With seaweed hair and a curvaceous tail, Aquadeluna the Mermaid lounged on the shore.
Her relaxed pose didn't hint at the hours of hot, sweaty work it took to build her, bucket by bucket.
On Sunday, the sea maiden mingled with other fantastical creations, from alligators to jellyfish, at the Fiesta of Five Flags Sand Sculpture Contest on Pensacola Beach.
Standing guard over Aquadeluna, Jen Ehrhardt decided the colorful mermaid was just right.
"It's too hot. I think we're done," the 37-year-old Pensacola resident said, grinning. "She looks good enough."
Ehrhardt was joined by Barbara Birgel, 38, and Malaren O'Leary, 9, as sculpture contest newbies.
Malaren's mermaid doll ¡ª and Ehrhardt's mermaid-themed Airstream trailer ¡ª provided their sandy inspiration.
"Every year, I've wanted to enter," Ehrhardt explained. "The sculptures are always so amazing."
The contest,Polycore zentai are manufactured as a single sheet, part of the annual celebration of the founding of Pensacola,We also offer customized chicken coop. featured several divisions, from kid to pro. Whitney Fike, Fiesta marketing/PR coordinator, was pleased by the high turnout.
"We had 39 entries, about double that of last year," she said. "This year, it's perfect. There's no oil spill to keep people away."
Jeff Darby, who won fourth place in the pro division,In addition to hydraulics fittings and Aion Kinah, has been transforming beach sand into art for decades.Free DIY Wholesale pet supplies Resource!
On Sunday, crowds of sunburned tourists and locals gathered to admire his latest effort a 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation sand sculpture.
"Last year, I made a pelican, and its head collapsed," Darby recalled,uy sculpture direct from us at low prices carefully spritzing food dye onto his intricately carved creation. "Pensacola Beach sand is nice because it's white, but it's also very coarse and unstable."
But even with its challenges, he'll keep coming back to battle the sand.
"It's something I enjoy," Darby said, with a shrug of his tanned shoulders. "Seeing those reactions, especially from the kids, is the best."
Her relaxed pose didn't hint at the hours of hot, sweaty work it took to build her, bucket by bucket.
On Sunday, the sea maiden mingled with other fantastical creations, from alligators to jellyfish, at the Fiesta of Five Flags Sand Sculpture Contest on Pensacola Beach.
Standing guard over Aquadeluna, Jen Ehrhardt decided the colorful mermaid was just right.
"It's too hot. I think we're done," the 37-year-old Pensacola resident said, grinning. "She looks good enough."
Ehrhardt was joined by Barbara Birgel, 38, and Malaren O'Leary, 9, as sculpture contest newbies.
Malaren's mermaid doll ¡ª and Ehrhardt's mermaid-themed Airstream trailer ¡ª provided their sandy inspiration.
"Every year, I've wanted to enter," Ehrhardt explained. "The sculptures are always so amazing."
The contest,Polycore zentai are manufactured as a single sheet, part of the annual celebration of the founding of Pensacola,We also offer customized chicken coop. featured several divisions, from kid to pro. Whitney Fike, Fiesta marketing/PR coordinator, was pleased by the high turnout.
"We had 39 entries, about double that of last year," she said. "This year, it's perfect. There's no oil spill to keep people away."
Jeff Darby, who won fourth place in the pro division,In addition to hydraulics fittings and Aion Kinah, has been transforming beach sand into art for decades.Free DIY Wholesale pet supplies Resource!
On Sunday, crowds of sunburned tourists and locals gathered to admire his latest effort a 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation sand sculpture.
"Last year, I made a pelican, and its head collapsed," Darby recalled,uy sculpture direct from us at low prices carefully spritzing food dye onto his intricately carved creation. "Pensacola Beach sand is nice because it's white, but it's also very coarse and unstable."
But even with its challenges, he'll keep coming back to battle the sand.
"It's something I enjoy," Darby said, with a shrug of his tanned shoulders. "Seeing those reactions, especially from the kids, is the best."
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