The window and door bucks were fastened to the forms today giving us a peek at how things are going to look when the concrete walls of the Underhill suite are poured. The plywood shapes will be removed after the concrete pour revealing the window openings into the large private garden. It is very exciting to see the progress!
First concrete sculpting project.
We often get asked how and where we got started in this unique business. The answer is we got started in Chemainus and simply did it. I was asked to design and build Heritage Square, a series of three pools with a forest theme. I knew nothing of the 'secret' concrete formulas, how to build an armature, how to colour the concrete or which tools to use. I simply did the best I could with what we had on hand. I mixed the concrete mortar and trowled it on with a triangle trowel. I didn't know to let it set a little and then sculpt it. That was back in 1984 - thirty-four years ago. The pool and concrete work are still there to this day and still look pretty good. We've come a long ways since.
Mural done
After two long days I put the last paint stokes on the mural this evening as the sun set. The 'Spirit of Chemainus' has now been restored to it's former glory.
