Cement Tree Art
including Acid Staining
In the New Studio in Caldera at Black Rock Art Ranch
by Chris McCall
November 26, 27, 28 and 29
Class is From 10:00 till 3:00pm (Studio opens at 9am)
Cost is $40 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 on the web site at:
This class is new and will fill fast!! deposit Required
Directions to The Art Ranch are on the web site.
These creations will make great Christmas Gifts!!!
Decorate your trees with fabulous Tree Art!! You can make an unlimited range of faces for your trees.
Make your property come to life, add magic to your gardens.
You can see sample of what can be created on the web site at:
but remember the only limit is your imagination. This will be a really fun class.
We might even go and feel the energy of some trees :-) Just think you can have a
little bit of "Lord of the Rings" in your back yard.
Day 1 - Working with concrete and mortar, forming the basic tree art frame
The tools you need for working with concrete -
Safety procedures for concrete
How to properly mix concrete and mortar including the common formulas and
some of the additives used in concrete.
Adding powdered color to your concrete
Forming the wire to reinforce the tree art and creating the basic shape. we also will
be using cement fiber to make our tree art strong and long lasting.
We will create the basic shapes of our art
Day 2 - Filing, texturing - creating the final look
We will take the work done the day before and add detaillearn shaping with a file and sand paper
learn to carve the cement
make special cement for fine finish work
add bright colors if desired
Make a few more pieces for the next day.
Day 3 - Touch up and more finish work.
Shaping semi dried concrete with rasps and grinders.
More polishing, carving and touching up our pieces from Day 1
Finishing the work from Day 2
Day 4 - Acid Staining, Painting and Final Finish
Safety precautions for working with acid.
Mixing the stain
Preparing the concrete for staining
Different methods of application
Making patterns with the stain
Using acrylic colors to enhance our pieces and do shading or add accents over the stain
Sealing the concrete after staining so our colors stay
We have enjoyed teaching so many people Cement Art. All of our students have really produced incredible work. I am amazed at the level of creativity in Boquete and Volcan.
The cost for this 4-day workshop is $40 including all materials and supplies.
This includes cement, sand, dry concrete dyes, acid stains, and the use of our tools, etc
The teacher for this workshop will be Chris McCall.
For Questions call Chris at 6137-5602
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