Yes, when I saw my friend's husband create this huge Stargate of
ferrocement, and then many huge boulders, all so natural you cant
tell-- all of ferro and then he started adding paper I think.
Making rocks is fun, and the challenge is painting them, not making
them-- the coloring must look real, and there are several books out
now on how to do that. search online
there is a site on amazing waterfalls and rocks and a DVD on
painting them, very tricky... but fantastic when done right.
Wayne Miller at www.foamliteconcrete.com, just retired from doing
huge swiming pool features, of cement + pearlite- he would make
$10,000 in a weekend for wealthy peopke who wanted large boulders and
water features on their standard pool.. "gilding the lily", as they
say.
so there is money in the concrete stamping of plaiin cement walks and
driveways ( like London brick look in front of a McMansion, and faux
rocks to make a nature look to a plain back yard.
Gary the stargate maker also did a man hole cover- heavy cement- that
looked like an Aztec or Mayan sundial/time code!!
adding and painting on or embedding seashells, petryglyphs, bits of
driftwood to the rocks, can also make great art rocks, and also
flower planters and planter boxes these are selling made of ferro
cement at Garden Shops NOW, -- but you can do the same with papercrete
if protected from moisture, or having an other layer of real straight
ceement, and a light interior.
go to any yard & garden hardware store, or patio shop-- see the
sometimes pricey and ugly cement art they sell-- you can create a St
Francis of Assissi on your own, of papercrete!
the ugliest water pond bowl thing I ever saw at LOngs drugstore
hardware- was a series of extruded "intestine" looking lumps that
formed a 3 basin water fall.. it was painted grey.. it looked
seriously like a long colon, it was the most hidieous use of cement
ever. not natural & organic, but 'organic' in the worst sense!!
-- http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com/makcongaror2.html
MAKING CONCRETE GARDEN ORNAMENTS
Ms. Charmaine Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
Toll Free Order: 1-888-441-1632
www.dirtcheapbuilder.com www. papercrete.com
PO Box 375, Cutten CA 95534
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