Found a tennis ball. Cut it in half with scalpel, cut out doorway. Cobbed it up

with PVA & coated the existing teasel with static grass & fronds of lichen I

harvested in the Gower when I was 10 (Looks very like scrub/brush. I'm back in

the Gower for the first time since then in a fortnight!) Stuck each one on a

seperate upside-down coaster (see previous posts) coated in PVA with added sand,

grit & extra Welsh lichen brush. Sprayed brown, not too heavy, Its OK if a bit

of green teasel shows through (vestigial greenery in the brush)



Captures the whole 'giant compost heap effect' one sees in photos



The whole 2 models out of one ball thing is neat.

Sounds nice. Some photos would be great.





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From: Steve Cooper <scooper@...>

To: LOTOldWest@...

Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 8:26:28 AM

Subject: [LOTOldWest] Made apache wickiups!











Found a tennis ball. Cut it in half with scalpel, cut out doorway. Cobbed it up

with PVA & coated the existing teasel with static grass & fronds of lichen I

harvested in the Gower when I was 10 (Looks very like scrub/brush. I'm back in

the Gower for the first time since then in a fortnight!) Stuck each one on a

seperate upside-down coaster (see previous posts) coated in PVA with added sand,

grit & extra Welsh lichen brush. Sprayed brown, not too heavy, Its OK if a bit

of green teasel shows through (vestigial greenery in the brush)



Captures the whole 'giant compost heap effect' one sees in photos



The whole 2 models out of one ball thing is neat.









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Another aspect of the beauty of the tennis ball is that the plastic is

structurally rigid while being soft to cut.