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Feb
14
Cool Sgraffino Floor At Ecco Mi…
by Mike Millerposted in Artisan-Applied Finishes, Artist Associates, Graphics & Fine Art, Installations, Kindred Spirits, The Concretists
Jan
25
VEGAS/BRASS/GLASS… THE FINAL SAGA
by Mike Millerposted in Artist Associates, Concept Develoment & Design, Consulting Services, Installations, Kindred Spirits, The Concretists
Once again, I drive, Kelley flies. My trucks’s full of materials and equipment, her mind’s full of dangerous (but interesting) ideas. These pics are primarily hers. A quick re-cap, starting with the pour…
Dec
31
A Wintery Trip To Vegas (Part 2)
by Mike Millerposted in Artist Associates, Concept Develoment & Design, Consulting Services, Installations, Kindred Spirits, The Concretists
Part 2, the 2010 culmination of… A Wintery Trip To Vegas, Where Sensory Concrete Can Be Of Brass, Where Sensory Concrete Can Be Of Glass. Look for more, “Vegas/Brass/Glass… The Final Saga”, maybe, in 2011, if I haven’t been distracted by some other shiny thing (hehe).
Kell’s flight delivered her safely into my hands. Back to Ed and Betty’s place. Time to sleep, and to rest up for mud at 9:00 AM, tomorrow morning. What, no six o’ clock concrete? Now, this is the kind of pour I like!
Dec
25
A Wintery Trip To Vegas (Part 1)
by Mike Millerposted in Artist Associates, Concept Develoment & Design, Consulting Services, Installations, Kindred Spirits, Sensory Concrete, The Concretists
Part 1 of… A Wintery Trip To Vegas, Where Sensory Concrete Can Be Of Brass, Where Sensory Concrete Can Be Of Glass. Look for Part 2, maybe, around New Year’s Eve.
It’s Christmas Eve morning, as I’m writing this, and, I’ve recently made a couple of trips to Las Vegas. One long ass road-trip, on my own (drinking a lot of coffee to stay awake), and, one via Southwest Air, with Kelley and pretty stewardesses (drinking a screw-driver to wind down). Trips were to coordinate and then place sensory concrete, where the featured components were waves of patinated brass and crushed amber glass.
Nov
08
Places We’ve Been
by Mike Millerposted in Artisan-Applied Finishes, Concept Develoment & Design, Consulting Services, Graphics & Fine Art, Installations, Kindred Spirits, Sensory Concrete
Places We’ve Been
People Who Love Concrete
And Working With What You Find There
Most places that I’ve traveled to, the concrete has taken me there. And when I’ve returned, sometimes, it’s been because of the concrete. And, sometimes, it’s been ‘cause of the people. And, sometimes, it’s been because of the concrete and the people.
Oct
11
Another Update On The Po’ Mike El Rancho/Retreat
by Mike Millerposted in Artist Associates, Installations, Kindred Spirits, Recycled Materials, Surfaces & Spaces, Sensory Concrete, The Concretists, The Po' Mike El Rancho/Retreat, The Visual Concrete Group
Another Update On The Po’ Mike El Rancho/Retreat, And, An Example Of Why I Am Rich Mike, As Daughter, Kirsten Gets Married, Amongst Cons And Ex-Cons (Concretists And Ex-Concretists, That Is, Hehe…)
BTW, this is the most self-indulgent of all my blogs… A bit like a Jerry Garcia solo! So, if you’re gonna go there wit’ me, ya better light one up!
Sep
07
Update On The Po’ Mike El Rancho/Retreat
by Mike Millerposted in Concept Develoment & Design, Kindred Spirits, Sensory Concrete, The Po' Mike El Rancho/Retreat, The Visual Concrete Group
Update On The Po’ Mike El Rancho/Retreat, Somewhere In The Shoshone Range, North Central Nevada (BTW, Am Considering Changing The Name To “Simpler Times – Trader Joe’s House Brand Of El Cheap-O Beer, As It Was Pointed Out That Po’ Mike Has Negative Connotations, And, I Am, In Fact, Rich Mike)
Apr
11
A Trip To Arizona, Visiting Artist Associate
by Mike Millerposted in Artist Associates, Graphics & Fine Art, Kindred Spirits
A Trip To Arizona, Visiting Artist Associate, Emily McClintick And Other Concretist Friends
A final wrap up of my week-long trip to Arizona, for The Concrete Décor Show…
Apr
07
Agave Library, Phoenix, AZ – The Inside
by Mike Millerposted in Artisan-Applied Finishes, Concept Develoment & Design, Graphics & Fine Art, Kindred Spirits, Sensory Concrete
AGAVE LIBRARY, PHOENIX, AZ by architect, Will Bruder + Partners
THE INSIDE
More AGAVE LIBRARY… There’s a lot of sensory concrete here to love. I’m not sure if Will Bruder was aware of or thoughtful about this as he envisioned it, or whether a lot of this was just a lucky accident, but, either way, it’s really cool!
Mar
27
Agave Library, Phoenix, AZ – The Outside
by Mike Millerposted in Kindred Spirits, Sensory Concrete
AGAVE LIBRARY, PHOENIX, AZ by architect, Will Bruder + Partners
THE OUTSIDE
Just returned from the Concrete Décor Show, held in Phoenix, AZ. I gave the Monday afternoon “kick-off address” and Fu Tung Cheng and architect, Will Bruder gave the Monday morning “keynote”. I wasn’t able to attend but had heard about Bruder’s recent AGAVE LIBRARY, from my panel discussion participant, friend and fellow concretist, Steve Crocker. He presented me with a recent copy of Architectural Record with an article on the library and lots of great pics, and said we had to make a field trip! Here are a few of the pictorial results of that visit…
speaking of blogs, be sure to check-out…
Mondays with Marley
by Marley Porter, Principal, Living Architecture
And while you're at it, take a look at his site: www.livingarchitecture.com
Of all the blogs I've spent time with, Marley's has consistently been the best time! He's smart, insightful and funny... A lot like Miller's "What's Fresh", only smarter, more insightful and funnier, not to mention more consistent and prolific. I take my hat off to you, Marley!
McGee Church, Mississippi... bags of concrete, some corrugated metal and some pipe... by architect, Samuel "Sambo" Mockbee
visit Mondays with Marley