tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598447769534144822009-10-13T13:27:45.900-07:00Catalina Island Chamber of Commercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143115995546059595noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-559844776953414482.post-87837713260490255702008-06-01T16:10:00.000-07:002008-12-12T21:39:38.639-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Catalina Island's Flying Fish Festival</span> - May 29 - June 1, 2008</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >SAND SCULPTURE</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">sponsored </span>by Jordahl Construction, US Bank, Catalina Hot Spots, Catalina Island Vacation Rentals, Catalina Island Real Estate, Catalina Stables, The Avalon Hotel, Aurora Hotel, City of Avalon, and Catalina Express.<br /><br />The sculpture took a team of four artists 2-1/2 days to complete!<br /><br />Click on each image to see a much larger photo!<br /></span> </div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRP4uVpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/30V0v1_MB78/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRP4uVpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/30V0v1_MB78/s320/SandSculpture_2924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207057567539156626" border="0" /></a>15 tons of sand start the project<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRf4uVrI/AAAAAAAAAAc/-92LQ4VfczI/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2928.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRf4uVrI/AAAAAAAAAAc/-92LQ4VfczI/s320/SandSculpture_2928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207057571834123954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRv4uVsI/AAAAAAAAAAk/KAtc5-NSjR0/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2933.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvRv4uVsI/AAAAAAAAAAk/KAtc5-NSjR0/s320/SandSculpture_2933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207057576129091266" border="0" /></a>The sand is compacted<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvSP4uVtI/AAAAAAAAAAs/NeCSwMwLtYk/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMvSP4uVtI/AAAAAAAAAAs/NeCSwMwLtYk/s320/SandSculpture_2935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207057584719025874" border="0" /></a>2nd tier forms ready for sand<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx5_4uVzI/AAAAAAAAABc/H6BwZFKinok/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx5_4uVzI/AAAAAAAAABc/H6BwZFKinok/s320/SandSculpture_2939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207060466642081586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6P4uV0I/AAAAAAAAABk/ATdlHOrz7UM/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6P4uV0I/AAAAAAAAABk/ATdlHOrz7UM/s320/SandSculpture_2946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207060470937048898" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMzNv4uV4I/AAAAAAAAACE/nbR5KRAueIw/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2951.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMzNv4uV4I/AAAAAAAAACE/nbR5KRAueIw/s320/SandSculpture_2951.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207061905456125826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6f4uV2I/AAAAAAAAAB0/wI2X95PzdYY/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2963.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6f4uV2I/AAAAAAAAAB0/wI2X95PzdYY/s320/SandSculpture_2963.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207060475232016226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6v4uV3I/AAAAAAAAAB8/KtdSSDwGJ9U/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2964.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SEMx6v4uV3I/AAAAAAAAAB8/KtdSSDwGJ9U/s320/SandSculpture_2964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207060479526983538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIAf4uV5I/AAAAAAAAACM/LE1Z-dZBu_M/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIAf4uV5I/AAAAAAAAACM/LE1Z-dZBu_M/s320/SandSculpture_2972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207084767567042450" border="0" /></a>This block will become the Flying Fish Festival logo!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIAv4uV6I/AAAAAAAAACU/3VnrQ-vUAc4/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2974.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIAv4uV6I/AAAAAAAAACU/3VnrQ-vUAc4/s320/SandSculpture_2974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207084771862009762" border="0" /></a>Putting together the 3rd tier form<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIA_4uV7I/AAAAAAAAACc/yTvye9XXsAU/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2977.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIA_4uV7I/AAAAAAAAACc/yTvye9XXsAU/s320/SandSculpture_2977.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207084776156977074" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIA_4uV8I/AAAAAAAAACk/eN5TxevoW94/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2981.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIA_4uV8I/AAAAAAAAACk/eN5TxevoW94/s320/SandSculpture_2981.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207084776156977090" border="0" /></a>The 3rd tier gets sand, which will also be compacted<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIBP4uV9I/AAAAAAAAACs/p6u1iDsZSoQ/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2984.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIBP4uV9I/AAAAAAAAACs/p6u1iDsZSoQ/s320/SandSculpture_2984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207084780451944402" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIzP4uV-I/AAAAAAAAAC0/yhnn30I9mz4/s1600-h/SandSculpture_2992.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIzP4uV-I/AAAAAAAAAC0/yhnn30I9mz4/s320/SandSculpture_2992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207085639445403618" border="0" /></a>The sculpting begins!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIzv4uV_I/AAAAAAAAAC8/ZJFcyGzXkn4/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIzv4uV_I/AAAAAAAAAC8/ZJFcyGzXkn4/s320/SandSculpture_3000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207085648035338226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENIzv4uWAI/AAAAAAAAADE/7DZEq_tKAwg/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJuP4uWDI/AAAAAAAAADc/Ao98Gg7rPC4/s320/SandSculpture_3146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207086653057685554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJuf4uWEI/AAAAAAAAADk/H5dpUO69MSs/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJuf4uWEI/AAAAAAAAADk/H5dpUO69MSs/s320/SandSculpture_3151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207086657352652866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJuv4uWFI/AAAAAAAAADs/RUuoHmSk2qQ/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJuv4uWFI/AAAAAAAAADs/RUuoHmSk2qQ/s320/SandSculpture_3153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207086661647620178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJu_4uWGI/AAAAAAAAAD0/rghOmUvOgto/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENJu_4uWGI/AAAAAAAAAD0/rghOmUvOgto/s320/SandSculpture_3176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207086665942587490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENKS_4uWII/AAAAAAAAAEE/DoKOMCseJ7E/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENKS_4uWII/AAAAAAAAAEE/DoKOMCseJ7E/s320/SandSculpture_3188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207087284417878146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENKS_4uWJI/AAAAAAAAAEM/OzoKliZjfCI/s1600-h/SandSculpture_3191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dTw_kCnTw5w/SENKS_4uWJI/AAAAAAAAAEM/OzoKliZjfCI/s320/SandSculpture_3191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207087284417878162" border="0" /></a>The Finished Sculpture!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THANKS, Sandcastles Unlimited!</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/559844776953414482-8783771326049025570?l=catalinachamber.blogspot.com'/></div>Catalina Island Chamber of Commercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14143115995546059595noreply@blogger.com0