Space Orb 2!

The first one had a basketball inside, but this one has a rejected hamster ball inside. We got it for the family rat who hated it on site. So I covered it with thinset and fiberglass mesh and after 2 thick hard coatings, I mosaicked it. The spikes are handmade cylinder tiles.

Mosaic Basketball is finished!

Here is the finished garden sphere or gazing ball. You wouldn't know it's a basketball, but then again, I did end up using orange as the main color...It's surprisingly light after using so many solid cement bases. Hollow sphere's are nicer on the back should you choose to move it. Can you see the beer bottle caps in there? They usually fade in the sun and rain so I'm going to try coating them with clear nail polish to see if that protects them at all.

Mosaic Basketball!

I love making mosaic garden spheres, but sometimes the base can be expensive and ridiculously heavy.  I've done a few bowling balls, but the adhesive isn't always a correct match and can crack off and it's still going to be crazy heavy.  Enter the old, relatively useless basketball found down by the river.  I cover it with two layers of fiberglass mesh and thinset and then it's good to go! Here is my psycho creation before grouting.  Pictures to come soon of the finished product.  All of the half sphere bump-outs are handmade by myself and who doesn't love glittery orange glass?