Category: Friends in Sand

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We’re making progress! Join us for the US Open of Surfing 2011 in Huntington Beach…

The US Open of Surfing is one of the biggest summer events in Southern California and draws over 500,000 viewers each year.

The US Open with be held from July 30th to August 7th where the best surfers, skaters, and BMX riders compete for thousand of dollars!

But for you, the general public, it’s totally FREE, Dude!

The event is sponsored by big name companies like Billa Bong, Hurley, Nike, and many more. With so many big names and thousands of people it is a great venue to gain exposure for your brand, and we were honored to build sand castles for this event


Archisand is no stranger to a US Open, we have been crowned sand castle champion 7 times at our very own sandcastle open! 

Visit us downtown Huntington beach by the pier tomorrow for our final weekend out on the sand.  See our custom sandcastle design & construction of the Australian Open of Surfing logo with a backdrop of Sydney Harbor Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

The sand sculpture will only stand until this Sunday, August 7th.  So come on by and be amazed!


Check out this way Cool Video, it includes some great time lapse footage.

http://youtu.be/qzM-Qv5JV6I

To see our sculpture live in person you will just have to make a trip to Huntington Beach and see what all the commotion is about. Hurry though the event ends this weekend August 7th and all you will see is plain old, sand if you miss it!
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Carlsbad Beach Fest & Archisand Sculpt Giant Sand Sculpture

Carlsbad Beach Fest 2011 was another great event this year! Archisand teamed up with several local volunteers to create this way cool rendition of the event poster in sand. complete with the ” Hang Loose” hand, fish and music notes. To view a real nice story about the event from Local Media, click HERE
 To see images click HERE or on the photo below.
To see the amazing time lapse video click below.
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Archisand Sculpts Sea Castle Apartments in sand, in Santa Monica

The Sea Castle Apartments and Windsor Communities had Archisand create this cool sand sculpture on the beach in Santa Monica.
The Sea Castle Apartments are located on the sand just steps away from the Santa Monica Pier. to get more information about Living on the sand at the Sea Castle Apartments call 866-818-0379 click here or the photos below to see the photos from the day.
Check out this way cool Time Lapse video of the Sea Castle Apartments created in Sand.

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Archisand Wows the Poppy Festival crowd in Lancaster with cool Sand Castle

Archisand took 3 days to construct the 25 ton Sand Sculpture for the 20th Annual California  Poppy Festival in Lancaster California.
The design was based on the event logo and attractions. Special thanks to the City of Lancaster and their dedicated staff for their help in the sculptures construction. To check out the cool photos click here or on the photo below. that will take you to our Flickr photo host site.



Even cooler is the time lapse video captured at the event. It will show you in about a minute what took us 3 days to construct.


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Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary Katie & AJ Sand Castle by Archisand

Archisand creates “Lucky” Anniversary Sand Sculpture for the Brass 10th Anniversary celebration.
It was St Patrick’s Day and the sunset was an amazing back drop to the lucky St Patrick’s Day themed sculpture, complete with rainbow and a pot of gold.
The photos taken at night were amazing. LED lights were strategically inserted into the sculpture to illuminate the 4 leaf clover and the pot of Gold.
Click Here to view the Photos on our Flickr photo site, or click on the photo below.

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Archisand & South OC Dental create cool Sand Castle Logo

Archisand and South OC Dental Group team up to create way Cool Logo in Sand.
As a part of the South OC Dental Group’s Annual meeting was the creation of the Group’s Logo in sand. The weather cooperated and the team work was exceptional. BeachFire Restaurants & Catering provided some out of this world eats that everyone enjoyed. View photos from the event by visiting Archisands Flickr site Click Here or on the Photo below.
Check out this cool Time Lapse video of the creation of this Logo Sand Sculpture
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Archisand creates 13′ tall 60 ton sand sculpture for the Long Beach Marathon

Archisand replicated the event medal in sand at the Long Beach Marathon held October 17th 2010. Runners took photographs with their completion medal in their hands and the sand sculpture as a back drop. I took Archisand 4 days with 4 sculptors to create the unique back drop. visit the official website of the Long Beach Marathon to learn more about this years event and on how to be a part of next years.
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