Creating Cement Art - including Sculpture and
Acid Staining
In the Studio in Caldera at Black Rock Art Ranch
by Chris McCall
June 4, 5 and 6 plus four extra elective workshop days June 7, 8, 10 and11 if you wish*
Class is From 10:00 till 12:30pm workshop time till 3pm. (Studio opens at 9am)
Cost is $70 including all materials and supplies***
Reservations: chrismccall@me.com 6137-5602 - deposit required you can sign up on line and pay with credit card or Paypal.
Directions to The Art Ranch on the web site.
There is lots of one on one instruction during the workshop periods, and after class on the 3 class days.
Many students work the whole time but many students just come to the class days if they don't have time in their schedule. You the student deiced how much you want to do.
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, and any 3d shape plus acid stain concrete, and
color concrete with liquid and powder dyes.
June 4 - Working with concrete and mortar 10am to noon with workshop time in the afternoon until 3pm -- Please come a little early.
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.
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
Planning for your 3d (sculpture project).
Proper use of steel and the different types of wire that can be used for the artist.
All student will make on bowl to learn techniques of working with forms.
Workshop time will include one on one instruction in the first steps in creating your sculpture.
June
5
- Sand Casting and Sculpture work (open at 9 am with class at 10am and workshop in the afternoon)
Sand casting allows you to create very irregular shapes, beautiful bird baths form leaves, serving platters, bread dishes, only limited by the imagination.
All students in class will make a sand cast leaf.
Also during class students will clean up their bowl from the day before, learn to release the form, shape the "green cement" with rasps, sand paper and wire brushes.
Class will have discussion on the use of Ferro Cement.
for sculptures and things like 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 metal and finish repello
It is really easy to make wonderful pre Columbian type sculptures or anything that you can think of.
Workshop time will be one on one help with each persons projects
June 6
- Acid Staining and Finishing (open at 9am with class at 10 am and workshop in the afternoon)
This is the day you finish all the projects you have been woking on. Staining them and sealing them. Everything must be taken home at the end of this workshop day.
Safety precautions for working with acid.
Using and buying Commercial stains
Mixing your own stains from common chemicals used in pottery.
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
Work Shop Days
June
7, 8, 10 and11
Workshop Days 9am to 3pm (you may come and leave as you desire until closing)
During workshop days Chris will work one on one with each person helping them as they need it with there projects. There is no formal schedule, you may come any time between 9am and 3pm
The workshop fee is $70. Materials and space fee is included. ***Extra material charge for really large projects.
Deposit is required and you may do so on the website via paypal which accepts any credit card.
The teacher for this workshop will be Chris McCall. Chris has been in the arts for many years. In 1985 he opened the Stained Glass School and Supply in Denver Colorado. Chris moved to Panama Central America in 2004, he designed and built a resort called Rancho de Caldera. In 2010 he opened his art studio in Boquete teaching cement art, stained glass, paper making, felting, and spinning and last year moved the Studio to Caldera. Caldera is beautiful, the studio is on a hill top so is cooler than Caldera itself because of the mountain breeze's
You will leave the workshop with new knowledge, some beautiful cement art pieces and sculptures.
For Questions call Chris at 6137-5602
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