| Buddy Rhodes Artisans Countertops by Heart and Hand
Work by Buddy Rhodes Artisan Nick Relampagos -- Itsconcrete, Hayward, California Vanity above, kitchen below
Our Buddy Rhodes Artisan Program is growing with new Artisans coming onto the website soon from California, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Vermont and New York. The program has gotten many inquiries, both from potential customers for the artisans and from fabricators interested in joining the program. If you are one of those, the criteria are listed below. Feel free to call Susan Andrews at 415-431-8070 with any questions.
- The artisan has trained in Buddy Rhodes methods with a certified Buddy Rhodes trainer.
- The artisan uses Buddy Rhodes Concrete Mix and methods. The artisan may use other methods of his or her own devising. Use of the full product line is preferred but not required.
- The artisan has an established concrete countertop business for at least a year.
- The artisan sends two references of happy customers to BRCP.
- The artisan hosts a website with photos of successful projects for viewers to see, along with information about the artisan and his or her company.
Our newest Buddy Rhodes Artisan on board is Nick Relampagos of It's Concrete in Hayward, California. Nick is a wonderful fabricator who works with his son and his assistant Gerry Lopez to create gorgeous projects, despite still not "quitting the day job" in the insurance industry. Nick is also a member of Cheng exchange. We're delighted to have him with us. Check out his website at www.itsconcrete.com.
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Bistro Table and 20" Planter Molds
Buddy's Newest Designs now Available
Buddy has designed two new molds so those of you interested in a smaller bistro style table can think about adding this one to your stable. Our newest and smallest sphere planter is 20" in diameter and is rounder and cuter than its older bigger siblings.  Molds are reusable many times and pay for themselves after the first few sales. Here's the assdmbled mold sitting on a stool in our shop.
Dennis Dudley, a student in our October class and a concrete artisan on Orcas Island in Washington, purchased one of Buddy's planter molds from Evergreen Building Products in Kirkland.  He has a regular business selling sphere planters to a pottery and landscape store frequented by the high-end second-home owners on the island. He was here for his second class with Beto Esquivel, and is now expanding his concrete countertop business. This is a photo of planter Dennis build recently using the Buddy Rhodes 31" sphere mold.
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