2008 Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Competition

4. 'Japanese Garden' (Detail) Fralich (left) carved the backside of her sculpture using a trowel. Competitors are allowed to use their own carving tools.

4. "Japanese Garden"
(Detail)
Fralich (left) carved the backside of her sculpture using a trowel. Competitors are allowed to use their own carving tools.

(Christine Makris/Boston.com staff; Michael Knapp, Boston.com correspondent)
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