Cement garden sculptures

Today, we will discuss an easy technique for making lightweight concrete sculpture. We will chronologically discuss the process of making ...

In some circles, cement yard statues are considered tacky. I’ve seen some really cute ones but never knew how to paint cement yard statues to look classy and not tacky. We’ve had these …

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In an earlier post I spoke about working with Martha Ferris on a commission in Jackson at the Museum of Art. As Martha finalizes designs for the works I have been doing some experiments in a process called ferro-cement. We think this may be the process we are going to use for building the outdoor structure for the commission and to make sure I know everything I can about it I decided to go ahead and do some experiments. The process is fairly easy; I have done it before. What makes this…

Figure with sun hat. Front view

Adding Plaster

How to Make a Garden Sculpture: In this instructable I'll show you how to make a wonderful sculpture for your garden. It's made of plaster and decorated with mosaic. You'll need about 3 days for the basic structure (2 hours per day, the remainder is drying time) and 1 to infinite …

Concrete Planter DIY

Cement Sculptures: Bob always admired the buffalo and would have liked to own one but he knew that his 15 acres couldn’t support one so he decided to build a life size statue of one out of cement. Since then he has built a number of other statues, all out of cement, i…

How to Make a Garden Sculpture: In this instructable I'll show you how to make a wonderful sculpture for your garden. It's made of plaster and decorated with mosaic. You'll need about 3 days for the basic structure (2 hours per day, the remainder is drying time) and 1 to infinite …

mixing Cement and Styrofoam so that cement crafts are light

"Standing man" granite garden sculpture by David Therriault # stone sculpture #abstarct

rebar armature stuffed with insulation, for concrete sculpture

Huge DIY Concrete Face Garden Sculpture: My garden is my paradise, so I love to add some interesting sculpture to it. Contrary to what you make think, sculpting is not as difficult as you may think if you give yourself a chance. I’ll provide you with a few key points to keep in mind and th…