Gerald W. Taylor

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.”