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2010 Pacific National Exhibition
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The Sixth International Sand Sculpture Competition was a great success at the Pacific National Exhibition with 15 of the World's best sand sculptors competing for the 2010 prize and to represent the champion of the Pacific National Exhibitions 100th year celebration. Professional International sculptors - Marc Lepire, Canada - Stephane Roberts, Canada - Sean Fitzpatrick, United States - Susanne Ruseler, Netherlands - Uldis Zarins, Latvia - Joris Kivits, Netherlands - Kirk Rademaker, United States - Baldrick Buckle, Great Britain - Alexey Schitov, Russia - Helena Bangert, Netherlands - Craig Mutch, Canada - Fergus Mulvaney, Ireland - Anique Kuizenga, Indonesia - Niall Magee, Ireland and Michela Ciappini, Italy. The Sandemons Sand Sculpture Company was again invited to organize and run the event on behalf of The Pacific National Exhibition along with creating a large display sculpture to open the 100th Anniversary of the Fair. For the 2010 Display sculpture we created a 150 ton sunken ship under sea sculpture. International Sand Sculptors Fred Dobbs, Delayne Corbett, Sue McGrew, Sandis Kondrats, Charlie Beaulieu, Uldis Zarins, and Craig Mutch worked with me to create the Demonstration sculptures and prepare the Competition Site, along with new sculptors and assistance by Will Rice, Barry Ostash, Kerry Rae and Roberts Salaks. I would like to give a special thank you to Roger and staff from LaRocca Restaurant for the fabulous Italian dinner and wine for our Annual Party. I would also like to thank the staff of the PNE who treat us very well during the event along with the staff of the Country Kitchen. Other thank you's go to Curry in A Hurry and China Kitchen for the food. We look forward to this continuing to be a larger and greater event over the upcoming years at the PNE Fair, with a larger group of International Sand Sculptors participating. The input from the PNE Fair staff and visitors has been overwelming and appreciated for this amazing live art form. Create and Enjoy!! 2005 results and photos of Competitors and Demonstration Sculpture.
Pacific
National Exhibition - 2005 International Sand Sculpture
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1st Place - SUSANNE RUSELER, HOLLAND 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Susanne Ruseler, this years PNE Champion, has competed at the PNE recently placing third in 2009. This year Susanne created a sculpture of a woman being born from a tree. Susanne's sculptures can be found at many International events around the world and you can see more of her works at Susanne's photo pages. |
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2nd Place - MARC LEPIRE, CANADA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Marc, from Quebec, took this years 2nd place with a sculpture of a skeletal armored warrior on a throne. Marc works in sand, snow and ice in competitions and on projects. |
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3rd Place - KIRK RADEMAKER, UNITED STATES 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Kirk works as an international sand sculptor who creates incredible mechanical type sculptures. Kirk created a mechanical castle for this years competition and you can find more of his sculptures at the Sand Guy website. |
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4th Place - ULDIS ZARINS, LATVIA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Uldis, from Latvia, is a classically trained sculptor who works in various permanent and non permanent mediums. This year along with creating a fabulous sculpture of a woman being held by a robotic man, he worked with Sandemons on the Under Sea display sculpture. Uldis' works can be found at his website. |
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5th Place - MICHELA CIAPPINI - ITALY 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Michela, a sculptor from Italy, created a wonderful sculpture depicting us running into ourselves. Michela travels throughout Europe and North America working at various competitions and sand projects. |
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BALDRICK BUCKLE, GREAT BRITAIN 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Baldrick is an artist and sculptor who has been involved with sand sculpture for many years. Baldrick competes a various competitions internationally as well as sand projects. He works in different art mediums and you can see more of his work on his website at Baldrick Buckle. |
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SEAN FITZPATRICK, UNITED STATES 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Sean, a professional sculpture from the eastern states, who works in various permanent and none permanent mediums created a sculpture of superman for this years PNE. Sean's works can be found at Fitzy Snowman. |
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JORIS KIVITS, HOLLAND 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Joris from the Netherlands created a sculpture statue of a man in layers. Joris travels internationally creating sculptures for competitions and on large sand projects. More of his works can be found at Joris' website. |
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NIALL MAGEE, IRELAND 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Niall, professional sand sculptor works with various groups internationally in sand and competes on the international sand sculpture curcuit. Some of his great sculpting can be found at Niall's website. |
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STEPHANE ROBERTS, CANADA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Stephane, from Quebec, is a talented sand sculptor who competes on the internationally circuit and won numerous competitions in solo and doubles categories. He captures unique and interesting ideas in sand. |
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FERGUS MULVANEY, IRELAND 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Fergus created a very interesting concave sculpture of a diver diving into water. Fergus is a very talented professional sand sculptor who I've worked with on a number of international projects. |
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ANIQUE KUIZENGA, INDONESIA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Anique, Indonesian born and now living in Europe, is a professional sand sculptor working on sand projects internationally. Anique created a beautiful sculpture of a baby with umbilical cord. You can find more of her work at Anique Kuizenga website. |
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HELENA BANGERT, HOLLAND 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Helena, a professional sand and snow sculptor created a sculpture called 'Slippery Theories' based on the thinker. More of Helena's snow and sand works can be found at her website. |
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CRAIG MUTCH, CANADA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Craig a professional photographer and graphic artist created a sculpture called 'Art Deco Dence'. Craig also works as a professional sand sculptor working nationally and internationally on sand projects. More of his work can be found at Craig Mutch Photography. |
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ALEXEY SCHITOV, RUSSIA 2010 PNE International Sand Sculpture Competition Alexey Schitov was the defending champion of the 2009 PNE International Sand Sculpture and this year created a ice Hockey player for his sculpture. Alexey travels internationally creating sculptures for competition, as well as, working on large sand projects for various companies. |
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