ARTIFICIAL THEME BUILDING

iDigPonds and Desired Landscapes NOW OFFERS Artificial Environments and Theme Building. Including hand sculpted rocks, trees, waterfalls, water features, indoor or outdoor themes rooms, sculptures, art, and so on. Our secret recipe is as follows…1st we take some concrete, we then add the perfect amount of knowledge and lastly sprinkle in large amounts of imagination, mix thoroughly and a masterpiece is born!

Stan Festa and wife Kym Festa traveled from FL to NE to learn from world renowned veteran artist Thom Hunt. (Thom has worked for Disney, Universal Studios, and most every Zoo and Aquarium in the US, Thom has numerous projects installed around the world). The hands on training included the ground up creation of a faux rock fire pit and large ledge rock outcropping that surrounded fire pit like a large couch as seen in the pics. Tree stump seats balanced off the other side of the stone fire pit for addition seating with the man made bark matching the local trees. Everything is structurally sound as it is constructed with rebar, concrete and Thom’s extensive knowledge base which was also utilized in refacing an old cabin. With vertical concrete methods acquired, we carved and detailed a fake stone & artificial wood look for the cabin in a style that matched the native materials that would date back over 100 yrs.

Working alongside Thom was a great experience for our company and we can now bring professional artificial concrete creations to your home or business. iDigPonds brings the skill set and creative minds together to install small and large jobs alike. On larger jobs with special requirements or time frames we have the ability to call on Thom and our brotherhood of Rock Carvers, Theme Builders, and Artists to get your job done right and with the passion and experience it deserves, don’t settle for less.



Please visit our Photo Gallery for inspiration.

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Murals & Faux Painting...

Local Artist, Kym Festa aka Kym Pfannkuch graduated with a BFA-Graduated Magna Cum Laude from PAIER College of Art in CT. Following graduation she then worked in the fields of Computer & Traditional Design, & Illustrated a Children’s book “Poppy’s Plate Full Of Smiles”.

Recently in 2010, Kym decided to get back into painting Murals.  During college, Kym was trained in more traditional styles of painting such as trompe l'oeil - A French term literally meaning "trick the eye”, but her studies covered many medium and many styles. She painted murals as part time work during her years in Art School and is now available for hire for Murals or Faux Painting indoors or out.

Outdoor murals can include paintings of landscape scenery, animals, portraits, historical themed compositions, abstract, cartoon and whimsical paintings for your home or business. The paint used will withstand the sun & elements for a much longer period of time than other materials such as vinyl. Faux painting is available for indoors for things such as glazes, metallics, textures & outdoors including pool decks and patios to create looks such as stone or other simulated materials.

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