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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 8, 2008, at 10:31 AM, EarthNSky wrote:

> Thanks!  I like it, too!
> It is painted.  I made two different color washes with acrylic paint  
> for
> a base color-just mixing paint until I got what I liked.  Then I  
> painted
>  the veins, and then went back with a different green and some blue  
> for
> highlights.  Finally, the whole thing was sealed with, of all things,
> Thompson's Water Seal so that it will hold water.  It looks ceramic,
> doesn't it?  Two of my friends sealed theirs with polyurethane and
> theirs look glossy and very pretty, but I wanted some UV protection  
> so I
> went with Thompson's.  Because mine is not as glossy, it looks  
> ceramic.
>  I took a picture of it this morning with water in it...we have a nice
> shower going.  It's working like a charm and has already been  
> christened
> by my resident cardinal pair.

Let us know how the color and sealant age. I do ferrocement and I am  
always on the lookout for permanent coloration. Haven't found it yet.  
Finely ground minerals seem best but they also fade.