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]]> Comment on About Carrie by Carrie http://www.americanclay.com/blog/about-carrie#comment-167 Carrie Fri, 06 May 2011 16:15:16 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog#comment-167 Hi Lety - I can test these combinations to see what they'll look like. Once they're finished, I'll email you with the results. Hi Lety – I can test these combinations to see what they’ll look like. Once they’re finished, I’ll email you with the results.

]]> Comment on Unusual Mica Finish by Natasha Winnik http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1066#comment-163 Natasha Winnik Thu, 05 May 2011 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1066#comment-163 Carrie- I was not surprised that you can put up to 5 lbs of Mica in Loma. Prior to American Clay we plastered a wall in our showroom with a beautiful dusty purple clay from the Painted Desert in Northern Arizona. We put 15 lbs of different sized mica in with the clay in place of sand. It created a very glittery wall. As always thanks for the detailed explanation of how you created this finish. It is quite beautiful. Natasha Carrie-

I was not surprised that you can put up to 5 lbs of Mica in Loma. Prior to American Clay we plastered a wall in our showroom with a beautiful dusty purple clay from the Painted Desert in Northern Arizona. We put 15 lbs of different sized mica in with the clay in place of sand. It created a very glittery wall.

As always thanks for the detailed explanation of how you created this finish. It is quite beautiful.

Natasha

]]> Comment on About Carrie by Lety http://www.americanclay.com/blog/about-carrie#comment-162 Lety Thu, 05 May 2011 00:17:30 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog#comment-162 Hi, Carrie, I have read your blog and was wondering, since you have access to the colors, what Sansibel Sunset mixed with Santa Fe Tan would look like, or Santa Fe Tan with Socorro Clay. The reason being because although I did most of my living room with Borrego Tan Loma, I had bought the other colors, to do a faux brick adobe on my tiny dining room walls. I really didn't like the color of the Santa Fe Tan by itself and was wondering if I mixed it with some other color would it look less drab. Since I still have a packet of each of those colors left and 1 bag of Loma, I was hoping you could post what it would look like. (I had already wasted a whole bag of Loma on another packet of Santa Fe Tan). Thank you. Hi, Carrie,
I have read your blog and was wondering, since you have access to the colors, what Sansibel Sunset mixed with Santa Fe Tan would look like, or Santa Fe Tan with Socorro Clay. The reason being because although I did most of my living room with Borrego Tan Loma, I had bought the other colors, to do a faux brick adobe on my tiny dining room walls. I really didn’t like the color of the Santa Fe Tan by itself and was wondering if I mixed it with some other color would it look less drab. Since I still have a packet of each of those colors left and 1 bag of Loma, I was hoping you could post what it would look like. (I had already wasted a whole bag of Loma on another packet of Santa Fe Tan). Thank you.

]]> Comment on Get the Look – Raw Concrete by Chris Murphy http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1055#comment-161 Chris Murphy Wed, 04 May 2011 23:07:59 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-161 Hey Carrie....thats a great look. I did some samples recently that were reminiscent of raw concrete... Over a plain finished Loma two coat, i used a spray bottle with some Wild Horse Smoke pigment in it and sprayed on some accents and depending how I tied it in, it looked a little like the aging and natural efflorescence you might get in raw concrete. Picked up the spray bottle trick years ago from a gal who used to spray glitter into textured spackle to create some looks that were all her own. Chris ClayPlasterWorkshop.com Hey Carrie….thats a great look.

I did some samples recently that were reminiscent of raw concrete…

Over a plain finished Loma two coat, i used a spray bottle with some Wild Horse Smoke pigment in it and sprayed on some accents and depending how I tied it in, it looked a little like the aging and natural efflorescence you might get in raw concrete.

Picked up the spray bottle trick years ago from a gal who used to spray glitter into textured spackle to create some looks that were all her own.

Chris
ClayPlasterWorkshop.com

]]> Comment on A (Fun!) Valuable Marketing Tool… by Parker Harms http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1081#comment-153 Parker Harms Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:44:48 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1081#comment-153 Would like to be invited to Pinterest, please. Love getting reading your thoughts! Would like to be invited to Pinterest, please. Love getting reading your thoughts!

]]> Comment on Secret Color Weapons by Carrie http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1043#comment-150 Carrie Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:37:07 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1043#comment-150 By and large, yes, although because of Enjarre's differences in formulation from the other plasters, I try to add a lower pigment load than I would with Loma, Porcelina, or Marittimo. Sometimes it depends on which pigment you're using. The behavior of certain pigments will become more pronounced when used in high quantities (most noticeably whites and vivid reds, but there are others), so I try to minimize my risks by either dropping the pigment load or adding more binder like Plaster Plus. I tend to be more risk averse than some of my colleagues. Others believe you can add more pigment and be okay, but too may factors can result in poor performance. I'd rather be safe than sorry, and these are the methods that have given me the most dependable, good results. Thanks for the question - I hope this helps! By and large, yes, although because of Enjarre’s differences in formulation from the other plasters, I try to add a lower pigment load than I would with Loma, Porcelina, or Marittimo. Sometimes it depends on which pigment you’re using. The behavior of certain pigments will become more pronounced when used in high quantities (most noticeably whites and vivid reds, but there are others), so I try to minimize my risks by either dropping the pigment load or adding more binder like Plaster Plus. I tend to be more risk averse than some of my colleagues. Others believe you can add more pigment and be okay, but too may factors can result in poor performance. I’d rather be safe than sorry, and these are the methods that have given me the most dependable, good results.

Thanks for the question – I hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Secret Color Weapons by Reta Daugherty http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1043#comment-149 Reta Daugherty Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:02:51 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1043#comment-149 Does the mixing of colors also pertain when you are using Enjarre? Does the mixing of colors also pertain when you are using Enjarre?

]]> Comment on Get the Look – Raw Concrete by Bob Noto http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1055#comment-148 Bob Noto Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:48:33 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-148 You can also float the Marittimo with an orange sponge float and then smooth trowel it with a plastic trowel. Looks awesome. You can also float the Marittimo with an orange sponge float and then smooth trowel it with a plastic trowel. Looks awesome.

]]> Comment on Get the Look – Raw Concrete by Michael Haywood http://www.americanclay.com/blog/archives/1055#comment-147 Michael Haywood Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:51:24 +0000 http://www.americanclay.com/blog/?p=1055#comment-147 Hi Carrie, I recently did a few walls for a contractor friend and he chose a gray color (sorry, can't remember the specific name) and it looked remarkably like raw concrete walls. I simply applied two coats of Loma in a smooth finish, and did a sponge compression like you've stated. The results were fabulous. Hi Carrie,

I recently did a few walls for a contractor friend and he chose a gray color (sorry, can’t remember the specific name) and it looked remarkably like raw concrete walls. I simply applied two coats of Loma in a smooth finish, and did a sponge compression like you’ve stated. The results were fabulous.

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