Janel started Sand Castle University in 2017. A first-generation Southerner whose family is from Illinois, she says she was “an overconfident 22-year-old when I started this.” ...

Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends six to eight nearly every day on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, shaping and ...

Janel Hawkins is the master sand sculptor behind Sand Castle University, which has over 1 million followers on TikTok. She tells PEOPLE about crafting her creations and then destroying them.

Sometimes the sand castle is just that—a beach-built model of medieval architecture. But when the pros get involved, it can become so much more. Here are some of the most innovative and ...

As a boy, Pattnaik loved art, but his family was too poor to afford education, or even enough food. ... For him, a sand castle is no longer enough. “Now the sea is rising,” he says.

Carmel >> A mix of cute kids, friendly dogs, sand, sun and surf was a surefire recipe for fun Sunday at Carmel’s annual Sand Castle Contest at Carmel Beach. When the contest judges had been ...

While millions of kids will construct sand creations all summer for nothing, sand-sculpture consultants are making money giving individuals and companies castle-building classes. Just one ...

Around three decades ago, Phillips discovered his former father-in-law working on a 28-foot-tall sand sculpture of a castle surrounded by a herd of life-sized stallions. It intrigued him in ways ...

The time-honored tradition of sand castle building is a getting a scary new makeover, thanks to this horror-loving Canadian artist. Guy-Olivier Deveau, who lives in Quebec City, is a contestant on ...