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“My children don’t always remember stuff that we do. I roll my eyes at times & think why do I bother, but they absolutely remembered & loved your sand sessions!”          ...a mum

"Thanks for being part of this important milestone and helping to make it so special, Annie. The sand sculpture was a big hit."
          ...Great Ormond Street Hospital Events Team

 

What's on offer 2026

WORKSHOPS | EVENTS | PARTIES

Kick off your shoes and feel the sand between your toes. Run the sand through your fingers, create...and relax.  Scroll down for inspiration...​​​​​​​​​

A woman sitting on a beach with her bare feet in the sand, wearing orange trousers and a blue top.
woman with sand sculpture of puma seen from overhead

CORPORATE COMMISSIONS | DEMONSTRATIONS | EXHIBITIONS

With 30 years experience in corporate communications teams, I will understand your brief, engage professionally with your clients, and help make your event really work for you.

Get in touch  to book a workshop or create exactly the event you want. Check out details below.

Sculpting demonstrations

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CATCH ME OUT AND ABOUT AT:
 

Sutton-on-Sea - 2 August
Seaview Colonnade, 
York Rd, LN12 2EU


Newark-on-Sea - 15 & 16 August
Market Place, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire
Markets and events at Newark Royal Market

OTHER GIGS DONE THIS YEAR:

Ashbourne Street Festival - 20 & 21 June

Book me for your event
 

On the coast, outside your shop, on an urban beach for 'your-town-by-the-sea', or in a big sandpit, sculpting demonstrations draw the crowds and entertain them for hours.

 

Price:  Quote provided after brief agreed
 

Duration: As long as your sculpture needs or your event lasts

Afternoons on the 'beach' 2026

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Single subject workshops for beginners or to help improve your sculpting techniques. Complete with wave sounds and beach sofas. Prices and other details below. Book through the contact page.

NEXT

Sat 12 September: Snails

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COMING UP

TBC 24 October: Pumpkins

​DONE AND DUSTED
Sorry you missed it. Ask if we can run it again?

Saturday 30 May:  We made sharks
Sat  13 June:  Arty globes
Sat 22 August: Crocodiles and capybara

Prices:  £22 per person.
Time:  2.30pm - 4.30pm unless otherwise stated

Location: Fearon Hall sandpit, Loughborough

Numbers: You will be one of 6 people. (Book all six places if you want)

Ages: 8+ yrs. This is a mindful event with others that requires calm and concentration (unless you book all six places, when you can bring whomever you want, of whatever age).

Wheelchair users/those who would prefer to sit rather than kneel or bend: level access right up to sandpit, accessible toilet, plus a sculpting table available on request.

Private events, weddings and proposals

A night time photo of a pair of dolphins jumping, sculpted from sand and lit by pretty fairy lights.

Enhance your wedding, your festival, or your community event or you marriage proposal with a sand sculpture. Finished sculptures or 'live sculpts' both on offer.  The result is spectacular day or night.

Price:  Quote provided after brief agreed

Duration: As long as your sculpture needs

Family workshops or business team-days

A group of parents and teenage children in a large sandpit/small urban beach with their completed sensational sandcastles. They are under a bright pink awning to give them shade from the summer sun.

Learn how it's done.  Get tips and tricks of the trade so you can create superb sand castles or sand sculptures of your own.  A great group experience for families, big birthdays, civilised hen or stag events, work team building, or just a grand day out.

Check out the Loughborough 'beach'​

Prices:  from £50

Duration: 1, 2 & 3 hour sessions, or whole days

Numbers: 1 - 12 people (8yrs to 108yrs +)

Charity and corporate events

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From awareness-raising with the public to thanking your funders and celebrating the start of a major appeal project.

Price:  Quote given after brief

Duration: As long as your project needs

Example:  Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Charity's new Cancer Wing breaking ground celebration event.​​

Private Commissions

A sand sculpture of the British St Edwards Crown, surrounded by small paper placards of different religions and groups.

Say what you like in sand, as long as it's legal, decent and honest. You can see the real thing, or be given a photo of it.

Price:  Quote given after brief

Duration: As long as your project needs

Promotional commissions

Full sized sand sculpture of a man reading a book on a towel on a beach.  In the background is a beautiful blue sea.  People are swimming and looking at the sculpture. The beach is in Cala D'Or, Majorca

From new product launches and special events for your business to Remembrance services or charity awareness-raisers, a commissioned sand sculpture can provide exactly the result you want. 

Price:  Quote given after brief

Duration: As long as your project needs

Private messages

Sand calligraphy of the word Mum with pretty pebbles decorating the top right hand corner of the photo.

Whether it's 'happy birthday Mum' or 'will you marry me, darling'... send your message in sand.  Digital or walk by options available.

Price:  from £100

Duration: Depends on complexity of sculpture

Notice needed:  At least two weeks. The sooner you reserve my time, the better.

© 2025 Annie O'Brian - Sand Sculptor. All rights reserved.

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