Found Object Mosaic Ball

Found Object Mosaic Ball: View 1 - Create Joy

Inspiration for my various projects can come from many sources.  Sometimes I accumulate treasures and items which I then try to find a way to use.

Found object Mosaic Ball: View 2 - on stand

Literally, that's how some of my projects have come into existence.  This mosaic ball, for example.

Found Object Mosaic Ball: View 3 - Love

I created my found object mosaic ball by covering a bowling ball with beads, jewelry, scrabble tiles, keys, dominoes, dice, polished stones, buttons, tiles, and bits of dishes and ceramic mugs... and more.

Found Object Mosaic Detail 1

I was at a Bead and Button show where I bought inexpensive strings of the red peace beads and the white star beads used in this project. I bought the beads in 2013.

Found Object Mosaic Ball: View 4 - Laugh

At the time I had no idea how I would use the beads, so I made this mosaic ball just so I could use them. 

Found Object Mosaic Detail 2

The words LOVE (there are 8 of them) came from a mug.  The heart below the word "CREATE" is a favorite find I also wanted to use.

Found Object Mosaic Ball: View 5 - Luck

This mosaic ball is somewhat fragile.  I used black grout and my black grout seems very crumbly.  The ball can't be left outside, even though I took it outside to photograph it.  I haven't had luck with scrabble squares outside, even after I tried sealing them.  And I have no idea how the dominoes or wood buttons would react to weather.  I keep this ball inside.

Found Object Mosaic Ball: View 6 - Peace

I thought using black grout would look striking, instead the result looks kind of spooky.  It made the scrabble tiles instantly look aged and stained, which wasn't my intention.  (Not a happy accident, but I have moved on.)  So I think of it as my Halloween ball.  The ball has a "Goth" feel to it.

Found Object Mosaic Ball View 6 - Grace

I went to an art lecture where the speaker pointed out the proliferation of words in advertising all around us influences contemporary art.  (Think of some of Jasper Johns works, Pop Art, etc.)  I've noticed words slipping into quilts, collages, and now my mosaics.  The word "Grace" - meaning God's undeserved love, is a current favorite.

Shopping a bargain bin resulted in my Mosaic Ball

If you look closely in the photo above you can see turquoise peace bead strings from the Bead and Button show where I got my beads.  (See this post on the show.)  Of course, with Covid, the show wasn't held this year.      :(

Back in real life, the days here are ending earlier and earlier, and falls colors are nice but there are many gray days as well.  A winter during the pandemic doesn't look particularly appealing, but I'm set with craft supplies so I hope that I'll have a lot of creative output. 

I hope you find beauty and creativity in the next couple of months! 

A Final Thought for you...

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