Comment by Tammy Chebny on March 16, 2011 at 3:15pm

Hey guys,  the sculpture is looking Amazing.  Nice work!  Did it take as long to carve all the detail as it looks like it should have?  I'm glad you are finding time to take a break and play fooz ball.  It's a great stress reliever.  Then again, so is carving concrete:)

Comment by Nathan Giffin Vertical Artisans on March 16, 2011 at 9:32pm

Well it is the end of another day in Nashville.   Today was very fun and long.  We all worked very hard today to complete the carving phase of this project.   What made it difficult was the morning class I had to teach.  The class ended at 12 noon and we then began to start our regular day which consisted of finishing the stone work around the guitar and application of the plaster.

We finished the stone and got a little more than half way down the wall with the plaster coat and ran out of mix.  We were going to chicken soup it but the boyz at Contractor Source  cowboy'd up and brought us over 4 bags of Tru-Pac....Than saved the day and made my job a lot easier.  So it looked like we were all going to make it to a special dinner last night.  However the staff decided to come down and tell us that there was a concert tomorrow night and we had to be finished before 2pm the next day.   I was not made aware of this small detail from the Staff of Concrete Decor.   They prob didn't even know about it either.   So we all decided to pull a double.  I bought everyone Mexican and we listen to Blues CD's until 9:45 pm when we finally finished base coating the whole project.  I have Smith paints coming in the morning about 10 am and we should make the dead line.  We all enjoyed the company of one another and razed each other with nick names.  Some can't be mentioned on this forum.

Enjoy the Pics we will be finished tomorrow instead of Friday.  Get ready for a fantastic wall people.

Comment by Jason Schell on March 16, 2011 at 10:38pm

Looks amazing! Wish I could have been there to help. I was just imagining what will be going through people's mind when they see it for the first time. In the immortal words of Jeff Spicoli, "Awesome, totally awesome, all right Hamilton."

Comment by Jody Smith on March 16, 2011 at 10:48pm

Awesome job guys! Detail, Detail, Detail I love the design!

Comment by Tammy Chebny on March 17, 2011 at 5:11pm

I love the Cracks.  You did a very nice job making them crack realistically.  I agree with Jody, the details make all the difference in reality.  Nice job guys!  The coloring is also very elegant.  I love it.

Comment by Brian Bobik on March 17, 2011 at 5:25pm

Nathan's interview with Concrete Nation

Comment by Nathan Giffin Vertical Artisans on March 18, 2011 at 7:19am

Well It is Friday Morning and the show ends today.  We have completed our task and the project is finished.  Thursday was by far the most stressful day of the week.

5:05 am Wake Up

6:00 Morning devotions with 24 other men and woman on the 4th floor

7:15 Eat a quick breakfast

7:25 Goto the Main Hall to pick up fliers for the class

7:30 Goto the class and realize  I forgot my CPU bag in the Main Hall

7:31 Go Back to main hall and  find Bag

7:50 Get into class and trouble shoot pointer / clicker issue for presentation

9:50 Still answering tons of questions and running late into next seminar

10:05 Go to Main Hall to pick up Smith Paints that were overnighted from the previous day

10:15 Found out the paint was shipped right to the job site

10:35 Leave the Main Hall to Goto Rocket Town ( Job Site )

10:40 Run Back to Main Hall because I left my Camera Bag

10:55 Arrive at Rocket Town

11:05 I am relieved because I see that my awesome work force, Army of One, Dan Beal has all ready prepared the room for painting.  

11:10 Start Painting to be finished before Concrete Nation Shows up to film the spectacle Around 2pm

11:15 Concrete Nation Shows Up Early ... LOL

11:20 I begin to relax as there is nothing I can do just roll with it

11:30 Do the interview along with Vertical Artisans Dan Beal and Brian Bobik .... We nail it!

12:45 Start to finsh clean up and painting touch ups

2:00 Completely finished the project included moving all the furniture back in the room and moping up the floors on time as promised.

2:25 Finished up photo shoot with the guys and continued with the back slapping

3:00 Got back to Hotel and eat a lunch with Dan and Fellow Air Brush Artists & friend Dru Blair, google his name and work, he is the best in the world.

4:50 Go up stairs to room call the wife and try to relax a bit

6:00 Goto to Rocket Town for Dinner, Concrete Decor Hall of Fame and Concert from Ruben Sutter (I think thats howw you spell it) American Idol winner a few years back

8:45 Concert Starts

9:00 Ruben finishes his 5th song and says that in his room he has never seen a more awesome display of a guitar in a wall and wants that done in his house.

10:00 Meet with Ruben and band for more back slapping

10:30 Start to walk back to hotel

10:40 Pass by Broadway Street and witness enough St. Pattys Day Honky Tonks to last a life time.

11:10 Get into room at hotel

11:20 Shower

11:30 Call Wifey

12:00 Pass Out

 

I can't wait to do it again next year.

 

I must say that I have spent this week with some of the most finest men in the industry.   I can not say enough about the dedication and hard work that these outstanding individuals displayed this week.

So a hearty Fist Bump to Vertical Artisans Dan Beal, Brian Bobik , Mike Zalaker, Mark Whitten & Troy Lemon for with out your help and hard work I could have not pulled off this wonderful wall.

Comment by Nathan Giffin Vertical Artisans on April 19, 2011 at 11:57am

Things are heating up around here. There are two locations where the next hands on project will be. The one for sure location is in Naples Florida.
There will be a new decorative concrete supply store opening in the near future in the city of Naples. I am very excited about this because it is an open canvas to make whatever we want to really wow the public. There will be great opportunity for this location and we will no doubt capture some wonderful additions to the vertical world. I am also excited about releasing a new product/tool to all of you at this event. More information soon to come. stay tuned and keep your eyes pealed:)

Comment by Greg Davis on April 22, 2011 at 8:57am

May be interested in attending the Naples event. Please let me know when you nail it down. Thanks  GD

Comment by scott dobert on April 23, 2011 at 4:10pm

a store in naples!? that would be awsome!! cant wait to get details on this one!!

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