Ball #35

Here's a third ball from my cousin. It was an unattractive shade of maroon, so I painted it white and covered it in a spiral pattern with green and cobalt blue. It sold at the garden center during the summer of 2007.

Ball #34

Aqua swirl balls seem to be very popular. Here's another one that my cousin gave to me. I decorated it in a flower power pattern with clear with aqua cat eye, opaque aqua, opaque white, and small clear. I sold it to a friend as a gift for her mother in law.

Ball #33

Here is another attempt at painting on the reverse side of a large clear glass marble. This time it is my trademark mushroom. I've been doing these since junior high with little variation. (and even less artistic talent!!!) Anyhow, this ball came from one of my cousins who has no idea how it arrived at his house. It was deep green, my favorite color, so I covered it with red and white flowers, large painted mushrooms, and small clear with dark green cat eyes. My friend saw a picture of this ball and said she liked it, so I sent it to her as a Christmas/birthday present.

Ball #32

Here's the sixth of six balls I received from the Baptist Church. It was maroon and I covered it with small clear, small brushed and small clear with white cat eye. Also, I used large clear and painted tulips on the flat back side. You can tell my painting is very primitive, but I enjoyed trying something different. I used paint made especially for painting on glass. This ball spent the summer at a nursery in 2007 but didn't sell. Since then it has been in it's carrier in my front room, waiting for me to do something with it. The painted pieces didn't hold up well in the weather, so I don't feel right about trying to sell it as a garden ornament.

May 26, 2009 - This ball is now marking the burial site of our beloved girl cat Cammie.

Ball #31

Here is ball #31. It was the fifth of six balls from the Baptist Church. I painted it hammered bronze and covered it with lime iridescent, clear with lime cat eye and brushed with lime cat eye, with a total of 524 marbles. It spent the summer of 2007 at a local nursery, didn't sell, and I gave it to a friend for Christmas. It now resides in her garden in Indiana.

Branching Out in the Mosaic Department

Here's the latest mosaic project. I used a new 6" terra cotta flower pot and saucer. I painted them with a solution of 4 parts water to 1 part weldbond. I attached the marbles and glass tiles with full strength weldbond. The pieces are grouted inside and out. I still need to spray them with grout sealer.

How About a Break?