Gerald Parker says he became more creative with concrete. Using a sand mold, concrete could be formed into any shape. With his Fine Arts degree and background with work as a mason, he decided to make pottery.
Concrete Art
Concrete art involves concrete and other cement-based materials to fabricate or coat surfaces where color, texture and shapes are key elements of a design.
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There are many molding compounds available, so it’s important to get one that’s appropriate for the application at hand.
Creating Color Designs with FloorMaps’ Stencils
Complex and intricate designs can be applied to concrete surfaces very accurately using adhesive-backed vinyl stencils. They offer control, precision and, if needed, repeatability. Stenciling is a very old technique from the world of paint, but as it evolves in the concrete world, it’s becoming very modern, thanks to people […]
Wild Concrete Walls in Argentina
We here at Concrete Decor always welcome submissions of photos from concrete artisans around the world. When we received a particularly attractive batch from an artist in Argentina, we decided to share them with you.
Concrete Art in Publicly Funded Building Projects
An artist and a decorative concrete contractor team up to get grants for work in publicly funded building projects.
IDAL partners with Concrete Decor Show to present diverse educational offerings
Members of the International Decorative Artisans League (IDAL) will soon be traveling from across North America and from several countries around the globe to attend their annual national conference in San Diego, California.
Stylish Concrete Artisan Takes Industry By Storm with Unique Personality
A closer look at one of the country’s most stylish countertop fabricators – and one of the industry’s most charismatic characters.
African Cemetery Memorial Looks to Decorative Concrete to Honor Burial Site
Decorative concrete lends color, resonance and beauty to the African Cemetery Memorial, completed last year at Higgs Beach in Key West, Fla.
Meet a Creator of Simulated Environments Thom Hunt
With more than 30 years of experience as a professional artist — and a darn good one at that — Thom Hunt has worked his magic at more happy places on Earth than even Walt Disney could have imagined.
Making Unique Art Out of Leftover Concrete
Benjamin Bobinac, a Phoenix, Ariz., foreman who has worked at Fisher Shotcrete Inc. for a dozen years, is one of those guys who messes around at the end of a job, shaping little statues – mostly heads, in his case – out of the leftover concrete.
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