The seed for PARADOXART was planted three years ago when Terence Dubreuil was commissioned to build a rustic mantle for a client's beach house. The distressed concrete brackets were born. They werecast from local beach sand and have a reinforced steel armature within. Before the concrete has cured, the

surface is abraded to expose beach sand, pebbles, rocks, beach glass, and tiny shells. A large driftwood board was placed on top as a mantle shelf. The brackets became a popular success, leading to further experimentation with concrete.
Terence Dubreuil worked as a carpenter and contractor on some of Long Island's