Some of Matt's Favorites!

Over the years I have had some real adventures in sand, carving the gritty stuff from places as far away as Thailand and as close to home as Times Square and Rockefeller Plaza. During my two years on the Travel Channel Show Sand Masters I carved sand with some of the finest sand sculptors in the world and had many once in a lifetime experiences. Here is a small collection of some of my favorite sand sculptures. They have each made the list for their own reason. Sometimes the back story outweighing the quality or size of the sculpture. I plan to compose more in depth blogs telling the story of how these and many more came to be. Feel free to share and enjoy!

Water Street Sand Castle!

This castle created at the intersection of Water and Whitehall Streets in Downtown Manhattan took fourteen days to complete but remained in place for a full five weeks. It was shown unprecedented respect as it was unguarded the entire time and suffered inconsequential damage only once when a bottle was tossed at its base. It was 16 feet tall, took up more than a thousand square feet and used slightly less than fifty tons of sand brought up from South Jersey. The best part was that it was a promotion not just for the Water Street Revitalization project but also Can You Dig It Sand Tools!