Greek Australians produce “enchanting” sand sculptures at national championships

Peter Papamanolis and Leo Vamvalis person enactment their soil sculpting skills to bully use astatine the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships held successful Frankston, Victoria, creating works inspired by the “Enchanted Realm”.

The two Greek Australians each contributed works to the 2026 variation of the event, with the sculptures remaining connected show astatine Frankston Waterfront, McComb Reserve until 26 April.

The theme of this year’s lawsuit was “The Enchanted Realm”, and Papamanolis finished successful 4th spot with his sculpture titled ‘The Shoe Inn’.

“It’s a spot of a take connected the small aged woman who lived successful the Shoe,” helium told Neos Kosmos.

“Her children person present near the location and she has created a B&B for the creatures that are from the enchanted realm.”

Leo Vamvalis’ sculpture ‘The Fun Guy’. Photo: Supplied

The portion included well-known characters similar the Big Bad Wolf, 1 of the three small pigs, and the Frog Prince.

“My inspiration for the portion was having seen a soil sculpture online galore years agone of the small aged woman who lived successful the shoe. I person ever had it connected my caput that I wanted to make that,” Papamanolis said.

Vamvalis explained that his work, titled ‘The Fun Guy’, served arsenic a play-on-words that defines his ain personality.

“I ever try and make something that resonates with maine and Fun Guy (fungi) was what I wanted to bring out,” helium told Neos Kosmos.

“I chose a fungi that was a quality looking fig with some fairy and fungi characteristics.”

Peter Papamanolis’ sculpture ‘The Shoe Inn; incorporated characters similar the Big Bad Wolf and the Frog Prince. Photo: Supplied

The Victorian noted that it takes clip and cautious readying to make a soil sculpture, making sure the designs and executions are thought retired earlier you commence.

“With immoderate sculpture you will brushwood some challenges and astir of the clip it’s however to support parts of your sculpture. In my lawsuit I had to support his limb that is holding the tube so mushrooms was a large solution.”