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Sand sculpting professionally since 1986, The Sand Sculpture Company has built a reputation of creating beautiful sculptures and sandcastles that awe clients and spectators of all ages. Our artists are well known for their creativeness, originality and ability to generate considerable media publicity.

To date, The Sand Sculpture Company has literally built hundreds of sculptures across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, New Zealand, and the Caribbean.

Our artisans are World, North American, Canadian National, Winners of the Marc Altamare Memorial Trophy - People's Choice at the World Championship, and 7-time Guinness World Record Holders.

The Sand Sculpture Company is headed by Ted Siebert.

Ted Siebert began sculpting at competitions on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest,
under the team Totally in Sand. Since then, Ted and his teammates have participated and won titles in nearly every major sand sculpting event nationwide including: World, National, U.S. and Canadian Championships.

 

Along with competitions came a desire to set world records in sandcastling.
The Sand Sculpture Company artisans have set a total of 7 world records, as duly noted in the Guinness Book of World Records; an accomplishment no other sand groups can lay claim to. Their latest record set the tallest hand shoveled, hand carved sandcastle at
34' 8 5/8" in 92 man hours. These records are a challenge of engineering, planning,
sculpting ability and determination.

 

World Sand Sculpted Records (Recognized by Guinness Book)

Owned by The Sand Sculpture Company (competitively known as Totally In Sand).

World's Tallest 34' 8 5/8" Set in Tacoma, Washington January 2008
World's Tallest 24' .02" Set in DuQuoin, Illinois on September 2, 1998
World's Tallest 21' 6"  Set in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. on September 21, 1993 
World's Tallest 19' 6"  Set in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. on October 15, 1991 
World's Tallest  17' 5 3/4"  Set in Harrison Hot Springs, B. C. on April 15, 1990 
World's Longest 6.53 miles  Set in Long Beach, Washington on June 3, 1990 
World's Longest 2.97 miles  Set in Long Beach, Washington on July 28, 1989 

Publicity Generated

The Sand Sculpture Company consistently generates media publicity. Some of our most notable publicity has come by way of Associated Press and UPI articles, nationally syndicated television shows, and nationally distributed magazines (including Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, Weather Channel, Front Runners, Real People, A&E Biography,
Travel Channel, Wild Chicago, Smithsonian Magazine, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Redbook)
. On every project - local newspapers, television newscasts and local television programs run stories and photos of the sculptures.

Educational Videos

In cooperation with Optical Data, The Sand Sculpture Company has produced education videos, which are distributed nationwide, for second and fourth grade math students.

Reality Television Show

The Sand Sculpture Company artisans participated in the first reality television show on sand sculpting, Sand Blasters - first and second season.

 

Ted Siebert
Lead Sculptor
Author - The Art of Sandcastling and Sandcastle in a Box
Titles - World, North American, U.S. and Canadian National Champion

An artist by background and training, Ted discovered that sand sculpting is the ideal combination of art and sport. As co-captain of the competitive team Totally in Sand, he has helped set seven-world records, duly noted in the Guinness Book of World Records.

He is a World Champion, North American Champion, Canadian Champion, and holds titles as U.S. National and Canadian National Champion.

Ted is the author of the acclaimed The Art of Sandcastling and the Sandcastle in a Box. Ted has been recognized in the book, The Sculpture Reference, as one of 288 leading contemporary living sculptors. Along with sand, Ted sculpts in wood, clay, and is a fine art oil painter.

A graduate from the University of Washington with a degree in Creative Writing, Ted has published several titles as an illustrator. A native of the Northwest, Ted now resides in the Chicago area with his wife Laura and children Danielle, Nicolas, and Gus.

 

 

2003 Winner of the Marc Altamare Trophy
People's Choice at the World Championship

Totally in Sand (our competition team name)

 

The Sand Sculpture Company, Inc.  815-334-9101

327 S. Jefferson St. Woodstock, IL 60098

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