Mosaic Bird Bath And Feeders - Lightweight

Fabrication of the birdbaths use papercrete a lightweight product made from recycled cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes are soaked in water, torn into tiny pieces, then put into a blender to make a cardboard smoothie, the liquid is strained and paper pulp is acquired.  Then pulp, cement and sand are mixed together and then pressed into or onto a mold.

Allowing to dry for a few weeks the bowl or base is then coated with plaster to waterproof it. 


These are easily moved in your garden.  The bowl weighing 15 pounds and the base 15-25 pounds lightweight, not like cement but with the strength of cement. 


Pick the style and height of base and choose a mosaic design from already existing designs or have a custom made design to your liking. See my contact page and looking forward to working with you to create the perfect feature for your garden that the birds will love. 

Different style bowls, bases and heights. Custom orders
Different style bowls, bases and heights. Custom orders

The pyramid based birdbath has a base 13" high by 12" wide and weighs 15 pounds.  The bowl is 18" wide by 2" deep and weighs 18 pounds.  The bowl can be used on the pedestal base also.

Lightweight and easy to move in your garden not like a cement feature. 

Solar fountain can be added to the birdbath.

The Starfish a 20" tall and 11" wide at bottom of the base birdbath.


Latest casted and tallest birdbath yet with overall height of 24" very light weight easy to move to your garden.  Will be adding Mosaic in About 3 weeks when thoroughly cured.  Place your custom orders now for the colors you would like and design of the mosaic or pick from one of the already designs including, Solar, Starfish, Wildflowers, Dragonflies and soon to come Parrots. 

Wildflowers is 24" in height.
Wildflowers is 24" in height.

Wildflowers

Dragonflies with iridescent tiles 

Fun-functionals Mosaic Birdbaths are now available for viewing, purchasing or placing your custom order at Galeria 1084, see their page for more info. 

You can also contact me directly for creating your own custom design and colors, see the contact page.

Now at Galeria 1084 in Uvita, Costa Rica
Now at Galeria 1084 in Uvita, Costa Rica

About The Artist

Susie Atkinson, SZY, a 32 year resident of Costa Rica, having retired at the age of 70 when she sold Pacific Edge Eco Lodge needed a hobby to keep her creativity active. Mosaics interested her having always been in some artistic or adventuristic field. She considers herself to be the first "flower child", being born and raised in her mother's flower shop and becoming a florist by 10.  Leaving the nest but still wanting to be her own boss, she worked at several of the Hollywood Blvd department stores doing window dressings and interior displays.  With a move out of Los Angeles city area living the hippy life, she supported herself with Macrame and named that venture "Knotty Things".  Needing more income, she learned silk screen printing and started "Waterfront Productions" and became the first direct printer on T-shirts in the Antelope valley. Wanderlust strikes, she went to LAX and asked what is the next flight to the other side of the world.  Singapore became her new base where she learned to sail and moved onto a sailboat eventually becoming "Captain Susie" for 10 years.  Finally in 1992, she threw out the anchor here in Costa Rica.  She was one of the few gringos in the Escaleras area and built Pacific Edge road and Pacific Edge Eco Lodge, which hosted for 28 years many of the people that now call Costa Rica home.

Mosaics has now became her new hobby and adventure, creating "Fun Functionals" - mosaics that are not just art but functional items.

Cutting tile pieces using protection.
Cutting tile pieces using protection.