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Ed Warren commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

Roger on Bobby's process. I thot that was where you were headed. I just ordered the DVD. Should be here tomallie.

October 22

David D Driggs commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

Hey Ed, that tub deck is a few years old by now, and the builder set the tub. I am most impressed with the mixes of Picassacrete. Check out Bobby Leatherwood's work right here, or his website, picassacrete.com. Great work on the stairway waterfeat...

October 22

Ed Warren commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

Dave, did you do that tub back in July? I missed seeing it. Beautiful surface colors and texture. Not too grainy for a wet area. Did you set the tub too.??? Soooo, who are you going with for a better mix?

October 22

David D Driggs commented on Bobby Leatherwood's photo 'Practice Table'

Stop calling that thing "practice", already. I'll admit that everything we do is practice, but that table is ready for the designers.

October 22

David D Driggs commented on Bobby Leatherwood's photo 'Closeup of a Limestone Countertop'

Love it! Lot's-o-stuff looks decent from 20 paces. Thanks for the close-up.

October 22

David D Driggs commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

Jump in! There's always room for one more of us.

October 22

David D Driggs commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

Cracks are always a possibility. I'd say 75% or more are a result of workmanship, but I will also say that I have serious questions regarding quality control of their mix and most everything else in their system. I am in the process of switching t...

October 22

VerticalArtisans.com commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

You guys do great work...you are tempting me to try my hand at counter tops :)

October 9

Victor Gonzalez commented on David D Driggs's photo 'vane3'

How is this doing after installation , on the shirestone mix.. I had afew people who had it installed here in Fort Worth and regreat having it .. I had to do a grinte countertop that had it installed and it looked bad .. to many cracks... maybe in...

October 8

David D Driggs commented on David D Driggs's photo 'skully1'

Victor, send me an e-mail to SetInStoneDesign@hotmail.com. Maybe I can share some insight with you better that way.

September 10

David D Driggs commented on David D Driggs's photo 'Dsc00035 (2)'

That does happen to be Shirestone, an overlay. It would certainly be possible to recreate it with Picassacrete, which I intend to switch to as soon as possible. From my early investigation, Bobby seems to have a superior material and process witho...

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September 10

Victor Gonzalez commented on David D Driggs's photo 'skully1'

So I have My answers , Shirestone system it is .! The Griffin's give it away.... can you explain the way the edging process is set up and done , I would love to make a counter top for my showroom, I seen it a few trade shows, but the dealership is...

September 10

Victor Gonzalez commented on David D Driggs's photo 'udeck 019'

I would really like to know what your using for your edge's , they have great detail..

September 10

Victor Gonzalez commented on David D Driggs's photo 'Dsc00035 (2)'

Really nice , is this a shirestone project ? Great look, is it soild or overlay.. ???

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Have you purchased and are a member of the Vertical Artisans Subscription Site?: No

What arena are you in?: Counter Tops, Overlays, Molding, Sculpting

What are you doing to succeed in a slow market?: Word of mouth, lots of networking with other artisans. We NEVER discount.

Do you want more information on various types of training?: Yes

How did you hear about this forum?: Nathan.

What states are you willing to work in?: Kansas, Missouri,Colorado, others negotiable.

What is your company website?: http://www.SetInStoneDesign.net

Are there any areas that you specialize in?: Countertops, interior floors, custom molds. Soon to add vertical carving!

Are there special products or favorites that you like to use, If so what are they?: Shirestone (Counterfit Systems) due to current obligations, Elite floor products are good, Miracote/stamp is good, love Smith Paints stains and Pearlex pearls and metallics.

Are you interrested in a quote or a product? Here is how I can be reached.: Would love to know subtle differences in competing vertical mixes, best for thick/thin, best to sculpt, etc. Would also like pallet pricing for your mix.

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Schlitterbahn waterpark, Kansas City

Does anyone know if there are any Vertical Artisan members working in Kansas City on the Shlitterbahn waterpark? I know they are doing a lot of decorative work there, but I have not checked it out yet. If anyone has a name or contact info, that would be appreciated. The local unions are upset and protesting due to their not using local union workers, but I'm not sure where the "crew" is from.

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At 11:17am on September 10, 2009, Victor Gonzalez said…: I guess I should read the whole profile, I would really like to know more about the fabrication, so any help would be great.

At 8:36am on August 31, 2009, Jeff Datin said…: Hi David,

I will see if I can do anyting about this. I know sometimes there are gliches with software, so I will check it out today.

Thanks,

Jeff

At 10:19pm on August 30, 2009, Jody Smith said…: David thanks for your kind words on my work. I got a lot of information about the model design concept from Nathan Giffin & Richard Winget. Richard has a great write up on the model process on the subscription side of Vertical Artisans. I don't know if you are a subscriber or not but the information there is phenomenal and endless it seems. I will post some of my overlay photos so that you can check them out. I have already made the 3D model concept something that I will do on all of my future projects. It made the whole process fun and I even gathered other ideas as I carved out the model. I used a oven bake clay from my local art store for the water feature and casting plaster for the simulated flagstone overlay and then painted them with watered down acrylics and sealed it with a simple water based sealer to lock in the colors. The casting plasterer carved up nice and I just used a sponge brush to tap on the colors without coloring the carved lines that replicate the grout lines. Use clay tools for the carving for everything its fun and it really puts your head in the project way before you even order the products.

At 6:49pm on August 29, 2009, Mike Vernelson said…: David, sorry this is such a delayed reply been out awhile. Thanks for the kind words the water surfaces were created to be put together at the museum of natural history.
Mike.

At 12:01pm on August 28, 2009, Randy Murray said…: Hi David,

I forgot to ask. What is the "wax dog" ? Is it the plaster wax technique used in venetian plaster? I really like it. Do you do your own stencils? Or is this drawn on? I do lots of skimcoats from a mix we have designed over the past four years. We do lots of art work on the floors. I tried to look at your website, is it working?

One other thing I really like your taste in music. I have lots of blues and the collection is growing. I know its corny but I even have the Black Snake Moan sound track. Good music is good no matter what time or place it comes from.

Thanks and Have a great day David

At 5:03pm on July 21, 2009, Richard Batey said…: Thanks for your comment David.This was a project I did during a class
at DCI. This was engraved and stained over a micro topping.The micro
topping was Sgraffino by Color Maker and the stains were DCI solvent
based dyes.Many thanks to Bob Harris for his guidance and input on this project.I will be posting more photos of this and other projects soon.

Thanks again for your comments

At 1:51pm on June 3, 2009, Jeff Datin said…: Hey David, have you checked out our network. Concrete Artists Network.com? We are the originator of this style of forum for our industry. We have a lot of other artists and photos you may be interested in. Alot of the same people here are there and then some and we all just kind of shuffle between the two. Thought I'd let you know.

Thanks again for the thoughts on my work. I'll let you know about any product releases I will have in the future.

Talk to you soon

Jeff

At 1:34pm on June 3, 2009, Bobby Leatherwood said…: David shoot me an email. picassacrete@gvtc.com

At 8:46am on June 3, 2009, Jeff Datin said…: Thanks David.
I have always used my own color system. I did use some acid stain (Brickform Turquoise) this time just to get the depth of color. I haven't come up with a green similar to the acid color yet. I was going to market my colrs but when the economy went south I put it on hold. Maybe when things pick up again.

Jeff

At 8:22am on June 3, 2009, Bobby Leatherwood said…: Thank you David. We have been working on this process for the better part of seven years. The mix is 1 1/2" thick on the countertops. We have finally gotten our limestone mix in bags to resell. I have looked at your photos and saw that you are a Shirestone man. They contacted us about four years ago about training. I told them at that time we already had a mix and a method we like. Of course our countertops are quite a bit heaver but we sure love the system we have created. By the way your craftmanship is very good. I was very impressed with your shower as well. Keep in touch. If you would like to talk further please call me or email me for any info you might want or need.
picassacrete@gvtc.com, 210-8492610, www.picassacrete.com