Frontier Rustic Sculpting

Frontier Rustic Sculpting Sculpting concrete to look like wood. Contact Megan Matheny 517398-1658 Melinda has put in hours of hard labor to practice this master craft.

Hand sculpted concrete is a lost art known as “Trabajo Rustico and Faux Bois” which dates back to 1800 hundreds and was very popular in France. She uses re-bar, wire, concrete, blood, sweat, & tears to create these magnificent works of art. They are solid concrete, meaning they are VERY heavy, but that has never slowed her down. About the Artist:
Melinda is the youngest of 12 children raised on a

southern Michigan dairy farm. Sculpting cement is her passion. With the help of family and friends she has been able to do it successfully for 18 years. She has three daughters and six grandchildren. Melinda is not a fan of the internet. That includes facebook and other social media. She would much rather be outdoors or working on her art. This lost art of El Trabajo Rustico, or Faux Bois (imitation wood), involves welding re-bar and covering it with wire mesh then adding layers of cement then carving each knot hole, wood grains, etc. while the cement is wet. It is very labor intensive. Melinda has been recognized in/by:
Michigan History magazine July/August 2008
Capturing nature by Patsy Light
University of Texas San Antonio

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Melinda is available for hire. She can take your idea and turn it into a Concrete reality! Call her today or leave a message with your phone number or email address please. This page is run by a third party, not the artist herself. If you would like to contact her directly, please call her phone number. She is excited to hear from you all!

03/30/2026

Thank you all who participated in the auction. Much love to all.

Good morning everyone! I decided to auction everything at once. We will take bids until 8pm Sunday. Starting bids posted...
03/27/2026

Good morning everyone! I decided to auction everything at once. We will take bids until 8pm Sunday. Starting bids posted on the pics. To bid comment under the item. Wanted to say thank you to everyone who supported Moms passion she truly loved Sculpting. I also wanted to let everyone know her last bench will be place at our family cemetery.

This made me think of Mama
12/31/2025

This made me think of Mama

It's that time a year. Not much going on in the winter as far as cement work. So time to switch over to the winter gig. ...
12/02/2025

It's that time a year. Not much going on in the winter as far as cement work. So time to switch over to the winter gig. Painting, drywall repair, interior decorating, etc. Let me know what you need.

09/18/2025
Bench for sale.$800 Made by Melinda. One of the last to be available sculpted by the master.
09/10/2025

Bench for sale.$800 Made by Melinda. One of the last to be available sculpted by the master.

Before and after fence
08/12/2025

Before and after fence

Before and after.
08/12/2025

Before and after.

Station 11 before and after. St. Joseph Shrine Brooklyn, MI
08/09/2025

Station 11 before and after. St. Joseph Shrine Brooklyn, MI

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