Summary: Every garden needs a focal point; something to draw the eye; something of interest other than plants. You can create your own personal concrete sculpture for just that purpose instead of using a tree or a shrub.
Don't worry about not being handy with mallets and chisels, though. This is so easy that all you need for tools will be just a few odds and ends and your fingers. Wood scraps, sand, cement mix and an iron rod are the basic materials.
Anything your imagination can conjure up is an apt subject for a free-standing garden sculpture, even an abstract shape if you'd like, but choose a shape that will be stable when it is sitting on its base The sculptures that this method produces have totally flat backs.
I'll use an Easter Island type of tiki face for the example, the back of which will be completely flat.
Before getting started, please be sure to wear gloves when working with either wet or dry cement.
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http://www.diystuff.com/Concrete/Casting_Your_Own_Garden_Sculptures_in_Concrete.shtml
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
DIY Article - Casting Your Own Garden Sculptures in Concrete
