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.

Recipe: Metallic Without Mud

Concrete Art Recipes Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 8 No. 3 - May 2008 by Steven Ochs Comments are Disabled

Each layer will soften the contrast between the lights and darks as the metallic surface becomes stronger. This enables the metallic to be clean and crisp without being muddied by other pigments.

Epoxy Terrazzo Flooring : Elegance & Choice

Concrete Coatings Concrete Art Vol. 8 No. 4 - June/July 2008 by Amy Johnson Comments are Disabled

Using epoxy instead of cement opens up all kinds of new possibilities for terrazzo floors.

Eye-catching Concrete Countertop Projects — The Trout Sink

Concrete Art Concrete Countertops Counter Culture - Summer 2008 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

When J&M Lifestyles LLC was contacted to create a hunting-lodge theme in a New Jersey home, product manager Jeff Kudrick figured the creative possibilities were endless.

The trout sink in one project of the bathrooms that leaves the biggest impression.

Concrete Bowls Provide Birds With Water

Concrete Art Concrete Furniture Vol. 8 No. 5 - August 2008 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Deborah Brackenbury is no stranger to art — she’s been a photographer since the 1980s. But after a search for the perfect birdbath fell short, she made herself into a concrete artisan.

The Importance of Contrast in Sensory Concrete

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 4 - May/June 2010 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

Evil allows you to appreciate good. The occasional really bad customer makes you appreciate all the more the even more occasional really good customer. Night makes you appreciate the day. Cool makes you appreciate warm.

Lead Bricks and Black Holes: Weight and Scale

Concrete Art Precast Concrete Vol. 10 No. 7 - October 2010 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

We ate. We drank. We told the truth and lied, and then admitted that we had lied. We laughed. We talked business. We talked wives. We talked ex-wives. We cried, but just a little.

Beach House Floor Customized with Seaweed Stamps and Acid Stain

Stamping & Texturing Concrete Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 1 - January 2011 by Chris Mayo Comments are Disabled

A beach house floor Ralston’s company recently refurbished in Monterey Bay, Calif. The floor’s crown jewel from a decorative standpoint is a pattern created when randomly placed seaweed stamps, made from real seaweed, were laid in a 3/8-inch fast-setting overlay.

Nashville Nightclub Receives Decorative Coating Makeover

Concrete Coatings Concrete Art Concrete Countertops Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Natasha Chilingerian Comments are Disabled

The historical structure that now houses the Nashville Dinner Theatre has always attracted attention. During Prohibition times, people slyly used a tunnel in the building to transport alcohol to area nightclubs. Today, it attracts crowds for its dinner shows and performances by local vocalists.

Art Professors Talk Color Perception and Texture in Concrete and More

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 4 - May/June 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Concrete Decor asked a trio of art instructors from Southern Arkansas University to share their perspectives on concrete, color and texture.

Using Brass and Glass to Create Concrete Poetry

Concrete Art Vol. 11 No. 7 - October 2011 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

As concretists, each of us defines ourselves as “one who practices concrete poetry.” As we craft this material, we are crafting a poem. At the most basic level, that poem can be a haiku — deceptively simple.