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Show Aggiel&te Page 8 Single & Pregnant? Wednesday, April 14, 2008 WildArt A Call For Help We're here to listen. We're here to help. FREE Confidential Services www.itsaboutlove.org 752-5302 I7'y W 1-SOH \ , ^uitrA Turning Memories info keepsakes Wedding Photography Copyright Release with Every Session Packages starting at $499.00 435-512-0131 www.bebeautifulphotography.com T H E U S U CERAMICS G U I L D held a ceramics sale in theTSC Sunburst Lounge Monday.Thirty percent of the proceeds went to the guild and seventy to the artists.The guild holds a sale every semester so the members can attend the ceramics conference. 7TL£R LARSON photo Utah Council of the Blind presents • o • oo • Dentist brings sand to life n c i. a o ByBILLHUTCHENS Michael Ballam in concert Songs of Hope McClatchy Thursday, May 15,2008 7:00 PM MasonicTemple 650 E. 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Located across the street from IHOPat 1061NMain St. 753-7802 NewspaperslMCT TACOMA, Wash. -Give Michael Veiling 20 cubic yards of sand and maybe a little water to mix with it, and he's as happy as a kid with a pile of mud. But Veiling, a Federal Way, Wash., dentist and worldclass sand sculptor, takes his earth-and-water mixtures past simple mud pies. When he's not filling cavities, Veiling often is found in his large sandbox at home or on a Northwest beach creating intricately detailed works of art for fun and competition. "One simple rule can help you if you're interested in sand sculpting," he said. "Never leave the beach without building something." Veiling caught sand-sculpting fever in 1990 while watching a competition. Since then, he's won all three major sand sculpting events in the Pacific Northwest at least once, which include competitions in Long Beach in Pacific County, Ocean Shores in Grays Harbor County and Cannon Beach, Ore. And, he has won the world sand-sculpting championships, held annually in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., as both a solo artist and as a member of a team. "He's done some pretty outstanding work," said Bob Bell, world championships coordinator and general manager of the Harrison Hot Springs Sand Sculpture Society. "I'd say he's one of the top five in the world today." "Top five" is relative, Bell added. Inspiration strikes, and any individual or team can blow away the rest of the competition in any given year. But Veiling is consistently impressive, he said, "He's always a crowd pleaser." Building sand sculptures isn't just about creating castles (Veiling said those get "boring" after a while). He and other sculptors try to outdo each other with scenes that seem to "come to life." Among his past works are several fairy tale scenes, a mining camp and sculptures depicting precocious and mischievous critters, such as thieving pandas. In May, Veiling will team with a sculptor from Venice, Italy, for the third annual tournament of champions at Harrison Hot Springs. Those sculptures will be on display until after the world championship event this fall, and visitors can vote for their favorites. INFLUENTIAL SCULPTOR Working in his sandbox at home, Veiling pulls out a picture of Napoleon Bonaparte astride a rearing horse. "I love sculpting horses," Veiling said. "I'd love to try something like this at some point." Perhaps he'll give it a go in August when he travels to Quebec to join other sand sculptors in celebrating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City. In addition to sculpting competitively. Veiling also does commissioned and contract work. He'll join about 30 other artists to create commissioned work for Quebec. "I would venture to say he is probably one of the most influential people in sand sculpting in the Northwest if not the world," said Alan Baker, a long-haul trucker from Ilwaco, Wash., and a longtime member of Veiling's sand sculpting team. Baker met Veiling while the dentist was competing at a contest in Cannon Beach, Ore. He was amazed at how sand sculptors take their creations beyond simple sand castles. He asked to join Veiling's team.thinking he could at least help "schlep around water and sand." But it wasn't long before Veiling asked him to help with design at various competitions. Baker quickly realized he was a decent sand sculptor. "Quite a few people, myself included, had no idea that we had any sort of talent. But under Michael's tutelage, we've expanded our horizons." Veiling often works overtime at competitions, volunteering as an instructor and offering free seminars to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sand sculpting. He dons his trademark red-white-and-blue plastic pith helmet and sets up class right on the beach for hands-on training. He said he considers the demonstrations payback for the crowd's enthusiasm during the "performance art" of competition. "I really don't mind sharing my secrets with them," he said. Sculpting sand requires more than a plastic bucket and a scoop. Veiling uses a variety of large and small metal trowels and knives to carve out big slabs and make tiny cuts. A flat cement trowel helps compress and smooth the sand where needed. And Veiling usually keeps a spray bottle at his side. "People insist he has glue in that bottle," said his wife, Frances Veiling. "But it's just water." Hair: Patch of growing pains B conf/m/ed from page 7 I had also taken about a half Seth Hawkins is a senior trillion attraction points away majoring in public relations. from myself. My wife walked Questions and comments up to me, rubbed her hands on why growing a curly, on my ridiculously smooth French mustache is a crime face and said, "Why'd you against humanity can be shave? You don't look good sent to him at anymore." Talk about shoot- seth.h@aggiing a man's horse. email.usu. The moral of the story? edu. Well, if there's any moral to facial hair - which I doubt - it's that while I may be getting fat and going bald, as long as I keep that patch of hair on my chin, I'll always have a wife that's attracted to me. Friday Night Activity (FNA) Jaycee Carroll Devotional "Final Round-Upf April 18 8pm Sunday, April 20 in the Spectrum Closing social- dancing, speed dating, mechanical bull, and tons of FREE food! Don't miss it! All young adults married or single are invited to see Jaycee and Baylee Carroll speak this special devotional at 6pm in the Spectrum. Religion In Life Fri. 11:30 •*$&. Max Gylfenskog Retired Comm:inder. US Public Health Service having worked with many different cultures including Polynesians, Latin Americans, and Australian Aborigines, humanitarian expeditions ro Peru. Lunch for $ 1 afterward - |