25 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com BY LAURA FOGARTY Sand Savant Piccolo Spoleto artist sculpts whimsical wonders from beach’s bounty Sand sculptor Tommy Freeman has competed in the last 14 of the Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Competition’s 37 years. What began as a casual family activity has become a tradition for Freeman and a treasured summertime ritual. His team name has changed several times over the years as have its members, from including his wife and children to eventually encompassing friends, neighbors and colleagues. The one thing that remains a constant though, contest after contest, pickle bucket of sand after pickle bucket of sand, is Freeman’s love of and passion for creating temporary art in the sand. Freeman has won just about Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Competition Best in Show team Tommy Freeman, Charles McCutcheon and Doug Vogel.
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