The time-honored tradition of sand castle building is a getting a scary new makeover, thanks to this horror-loving Canadian artist. Screaming sideways head sand castle sculpture by Guy-Olivier Deveau.

Castles made of sand will rise from the strand once again Saturday during the 54th annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest at Crown Beach in Alameda. This is always a great family event, a tribute to ...

(USA TODAY) -- When it comes to summer and time at the beach, building sand castles is a terrific way to spend the day. If your sand castle building inspiration dries up, head to any of these sand ...

ALAMEDA — Malyka Chop brought his wheelbarrow to the beach Saturday to haul wet sand left by the low tide a few feet uphill to construct the most formidable castle in Crown Memorial State Beach. But ...

Janel Hawkins is the founder and owner of Sand Castle University, a sand sculpture business based in Gulf Shores, Ala. The team's creations can take anywhere from five hours to three days to build, ...

Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils. If you get lucky, you'll come across an actual castle ...

GREENWICH — In keeping with a summer tradition, artists of all ages flocked to Greenwich Point Park on Saturday to dig into the sand and create sea creatures, fantasies and castles. The annual ...

As professional sand sculptor Lucinda Wierenga was at work on her 8-foot-tall, instrument-themed sand castle, a kid came by and called it the “House of Rock,” which is how the award-winning sand ...

Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations Janel Hawkins is the founder and owner of Sand Castle University, a sand ...