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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.

Bubbles, Balloons and Broken Glass: Concrete Ideas from Outside the Box

Concrete Art Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 10 No. 3 - April 2010 by Michael Miller Comments are Disabled

Mike Miller explores examples of the concept of sensory concrete, which gives the material a voice. Sometimes the material is the concrete itself, and sometimes it’s the material or the process influencing the concrete.

Making Unique Art Out of Leftover Concrete

Concrete Art Concrete Placing Vol. 9 No. 5 - August 2009 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

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.

Concrete Pottery With a Twist

Concrete Art Vol. 7 No. 4 - June/July 2007 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

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.

Magical Decorative Concrete Castle

Concrete Art Concrete Maintenance Vol. 5 No. 4 - August/September 2005 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Step inside Bart Sacco’s gated castle and you’ll begin to discover just how magical a decorative concrete journey can become with some creative thinking, excellent product training and all the right tools.

ASCE Concrete Canoe Race

Events & Recognition Vol. 4 No. 4 - August/September 2004 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Twenty-two student teams from colleges and universities across North America recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 17th annual National Concrete Canoe Competition, organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers and largely sponsored by Degussa Admixtures Inc./Master Builders.

Can Concrete Fly? The Concrete Frisbee Put to the Test

Concrete Art Vol. 4 No. 2 - April/May 2004 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

At a recent symposium sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, students from 17 universities took part in a contest to see which team could come up with the best flying disc — made of concrete.