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Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

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Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    Audra Lynch Nanay started her work on the slab with an overlay cement application. She used poly foam to block out the places were 3D decorative details were added.

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    Audra Lynch Nanay started her work on the slab with an overlay cement application. She used poly foam to block out the places were 3D decorative details were added.

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    Joe Nasvik

    Audra Lynch Nanay started her work on the slab with an overlay cement application. She used poly foam to block out the places were 3D decorative details were added.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    Using a pastry frosting applicator, Nanay used overlay cement to create the patterns.

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    Using a pastry frosting applicator, Nanay used overlay cement to create the patterns.

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    Joe Nasvik

    Using a pastry frosting applicator, Nanay used overlay cement to create the patterns.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    She employed multiple coloring techniques to add interest to the squares.

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    She employed multiple coloring techniques to add interest to the squares.

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    Joe Nasvik

    She employed multiple coloring techniques to add interest to the squares.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    Here Nanay colors and highlights the slab.

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    Here Nanay colors and highlights the slab.

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    Joe Nasvik

    Here Nanay colors and highlights the slab.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    Using a gold and silver leaf with a mild adhesive on the bottom side, Nanay pushed it around their patterned reliefs with a paint brush.

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    Using a gold and silver leaf with a mild adhesive on the bottom side, Nanay pushed it around their patterned reliefs with a paint brush.

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    Joe Nasvik

    Using a gold and silver leaf with a mild adhesive on the bottom side, Nanay pushed it around their patterned reliefs with a paint brush.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    You can see places where the sharp relief tore the silver leaf. This was later filled in.

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    You can see places where the sharp relief tore the silver leaf. This was later filled in.

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    Joe Nasvik

    You can see places where the sharp relief tore the silver leaf. This was later filled in.

  • Artistry in Decorative Concrete 2012: Audra Lynch Nanay

    The final step involved an application of 100% solids epoxy. Relief boxes were filled with epoxy so the slab surface was flat.

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    The final step involved an application of 100% solids epoxy. Relief boxes were filled with epoxy so the slab surface was flat.

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    Joe Nasvik

    The final step involved an application of 100% solids epoxy. Relief boxes were filled with epoxy so the slab surface was flat.

It all started for Nanay when she did a decorative mural on a wall in her mother’s home 14 years ago. A half a dozen other wall projects followed, which led to the formation of her company. Decorative concrete work now comprises 80% of her business. The first step in her Artistry demo was to install a bond coat on the concrete pad, followed by a trowel-down overlay cement, blocking out some areas with pieces of polyfoam.

After it hardened, she marked out 12x12-inch squares and engraved the lines with a diamond blade mounted on an angle grinder. Several treatments followed to add multiple levels of coloring and wood graining. She added delicate, ornate scrolled patterns with a pastry bag filled with overlay cement. She completed the work with a clear epoxy coating.