A scale model of the techtonic plates of the earth, mixed with a 32 panel ball. This was an early experiment with a lot of mistakes and issues.

A work in progress shot showing the inside of the Badly Drawn Ball (red pen variation). A ball designed to look ilke it was drawn badly, with a red pen. This ball was very technical and was a bit of a nightmare to stitch together.

A (currently shelved) record setting number of panels. I hate everything about this ball. It's awful and cursed. I try to avoid it. One day it will be finished. I've visibily aged since I started working on this project. Never again!

The Daily Driver™️ out and about on various adventures. The first 12 Pentagons ball is based on this ball. I love it.

FIFA asked me to make a ball for Messi as a way of honoring his impact at the 2022 World Cup. This was a very surreal project.

This video was taken in the stands at the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar. FIFA hired me to make a ball to commemorate the tournament. There were 32 teams in the tournament, and 32 panels in the ball. Each team had a panel representing them. I stitched the flag panels during the group stage, then added those panels to the ball in order of when they got knocked out. This culminated with me adding the final 2 panels at the world cup final.

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I collect a lot of ball designs for inspiration. I was briefly working on a ball database to keep them all organized and I hired a pixel artist to make some simple thumbnail icons. The project was shelved but the icons live on.