I make sand sculptures for a living. It's a great job, and it's made me really good at letting things go.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Marianne van den Broek, a professional sand sculptor in Key West, Florida. It has been edited for length and clarity.
I was just hired to shovel sand originally, but when I saw what they were going to do, I was so intrigued that I asked to stay and help. The seed popped into my head that I would start my own business, which is exactly what I did in 2008. The first year, I built a lot of sculptures and worked with a lot of groups from schools, and the Boys and Girls Club, just teaching kids how to build with sand.
I use quarry sand. The beach sand here is made of remnants from coral and other ocean materials, and it's not good for me to work with. The sand I get is from a quarry underground. It's fresh and new, which means every grain is still angular and sharp, so when you stack it, it packs. I take pictures of everything. I always make sure to capture my creations, and I share a lot of my creations on Instagram, which isYou get really good at letting things go. Sometimes, you even have a collapse while you're working on a project. You think something is going to turn out in a certain way, and then it collapses, and you just have to come up with a plan B.
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