The Author: Joe CastilloI love a good story!Mexico City was where I was born, grew up and learned tolove storytelling and art.Writing, drawing, illustrating, painting and creating storiesin sand for live audiences has filled my life for seven decades.On that journey I almost flunked out of kindergarten, threehigh schools, Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida BibleCollege and Asbury Seminary.Many of the hats I have worn include: advertiser, publisher, pastor, entrepreneur, writer, artist and storyteller. I now wear aberet, and I wrote this story for you.My "storytelling artwork" was born out of a struggle toforgive, which I wrote about in my first book, The Face of Christ.SandStory has been my greatest adventure in Storytelling. I usesand, light and music to engage and inspire audiences all overthe world.These 'SandStories' have been performed in over twentycountries for churches, conferences, Fortune 500 companies, world leaders, CBS, NBC, the BBC and reached the finals onAmerica's Got Talent.My "Glad Girl" Cindy and I have four kids, eight grandkidsand love living just south of Atlanta, Georgia in a new town forcreatives called Trilith.If you are nearby, stop and visit. Contact me throughJoeCastillo.com or SandStory.com
