Milestone Hybridized Portland Cement ® Don Latimer announces a NEW two day workshop! See details below.
These photos are from Don Miles' first workshop in January, 2001, Seattle, WA.

see more photos at  milestonehpc.com at left: Here's the dapper Don Miles demonstrating flooring techniques with Milestone HPC as fellow Seattle Milestone artist, Don Latimer, looks on. Mixing Colors

Don's workshops are creatively challenging. Don's workshops are intellectually stimulating. A good time is had by all!

 

Milestone Workshop   ----YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A MILESTONE WORKSHOP---- If you are interested in learning more about how to use Milestone. We have finally scheduled our upcoming workshops. We have also been working on several ‘how to’ DVD's and we plan to have some of them ready for the first workshop. The schedule of upcoming workshops is:   October 20th and the 21st Thursday and Friday 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM: COUNTER TOPS: We will be working with small mock up samples of countertops that you will be able to take home.   November 7th and 8th Monday and Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM: SCULPTURAL WORKSHOP THROUGH PRATT FINE ARTS: To find out more about the cost of this workshop or to register you will have to contact Pratt directly at 206 383-2200.   November 21st and 22nd Monday and Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM: FLOORS: We will be working with small mock up samples of floors that you will be able to take home.    December 12th and 13th Monday and Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM: FIREPLACE SURROUNDS, and other architectural details.   January 16th and 17th on Monday and Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM. FINISHES: We will explore many finishes including recycled glass and other aggregate finishes, multiple colors at once, and smooth finishes. It will also include how to develop custom colors. We will work on texture and movement and will demonstrate a variety of sealers.   All the workshops will include the general basics of working with Milestone, and will be helpful no matter what project you are planning to undertake. The methods used, and information given, will have application in many other projects.     Two-day workshops will cost $250.00 for registering at least 1 week before class.  $300.00 after that. The maximum number of people in any workshop will be 18.    We expect to have some our DVD’s ready before the first workshop, and, if available, they will be included in the price of the class.   We will NOT have a minimum class size on any of the workshops, and NO class cancellations due to low enrollment.  We hope this will help make it easier for you to plan ahead.   TO REGISTER:   Cost will be $125.00 per person to register.  E-mail or call with credit card information or send a check. Make checks payable to Artisan Finishes and send to Artisan Finishes 902 1st Ave S. Seattle, WA. 98134.  Let us know which workshop you are interested in attending.  Call for information about group rates or discounted prices to attend more then one workshop!     All workshops will be held at: Artists’ Gallery of Seattle, 902 1st Ave S Seattle Wa.  98134 (One block north of SAFECO field) HOURS: Tues.-Sat. 11 to 7 PM, Sun. 12-5 PM.  Call first for availability at other hours.   These will be very intense workshops, so be ready.  Bring old clothes, gloves, and any favorite plastering tools or safety equipment you would like to use.   All materials and tools necessary will be provided.     Instructor Donald Latimer: I have my own installation company, Artisan Finishes (www.artisanfinishes.com).  I have been working in the plastering field since the early seventies when I worked with a plastering crew that did 'Ferro-Cement' boats. I also worked doing swimming pool and a verity of concrete projects.  Over the last eight years I have focused on working with Milestone, developing techniques and processes for doing a variety of applications.   *Decorative Walls --- *Patios ---*Furniture ---*Stairs ---*Decks* *Fireplace Surrounds---*Concrete Coatings ---*Art ---*Showers * *Concrete Stains---*Floors ---*Roofs ---*Fountains ---*Countertops* *Exterior Siding---Sculpture*     I have successfully completed hundreds of jobs both residential and commercial and I regularly coach people through projects around the country. I was also involved with Don Miles in putting on workshops at Artists’ Gallery of Seattle and I regularly teach workshops in sculptural art at Pratt Fine Art Center, a local Seattle art school.  Donald R Latimer   Co-instructor Elizabeth Dennis: Elizabeth Dennis has been working with milestone for 7 years.  She has worked with Artisan finishes doing installation, color samples and color consultation for three years.  She also co-teaches with Don at Pratt Fine Arts sculpting workshops. If you are interested in purchasing Milestone, prices are posted on the website.  Shipping is available.     We also carry a complete line of plastering tools including some of the finest Venetian trowels available and I am now stocking a line of Venetian plasters. Prices and information are posted on the website.