[Noticias] Creating Cement Art - April 11, 12 and 18

Creating Cement Art - A Workshop

plus Acid Staining

by Chris McCalla

April 11, 12, and 18

From 12:30 till  4pm

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 -  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 -   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 - 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