Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA

       Six exterior columns were installed 4 years ago with vertical seams facing the entrance. Unfortunatly, these seams were distracting and deteriorating. With the help of fellow artist Christine Muratore from Chico, CA, I filled the seams with new, durable, yet flexible, caulk and faux finished over these seams, visually blending them in the rest of the column. Working for less than three weeks, we finished the columns after many days of meticulous prep work to make the seams less apparent. Durability is a big issue at Disneyland, to make these columns last longer in a high traffic, high damage area (think of all those baggage carts coming thru) I coated the columns with KrystalKote Graffiti Coat. This product stands up to high wear and tear and even makes removing spray paint and markers easy.

Columns Before 

with ugly seams facing front

Columns Finished 

with Grafitti Coating for durability

Columns Finished with Grafitti Coating for durability

Scaffolding Set Up

In Process

Column Top Before

The columns didn't even reach the ceiling when they where installed. They soon became a haven for birds. In attempt to eliminated this problem, they filled the gap with foam. Effective against birds, but unattractive. We coated the foam, like frosting a cake, to make them appear to be unified with the rest of the column.