Can the world class carvers make a living from their art?
Some can. Sudarsan Pattnaik, for example, is likely to be Asia’s most renowned carver. For many years, he has been running the Golden Sand Academy in Puri where up to 70 students from all over the world can complete a course over two years and become professional sand carvers. A lot of the other carvers work as set designers, restorers or sculptors. Creating sand sculptures is attractive to them because it makes their work more diverse.
