CONCRETE GARDEN MOSAIC COLLAGE

CONCRETE GARDEN MOSAIC COLLAGE

Our next creative workshops focus on collaging a variety of concrete ornaments, and other found objects into a composition that might take the form of a garden stone, a garden stake or a wall frieze.

Create exactly what you want for your garden in this one-session workshop.  

Combine existing concrete ornaments, with glass, marbles, broken china, hardware…anything you want to set into concrete to make this textural relief collage. Use our stuff or combine with your own. Take it home to cure and finish. Workshop fee is $35.

Thursday evening , February 23, 7:00-9:00 Saturday morning, February 25, 10:00-12:00 noon
Sunday afternoon, February 26. 1:00-3:00

For more info and to enroll: peaceinmygarden.com

Cast Heart Plaque Workshop

Stephanie made these hearts in our Cast Heart Plaques workshop last week. She has just taken them out of the mold. They look a little crude at this point. By the time she has finished the steps below these hearts will be stars on her wall for Valentine's Day.

See the heart with the large "U R" and the little shelf below?
This is for her to put custom words on the heart using scrabble tiles placed along the little shelf... 
U R MINE...U R WEIRD....U R SEXY... U R HOT.... U R SWEET
Pretty clever I'd say!

Here are next steps. The others in this workshop can follow these same steps for finishing:

1. Burnish and rub the hearts with a stone or brick to acheive cleaner, sharper edges. They will look nicer and less "Flintstoney".

2. Scrub them with a brush in hot soapy water and allow to dry.

3. Add color in selected areas or as an all-over coat. Decide if you want the edges painted or not.

4. Let them dry. The color will be bright and very contrasty against the concrete. To soften this contras,t you can mix up a stain from either white or black paint and water. Add just enough paint to make the mixture milky- you want to soften the color, not cover it. Brush all surfaces with a large brush to flood the surfaces and allow the excess to run off. If too much pigment remains, lightly remove some of it with a damp sponge. Allow to dry.