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۬ Never Forgets Fulong! the Memories Will Last… ყ Ӎ
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It has been another fantastic year for us working and I started sand sculpting 18 years ago when I was asked to ֙
making our art in Taiwan. We were especially happy carve with the sandboxers. I was instantly hooked. For me, ၚ
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this year to be doing even bigger sculptures over the addition to sand carving comes from two elements. Ό
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more time with more artists. Our group consisted of 14 ፽
The first is that sand sculpting is “intense relaxation”.
sculptors from all over North America and Europe,
When you are working on the sand pile, the outside world
and we named ourselves the “Fulong Fourteen”. For
washes away and your entire focus is on your sculpture.
some of the sculptors, it was their first time working in
With the time pressure and the constant risk of collapse,
Taiwan, and they got a first hand view of what hard-
you are completely in the moment. The second element
working, friendly, and generous people the Taiwanese
is the people. I like to call the sand sculpting community
truly are. For me, it was my third time here and I can
an “international tribe”. There are only hundreds of us in
honestly say that it gets better every time. As I write
the world and we are all closely connected by a shared
this, I am packing my bags to leave for my home, and
history of this art form and by our love of sculpting the
it is a difficult thing to do. This morning I walked down
medium of sand. I am honored to be a member of this
to the beach to take my final photos and say
sand tribe.
goodbye to the sculptures, the people, and the beach of Fulong. As I walked back over the
bridge, I had a tear in my eye as if I was saying goodbye to an old friend. I will truly look The 2011 Fulong sand sculpture festival was a blast! The sculptures may only last a few month
forward to seeing that friend once again in the future. Thank you, Fulong! but the memories will last for a long, long time. Thank you for those memories!

{Brian Turnbough (from the USA) {Damon Langlois (from Canada)

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Discovery of the Golden Sand Empire The 2011 Fulong International Sand Sculpture Art Festival