Monday, March 14, 2011

[Noticias] Creating Cement Art - March 21st 22nd and 28th

Creating Cement Art - A Workshop
plus Acid Staining
by Chris McCalla
March 21st 22nd and 28th
From 12:30 till  4pm or later if you want to work more
Cost is $50 including all materials and supplies  
Reservations:  chrismccall@me.com  or 6150-0966
 
Concrete is used widely in Panama for all construction.  Concrete is also a
great medium for crafts and artwork.  In this workshop we will learn how to
mix concrete and mortar, make concrete stepping stones with various designs
and patterns, make concrete bowls and planters, bird baths,  acid stain concrete, and 
color concrete with liquid and powder dyes.  On the second day we will demonstrate
doing 3 dimensional work in concrete using ferro cement techniques and sand casting.
On the third day we will learn to acid stain and do finish shaping on peices
 
Day 1 - March 21  Working with concrete and mortar
The tools you need for working with concrete  - 
 
Safety procedures for concrete and acid staining
 
How to properly mix concrete and mortar including the common formulas and
some of the additives used in concrete.  (You will be able to tell if your workers
are properly mixing your construction concrete)
A slide show on the use of cement for counter tops and unusual house construction.
Adding powdered color to your concrete
Making molds for concrete
Arranging leafs for pleasing patterns
 
Each person will make one,  1 ft sq tiles (or more) with leaf patterns and 
bowls or planters or bird bath or ???
 
Day 2 - March - 22th   Sand Casting and Ferro Cement work
Ferro cement is doing cement work over thin metal.  Commonly used
for concrete counter tops.  Using Ferro cement
you can make almost any shape in concrete.
Preparing the metal, using rebar to support different shapes.
Scratch coating the the metal and finish repello
 
Day 3 March - 28th  Acid Staining and Finishing
Shaping semi dried concrete with rasps and grinders.
Safety precautions for working with acid.
Mixing the stain
Preparing the concrete for staining
Working with old concrete and new concrete
Different methods of application
 
Making patterns with the stain
Using acrylic colors to fix areas that don¹t take or to add accent to the
staining.
Sealing the concrete after staining
Waxing the concrete
 
The cost for this 3-day workshop is $50 including all materials and supplies. 
This includes cement, sand, dry concrete dyes, acid stains,  and the use of our tools,
 molds, etc. 
 
The teacher for this workshop will be Chris McCall.  Chris was the designer and
builder for Rancho de Caldera for the last 5 years.  
Chris will have several of his pieces on display.
 
You will leave the workshop with new knowledge, some beautiful bowls and/or planters and some tiles or ??
 
Please email your reservation to Chris McCall  - chrismccall@me.com 
 
For Questions call Chris at 6150-0966

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