Sculptor gets second chance after disastrous sandcastle competition
PARKSVILLE — A local artist is turning a rough outing at the annual Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition in Parksville into something positive.
Mike Rebar said he didn’t add enough water to his sand prior to the annual competition last weekend, which led to several of his attempted designs collapsing.
He settled on two basic small cars, a far cry from the eight-foot high maple leaf he originally set out to create. Rebar said he thought his maple leaf could be saved but he invested too much time trying to salvage the creation and it formed a sizable crack.
“It was a big mistake, I put more time into it and it all came down,” the Parksville-based stone sculptor told NanaimoNewsNow.