The Face Of Baseball – Derek Jeter Made of 10,000+ Tiny Baseballs

Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic

Watchmakers Movado wanted something very special for their company spokesman, New York Yankee legend Derek Jeter, for whom they have just created a new line of watches. To create a unique portrait, they hired Jellio, famous for their fun and funky installations and unique products to create a Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic.

Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic

10000 baseballs
above: Kevin Champney of Jellio beside his mosaic, The Face of Baseball

“The Face of Baseball” is a mosaic made by Kevin Champeny of Jellio. Champney hand cast tons of tiny 1/2″ diameter baseballs, chose a color palette, painted them and built a 48” x 60” mosaic using over 10,000 of the mini painted resin baseballs.

The palette:
Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic

The cast 1/2″ diameter resin baseballs:
Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic

painted cast baseballs:
Derek Jeter Baseball Mosaic

Painted baseballs, ready to build the mosaic:
derek jeter baseballs for portrait IIHIH

The portrait in progress:
derek jeter baseball portrait in progress IIHIH

Derek Jeter portrait

final portrait:
movado and jellio

close ups:
tribute to derek jeter

baseball prortrait detail 1 IIHIH

images courtesy of Jellio and Kevin Champney

Today ‪‎Derek Jeter‬ is set to play ball for the last time at Yankee Stadium. This portrait is the perfect farewell to “The Captain”

Movado
Jellio