Major Changes
The late 1990s clobbered Kirk Rademaker. He was in his 40s, a trained carpenter with a stressful job. His refuge was the Pacific
Ocean. Every weekend, Kirk would jump into his car and drive to Stinson Beach, where he'd immerse himself in building sand
sculptures.
His small experiments in the sand turned into larger ones: abstract forms that nurtured his creativity and attracted spectators.
Sometimes hours would pass without a negative thought. He loved how the beach forced him out of his natural introversion.
Convinced that he needed to overhaul his life, Kirk quit his job and became a full-time professional sand sculptor. Soon Kirk
was participating in sand-sculpting competitions around North America.
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