Owner and Technical
Support
for
Images in Concrete
website at www.imagesinconcrete.com.
Specializes in
custom engraving and coloring of existing concrete. Original designs are created as site-specific works of art that
express the special interests of the public or homeowner.
Educational
Background:
Swest Jewelry and Design Work Shop ,
Lake Charles , La. Feb. 2003
Acid
staining and scoring in Las Vegas, NV led by Robert Harris of L.M. Scofield Co,
Feb 2001 and New Orleans conducted by Michael Miller & Associates, Feb 2002
Acrylic,
epoxy, and polyurethane coatings, Enco Building Materials, Little Rock, AR, Oct
2002
Polymer
cement coatings, Danny Ivers, owner of Concrete Renovation Systems, Columbus,
IN, Nov 2000
Concrete
finishing, texturing, and staining with Doug Bannister, owner of The Stamp
Store in Oklahoma City, OK, Feb, 1999
GES
School of Engraving, Emporia, KS 1998
Forgotstein
School for Jewelry Design, Memphis, TN June 1996
Workshops
for jewelry engraving taught by Tilden Swenson, Little Rock, AR, May 1992 and
Ben O. Heune, Emporium, KS, June 1995
Presentations/Workshops Conducted:
Presenter,
Southeastern College Art Conference, Little Rock, Oct 29, 2005
Presenter,
Decorative Concrete Institute, GA Oct 10-14, 2005
Visiting
Artist, Southern Arkansas University, Decorative concrete workshop, “The Hands
of Michelangelo” Steven Ochs-Designer, Magnolia, AR Nov 2002
Demonstrations
for the World of Concrete Convention in Las Vegas, NV Feb 2003 , ASCC American
Society of Concrete Contractors , in
San Diego, Ca. April 24, 2004, Demonstrated 09/09/2004 for ASCC American Society of Concrete
Contractors , in St Louis Mo.
Artist Statement
“What
I really enjoy most of all is working with other artists and collaborating with
them. “Along the way, I’ve asked a lot
of questions. God has allowed me to meet
some very talented and creative people in business, industrial work, and in the
field of art. I feel very
blessed.”