Hi Everyone !!!

[Zenart]

New to this kind of site.
Spend last 2 days with my lap top and lots of coffe viewing all this amazing work. Thinking of getting a bit more serious with my art. Curently working on my own creating fireplace mantels (www.keystonecast.com)
But can't get away from this need to paint ... you know what I am talking about? LOL
Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions.

Slav

[Singular]

Hi Slav,

Welcome to ASC. It's nice to have you here. Your images in the gallery are very nice... and your mantles are amazing.

I just purchased an electric fireplace insert for my basement, with the intention of building a mantle for it that would also support my TV. I haven't had much success due to lack of time, money and resources to build it. I checked out your web site and think your work is amazing. I am very impressed. Do you build them or just the designer?

I wonder what the price tag for one like below would be.



all the best,
Joe

[Erika Takacs]

Hi Slav, welcome to ASC. Wow, those mantels are really beautiful. Do you carve stone?

[Zenart]

HI guys,

Thanks for your interest.
Its one man show ... me. I design, build the molds, cast the parts and install for the client. If I need a carved element I do it in clay and pour silicon over, creating a mold. So the parts are cast (stonecast or thincast) Everyone has secret mixture and procedure to make it look like real stone.
The mantel above would run about $1100 installed. (not including the insert - that one was existing woodburning insert)

Glad you like them. I have fun making them.

Slav

[rrsum]

Really like your photos! Great shots!