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Michel Lepire ｜ 加拿大 Canada Rusty Croft ｜ 美國 United States of America

Michel 已經從事 18 年的沙雕工作，他是 2003 年世界冠軍，同
當你的首件作品創下了世界記錄時，就能感受到自已未來的
時在其他比賽中獲獎無數。他也擔任魁北克國際沙雕大賽的籌辦人 15 前途看漲。這個情形也發生在 Rusty Croft 身上，他來自於美國愛
年、魁北克 400 週年沙雕展的藝術總監，並參與其他全球相關盛會， 荷華州，他在加勒比海居住期間，愛上藝術，變成了一位專業的
透過自已的作品呈現自已的赤子之心。 沙雕創作者。

1997 年他在聖地牙哥開始了他的沙雕事業，和國際團隊一

Michel has been sand sculpting for 18 years. Winner of the World Championship of 2003 and also 起創作世界級的沙雕作品—「亞特蘭蒂斯消失的城市」( 一個以
of several medals and trophies. Organizer of the competition of the (International of Sand Sculpture of 沉沒於海底的 20 英畝的重建樂園 )。從那時起，就激發出他的創
Quebec ) for 15 years. Orginator and artistic Director of the project (Sand of Time) at Expo Quebec for 意，他也開始在 20 幾個國家參與沙雕工作，並且獲獎無數。
the 400 Anniversary of Quebec. Taken part in several projects trough the World,A sculptor who remains
young by playing in sand. When your ’rst project sets a world record, you know you’re onto something big. Such was the
case with Rusty Croft, an lowa Kid who became s professional sand sculptor after falling in love with
Michela Ciappini ｜ 義大利 Italy the ephemeral medium while living in the Caribbean.
Rusty’s professional sand sculpting career began in San Diego in 1997, where he worked with an
2003 年，我開始進行沙雕創作，發現了另一種可以訓練自 international team to create a world record setting sand sculpture, “The Lost City of Atlantis” (a 20-acre
recreation of the paradise buried beneath the sea). From that point on his creativity was unleashed and
己藝術技巧的方式，因此我開始創作越來愈多的沙雕作品，同時
he has sculpted sand in over 20 different countries, winning many awards and accolades along the
也參加許多歐洲的相關活動，甚至接觸冰雕的部分。用雙手創作 way.
藝術對我而言，帶給我許多的成就，我對於設計、創作、與實作

物件與雕刻作品有著很大的熱忱。 Sue McGrew ｜ 美國 United States of America

她流線的架構風格、摺紙術的立體感和沙縫對沙雕作品的敏感
On 2003 I stared to carve sand in my place on the beach and I discovered a new way to train
myself on art. Since that time I did more and more sand projects and I joined also different event around 度，都歸功於她早期孩童時期的經驗，以及和吉澤章一同學習的成
Europe, till I even have met snow. Making art and working with my hands have been always a pleasure 果。
for me. I am passionate to design, to create and realize objects and sculptures.
在她 10 歲大時，她當時所創作出來的沙雕作品已讓世界臣服於
她精湛的技巧下。當她正要完成最後一個步驟時，突然飛來的飛盤毀
Pedro Mira ｜ 葡萄牙 Portugal 了她完美的作品，這也是她沙雕生涯中的一個重要轉捩點，讓她後來

成為了「沙雕女強人。」
1970 年出生於里斯本，並在當地的美術學院學習雕塑，以
及在葡萄牙攝影藝術學院學習攝影技巧。他在 90 年代早期開始 Her flowing organic style, three dimensional roots in origami, and fear of sandy crevices can be
自己的事業，並且參與各種藝術展覽。Pedro Mira 目前在葡萄牙 attributed to her early childhood experiences and study with Akira Yoshizawa, Grand Master of this
sector of monks.
Alentejo 一家私人的工作室進行創作，他同時也參與全國重要節
At 10 year’s old, Sue’s life look a turn for the bizarre when she was working on a sand sculpture
慶以及比賽的沙雕作業，他優異的技巧也使他獲獎無數。 that was to be so magnificent, that all of the world would bow down at her tiny sandy feet. The moment
when Sue was finalizing the last stroke of her palette knife, a stoned Frisbee-throwing coed crashed
Pedro Mira was born in 1970 in Lisbon, where he studied sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts and into her work of pure awesomeness and kicked sand in Sue’s face. And it was in that chilling moment
photography at the Portuguese Institute of Photography.He began his career in the early 90s and has the seeds were sown for the sweet girl child of sand sculpting to morph into the woman now known as
exposed at various art exhibitions since then. Pedro Mira currently develops his work in a private studio the ’Dragon Lady of Sand Sculpting’.
in Alentejo, Portugal, He also sculpts in sand at major festivals and competitions around the world and
has been distinguished with several awards.

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Incredible Golden Sand Legends Sand Sculpture Works