Post #307485 by pariartspaul on Sat, May 19, 2007 8:19 AM

Tony came over yesterday and we poured most of the back wall section. It took quite a bit of concrete, but it's SOLID! Then later in the afternoon when it set up I started sculpting the lava texture. So in this picture, you can see the seat which will be underwater, and the transition to lava texture on the wall section. I'm happy with the way it looks.

I wanted to keep the lava section rather smooth and not too rough feeling since people will have contact with it, so I came up with a texture done with a whisk broom and then I put in a few cracks and lava holes. As the texture goes up the waterfall section I'll get more rough with it.

This picture shows a planter we did a few years ago using the same techniques. It looks great, but it's too rough to have in a pond.

Here's another shot of how it's coming. I really like the way this looks! I sculpted some flat spots on the back edge so we have some nice cocktail perches.

So I've used all 35 bags of my concrete now. I'll have to get some more next week.
That the latest!
Paul