Master Solo Sculptors

Damon Langlois is a five-time world championship sand sculpting winner, designer of he tallest sand castle in 2015, creator of Liberty Crumbling, winner of Texas SandFest in 2019 and the most shared sand sculpture on the internet. He is also the author of the book 'Stories in Sand: The Arabian nights', an epic telling of stories from the Arabian Nights through his rewritten and shorter translations and photographs of Sand Sculptors created at the largest sand sculpture park ever made. Damon was the creative director. As the founder of Codetta Product Design, Damon is also an inventor and industrial designer with 14 patents and multiple design awards. He lives with his family in a forest in a house he designed and built on the west coast of Canada.

Bruce Peck was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. It only took one year of studying architecture to scare him far, far away from the arts and into a lifelong career as a CPA. That career took him all over the US and Canada and kept the left side of his brain on overload. For almost 30 years, his most artistic endeavor was clipping coupons from the Sunday paper. Then, he moved to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Playing on some of the top-ranked beaches in North America turned out to be his path back to his lost love for creating art. Sculpting has ultimately led Bruce to become one of "all y'all"! That's right...he is now a Texan after settling down in Houston last summer. Bruce has been competing against the best in the world at the Master Level for a few years now. He placed in the medals here before and considers his time at Texas SandFest the highlight of the year! Be sure to wish him luck again this year!

Amanda Bolduc is a master sand sculptor hailing from Estero, Florida whose passion for sand sculpting ignited in 2006 during a family vacation to Fort Myers Beach, FL. Inspired by the art form, she began attending sand sculpting events annually, eventually deciding to try her hand at creating her own sculptures. Before embarking on her artistic journey, Amanda earned a degree in Psychology from the University of Maine at Farmington while serving in the Marine Army National Guard. She later became a Combat Engineer Officer, but transitioned to homeschooling her 3 children as her family grew. She recently started a new chapter in her life selling real estate in SW Florida. Amanda's dedication to sand sculpting led her to compete across the United States, advancing to the rank of Master Sculptor. She has participated in prestigious events across the US. Beyond sand, Amanda also explored snow sculpting. Since 2015, she has competed at the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Championship and the World Snow Sculpting Championships as team USA, alongside fellow sand competitors Bruce Peck and Dan Belcher. Amanda's journey reflects her commitment to transforming natural elements into ephemeral works of art, captivating audiences nationwide.

Karen was introduced to sand sculpture while working in a pottery studio in 1994 and immediately became addicted. 30 years later, the love affair continues! Although she has no formal art training, her passion, curiosity and many incredible mentors lead her to embrace this unusual career. In 1998, she entered her first international sand sculpting contest and by 2001 she was working full time as a freelance sculptor travelling all over the world. She specializes in fantasy and whimsical themes but loves to sculpt anything. To date, Karen has competed in over 150 Master's Level international sand sculpture contests and won many titles, including 30 First Place Titles and 5 World Championship Titles! Her work takes her around the world, collaborating with sand sculpture companies and friends in Canada, the USA, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Holland, Russia, China, Spain, England, UAE, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia. Karen last participated in Texas SandFest in 2011 and is very excited to return after an 11 year hiatus!

Isabelle Gasse was nudged into finding her artistic destiny at the tender age of 16 thanks to an art teacher who encouraged her to compete in a local amateur snow sculpting event in Quebec Canada, her hometown. A fast-rising professional in the snowy and icy art, she is now shaping her frost fantasies in worldwide events, Ice Hotel of Quebec among others, and brought home lots of awards. Monumental and ephemeral sculptures are now the way for her to show a little more poetry in this world. In a move from a snowsuit to sandals, she swapped her ice-carving gadgets for a beach bum toolkit to be able to enjoy the delightful feeling of the sun while carving. And that's how, since 2021, she has been bringing her surrealistic style to many sand events, such as the Canadian Race against the Tide TV show.