWINK Photo Studio team up to create cool Holiday Sand Castle

2011-12-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

IWINK's Newport Beach photo studio was the perfect venue to create a cool backdrop sand sculpture for Holiday photos.

The sculpture was created on a table on wheels so that the Studio has flexibility as to the location for the photography. Take your family to IWINK Photo Studio, 4311 Jamboree Rd #100, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Phone 949-660-WINK and get a special holiday photo.

Ask for Sammy and let him know Archisand sent you! Click HERE, or on the photo below, to see photos of the creation of the Sand Sculpture.

To see a way cool Time Lapse Video of the Creation Click HERE or on the link below.

http://youtu.be/KW3z5weAh-U

Newport Coast Villas Sand Sculpture by Archisand

2011-11-26T19:04:00.001-08:00

Archisand built a very cool Holiday sand sculpture for the Marriott Newport Coast Villas in Newport Beach California. The property is amazing, the staff helpful; a must see property!

To see an interesting Time Lapse Video that will show you how we built the sand castle, Click HERE or on the link below:

http://youtu.be/z1r4f8KoM44

To see photos of the construction of the sand sculpture click HERE or on the Photo below:

Kaiser Permanente Sand Castle Workshop by Archisand

2011-11-25T21:21:00.001-08:00

The photos and cool video are now available for the Kaiser Sand Castle Work shop held at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro CA

Click HERE or on the link below to see the cool Video!

http://youtu.be/wBloVMHP-vc

Click HERE or on the photo below to see photos from the event posted on our Flickr site!

Archisand helps Kaiser put on team building exercise in sand

2011-11-11T06:51:00.001-08:00

Archisand worked with Kaiser Permanente Staff for an interesteing team building exercise.

It included a workshop on how to build sand castles and finished with a sand sculpture competition.

More to come about this event in a future blog post

Archisand builds American Express Logo in Sand at the La Costa Resort

2011-11-06T21:35:00.000-08:00

American Express Vacations guests had a special treat with Archisand creating a way cool Sand Castle sculpture.
Colored accent lighting was the topper. To See photos from the event Click HERE, or on the photo below.

Click HERE to see a Way Cool Time Lapse Video, or use the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvyYQ0AQ0Jw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Archisand carves Prius v Hybird car in Sand for Toyota

2011-11-04T21:39:00.000-07:00

Toyota of Santa Monica had Archisand create this way cool version of the new 2012 Prius v Hybrid car.

Along with the Toyota of Santa Monica Logo the sand sculpture amazed the public.

Our Sand Artist captured the action using time lapse video... Watch this cool video of the car appearing out of the sand...

Way Cool!

Click HERE to see the Video, or the link below:

http://youtu.be/MCKpoKhqCYM

Archisand carves Success Factors Logo Sand Sculpture

2011-11-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hotel Del Coronado was the perfect setting for the creation of the Success Factors, Business Execution Software corporate Logo at their beach side event.

Archisand added cool LED color lighting to make the effect way cool!

To see photos click HERE or on the Photo below.

See This Cool Video!

To view the video which includes time lapse coverage click HERE or on the link below:

http://youtu.be/qOqf8P9x9mo

Archisand carves Surf 24 Logo in Sand

2011-11-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

Archisand Carved 2 different types of logo, Sand Sculptures for the Project Save Our Surf, Surf 24 event, in Santa Monica, CA

One type of logo sand art was created with a rake and a stick flat on the beach!

To see photos from the event click HERE or on the photo below:

Cool Video!

To see a way cool video from the event click HERE or use the link below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5POVShPPnk&feature=feedu

Archisand Carves Nutrilite images in Sand

2011-10-27T05:57:00.000-07:00

Archisand helped Nutrilite film a commercial for their Osteo Keeper Bone Health product with the use of their talents in sand.

To see the photos from the day click HERE or on the photo below.

To view the cool video, including some Time Lapse portions, captured during the filming of the event by the Archisand Artists use the Link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0qG1LaUa3Q

Archisand & the Malibu Triathlon Sand Castle - Amazing!

2011-09-20T07:46:00.000-07:00

Archisand builds another great Sand Sculpture at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon. for race results click here
This year MESP (Michael Epstein Sports Productions) requested the incorporation of the 25 years logo to help celebrate this great milestone.
To view the photos click here or on the photo below.

Archisand also captured the sand sculpture build using time lapse video.

to check out the cool video click the link below.

http://youtu.be/qNEpyJMZLh4

Archisand Helps Simpson Strong Tie with Sand Castle Contest

2011-09-15T07:30:00.000-07:00

Simpson Strong Tie staff did a great job with their sand sculptures and sand castles.

Over 300 guests built sand castles in a very competitive contest. Everyone had a great time, including our staff that worked so hard to make this a great event for Simpson.

Check out the photos by clicking here or on the photo below.

Check out the cool Video... it includes a time lapse of the logo construction.

click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/RvRdo75geho

Archisand Sculpts cool Sand Castle for Edwards at Pelican Hill

2011-09-14T20:03:00.000-07:00

Check out the great images and the cool video taken at the beautiful Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Beach, CA.

to view the photos click Here or on the photo below

Check out this cool Time Lapse video of the sculptures creation.

click on the link below.

http://youtu.be/GIQdmAzcLkA

Archisand Helps Chandler Family with cool Sandcastle

2011-09-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

Archisand provided the direction - The Chandler Family the effort and talent to create this way cool sand sculpture to help celebrate the family. What a great time we all had... below is a quote from Amanda...

We needed a strong closer for the third, last night of our family reunion. You produced a fabulous sandcastle project that all ages enjoyed, whether building or watching. Despite significant surf and tide issues, you found a wonderful solution that worked very well. Everyone talked about what fun it was.

You were resourceful and creative, fun to work with. We all appreciated your expertise and humor while working together. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the video you took. You helped create an event that will be hard to top.

Thank you so much

Amanda

To see photos from the day click here or on the photo below

Click the link below to see the way cool video

http://youtu.be/edLCR6JwPmI