2012 Revere Beach Sand Sculpting
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Montreal’s Jonathan Bouchard took top honors at the 2012 Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Competition with his entry entitled, “Bee or Not to Be.” Bouchard’s first-place prize was worth $5,000. The sculptures will be on display at Revere Beach until the natural elements render them unrecognizable.
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A closer look at Bouchard’s sculpture.
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Tacoma, Wash.’s Sue McGrew won second-place honors for her “Everyone Has a Dark Side,” entry….
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…which indeed had a very different look and feel at the rear of the sculptire.
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Revere’s own Matthew Martelli’s “Leto III.”
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Dan Doubleday, from Treasure Island, Fla., won third place for his “Illusion.”
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Montreal’s Stephane Robert won the People’s Choice Award for his “Just Skin and Bones.”
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“Your Time to Fly,” by Dan Belcher from St. Louis.
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Steve Topazio, from Tiverton, R.I., entered with “Nautical Queen.”
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The faces of “Heads, I Win,” by Justin Gordon, from Groveland.
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One of Gordon’s heads displays a rather dour look.
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Another displays a hint of mischief.
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“The Earth Cries,” by Benjamin Probanza, from Acapulco, Mexico.
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“GoreHound,” by Chris Guinto, from Key West, Fla.
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This year’s centerpiece sculpture was a tribute to Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary, featuring sculptured baseball cards of some of the franchise’s most popular players.
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Sand baseball card depictions of Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk…
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…Bobby Doerr, Joe Cronin, and Johnny Pesky.
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Wally the Green Monster graces the rear of the central structure.
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The top of the central sculpture depicts the façade at Fenway, including scoreboard and championship pennants.
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Bouchard was last year’s winner as well, taking home both first place and the people’s choice awards
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Doubleday peered through his structure as he worked on his entry Thursday.
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Gordon shoveled sand into a bucket as one of the faces of his sculpture looked on.
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Topazio worked meticulously on his entry Thursday morning.
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A closer look at Topazio’s sculpture.
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Propanza stared into the eyes of the woman he began to create from the sand.
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Guinto dug deep as he worked on his entry.
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Robert applied a touch of water to his display. Sand and water are the only two elements allowed in the competition.
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McGrew chipped away as she worked on her sculpture.
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Belcher was framed by his structure. Belcher took home third place in 2011.
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The festival also offered free children’s sand sculpting classes, free of charge.
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Martelli used a straw to help clear debris on his entry. When asked by onlookers what he was creating, Martelli said, “I don’t know yet.’’
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