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EXPERIMENTAL and NUMBERED MARBLES

      In an effort to "down-size," my wife and I are going to be selling most of the marbles I have kept over the past 10 years.  I'm not presenting them in any particular order. I simply pulled out the box and started unwrapping things, and that's what I'm putting up on my site.  So, the Items listed below that start with the a letter "C" are from my personal collection. 

     The reasons varied why I kept certain marbles, and I'll try to list those reasons in the descriptions.  However, typically there was something that made that marble stand out to me:  it was the first time I made that particular style, or it was a particularly fine example of a style, or there was something unique about it -- like a color that I couldn't reproduce, etc.  There are also some that have a minor flaw that I just didn't feel right about selling at the time; but it wasn't bad enough to destroy the marble (which was my normal practice for flawed marbles).         

The specific marbles shown on this page will be sold in the order in which Email orders are received. 

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Item #C1101 - 2010 Christmas Experimental - One-of-a-Kind

Each year I create a Limited Edition Christmas Marble in a different style than the previous years, and I do several experiments before arriving at the final design.  This marble is a one-of-a-kind Wig-Wag design.  It has a bright red core.  Layered over the core are white stripes that are overlaid with silver dichroic sparkles that are then overlaid with transparent green.  There are some black stripes floating over the design that add depth and accents.

The signature is sub-surface on the bottom pole.  It has my normal logo and the year as '10 with no sequence number, thus indicating that it was an experiment.

SIZE: 1.77"
PRICE:
$175.00 SOLD 
  
 

Item #C1102 - 2000 Raked Experimental - One-of-a-Kind

This is a beautiful example of my very early work with a furnace.  (I built my first furnace in February 2000.) This was a design that I only did a few examples of, and this is the only one in this color scheme. The color is one that I developed myself and is sort of a cross between an olive and a lime green, depending on how the light catches it. 

The signature is etched on the bottom pole AF 2000 EXP and does not have the faith fish symbol that I added to my logo in October of 2001.  The signature was rubbed with India Ink like scrimshaw, and therefore appears black.

SIZE: 1.9"
PRICE:
$175.00 SOLD   

Item #C1103 - 2009 Super Cat's Eye - Patriot

This is number 1 of this design and I just love the undulating ribbons that run from pole to pole.  The colors are red, white and blue and there are little silver flakes throughout the entire marble that sparkle in the light.  

The signature is sub-surface on the bottom pole with my normal logo, the year ('09) and a 1, indicating that this is the first of this style in this color combination for 2009.

SIZE: 1.76"
PRICE: $175.00 SOLD   

Item #C1104 - Ribbon Back-Twist Experimental - One-of-a-Kind

This was a wild experiment that I did one day just to see how many things I could throw into a ribbon-core marble.  I started with a multi-stranded core of transparent hyacinth over white.  I then added two yellow ribbon halves that were overlaid with orange on one side and green on the other.  There is then a clear layer over the green and then a layer of silver dichroic over that!  Finally, thin black and white lines are floating just under the surface of the marble.  It's VERY busy, but it's also captivating to hold and look into. 

The signature is sub-surface on the bottom pole with my normal logo, the year ('11) with no sequence number, thus indicating that it was an experiment.  

SIZE: 1.94"
PRICE:
$175.00 SOLD   

Item #C1105 - Ultimate Raked - Pink Experimental 

This was a color experiment in my "Ultimate Raked" series in which I was trying to come up with a combination of pinks and purples that worked together.  I liked the color combination and produced several numbered marbles with this color and design, but I kept this one because it was the first and it also is a great example of controlled and accurate raking. 

The signature is one of the very few I ever did with a titanium pen and it is applied to the surface on the bottom pole.  It has my normal logo, the year (2007) and EXP indicating that it was an experiment.  

SIZE: 1.77"
PRICE:
$150.00 SOLD 

(Note:  The lighting in this image simulates bright sunlight.  The colors under normal indoor lighting will be a little darker.)

Item #C1106 - Ultimate Raked - Green

This is another example from my "Ultimate Raked" series.  This is actually my favorite color combination in that series, and this particular marble is an exceptional example of controlled and accurate raking. 

The signature is etched into the surface on the bottom pole.  It has my normal logo, the year (2008) and a 2 indicating that it was second numbered example from 2008 in this pattern and color scheme.  

SIZE: 1.86"
PRICE:
$150.00 SOLD 

(Note:  The lighting in this image simulates bright sunlight.  The colors under normal indoor lighting will be a little darker.)

Last Updated 2-10-2012
 

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