Domiane Forte Demonstration

Domiane Forte worked with the ACBA students during the 2014 MBA festival in Charleston, SC where he shared his knowledge of shade and shadow and different drawing mediums.

Pierre Finklestein Demonstration

Renown decorative painter, Pierre Finklestein, was kind enough to stop by the American College of the Building Arts for the MBA festival and conduct a shade and shadow demsonstration

 

Arch drawing

Conceptual drawing of by Sam Friedman showing the combination of several brick and stone projects that we have been working on this semester

This is a photo of a return that I am finishing today.

MK Diamond Masonry Saw

A gracious donation in support of the ACBA masonry program.

Masters of the Building Arts Festival

During the week of March 24-29, the students became the teachers. The American College of the Building Arts hosted the 10th annual MBA festival where professional plasters from around the country came to learn how to run plaster moldings.  It was a little intimidating to teach professionals how to run plaster, but in the end, everybody departed with a solid foundation on how to run plaster on a table.  T

Molding Created by Workshop Attendee

Compressing Marittimo

Marittimo is a plaster product that is produced by American Clay.  It consists of crushed shells and is applied as a second coat.  The process of sealing  Marittimo involves soaking the area with a felt brush, texturizing the surface with a sponge, and compressing with a gentle pass of the trowel.