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Some very seasonal pee wee marbles. Range in size from 6.35mm to 13.4mm.
These will be on eBay starting Sunday night (10/21).
Thanks for looking.
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I've been working with glass for about five years now, mostly part-time. In the last year and a half, my focus has primarily been marble making with borosilicate. Once in a while I'll mix it up with soft glass beads and jewelry, boro beads, and functional pieces. Check back often to see what's new and don't forget to visit me at www.anakinsglasseye.com.
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Recently I spent a weekend in Idaho at the home and studio of Jesse DeMoss. Kenan Tiemeyer was there to demo some of his techniques. I've always loved Kenan's unique style and have been envious of his fuming skills. Needless to say I jumped at the opportunity to watch him work.
It was a tremendous weekend and I learned a lot just by seeing Kenan work. With my new found fuming knowledge, I've tried to incorporate better fuming skills into my own designs.
Here's a sneak peek of two marbles which, actually, aren't really done yet. I hope to continue down this path and have something really new and exciting to show sometime soon.
Kudos to Kenan for sharing and for making some killer glass stuff that really must be seen in person to fully appreciate.
Brad
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Here's a few pics of my intro marble making classes in Germany.
The classes (two 2 day classes) were held at Glaspunkt studio in Burghausen, Germany which is east of Munich on the Austrian border.
Classes went really well since most spoke English. My hosts, Isi and Gert were tremendous translators for me. Isi and Gert teach, make beads and marbles and manufacture torches, oxycons, and kilns. They also supply glass and publish a German lampworking magazine Vorsicht Glas! Do they ever sleep?! Check them out at www.isibeads.de.
Sigi, the owner of Glaspunkt (www.glaspunkt.de), is by far the most amazing glass blowing talent I have ever met. He is a classically trained German scientific glassblower but also an artist. I've included pics of some of his work.
Germany was amazing and I eagerly await the day that I can buy a one way ticket back to Bavaria.
Brad
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"Basically, I believe that the best work and the most innovative designs I come across are the result of new applications of basic techniques and combinations of basic techniques in new ways."
- Anakin, Glass Line magazine, Vol 20, No 5
This marble was donated to the Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum, Kobe, Japan.
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When I first showed this design the first comment I got was "it looks like one of those coral reef anemones." Hence the name. It's not the most complicated design but I take pride in it's clean and precise execution.
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Here's a few new Vortex marbles. I have lots more that I'll be adding as I make time.
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This design is an Anakin original. It continues to evolve and periodically I surprise myself with a new variation. It is my favorite design and it's symmetry, geometry, and prescision is "pure Anakin."
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This is my new Entanglement Marble. It's a new design (actually a variation/extension of the Matrix Marble design). My explanation of the name would take too long and make me sound like the biggest geek, so we'll just skip it. All of these marbles are between approximately 3/4" and 1-1/4" Let me know what ya think.
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It has been a personal quest of mine to master the various techniques used in making implosion flowers. I've figured out many techniques on my own but I have a long way to go.
July 06' Update: I'm getting there! I've figured out many things and now just need to work on the color combos and petal designs.
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Sometimes there's just as much to look at on the back side of a marble. Here's some shots of the back sides of miscellaneous marbles.
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This piece was given away as a gift but I never got a picture of the completed jar. I recently had an opportunity to travel to it's home and got a couple pics. I have another one in the works and a pee wee version about half way done.
All of the larger marbles (1.0-1.25 inches) were done one at a time - i.e. not from one big cane. Some of the smaller marbles at the top were done two at a time from a cane like a furnace worker would do.
There's approx 40+ marbles in this jar (yes I lost count).
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I started collecting marbles less than a year ago and this is what I've got so far. Most of my collection was obtained by trading at shows. A few were bought here and there.
I have one additional marble which is an old, badly worn German ribbon core marble. It was one of many marbles won by my Dad as a young child as he worked his way to marble champion, circa 1940, Joliet, Illinois. I just couldn't get a good picture of it. I guess marbles are in my blood, so to speak.
More to come, I'm sure.
Brad
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Yes it's true, to my surprise, I won 1st Place in the marble category at the 2007 Sonoran Glass Art Academy Flame Off in Tucson, AZ.
This is the only picture I have of the winning marble (Photo: Brian Bowden).
I had never participated in a flame off before (observed two) and the most I was really hoping for was that I would make a round marble within the time limit and would not break anything, cause any bloodshed, or embarrass myself too badly. Oh yeah, and a few free beers. I was slightly nervous and a little startled to find myself torching next to Bandhu Dunham. Thank goodness he does not make marbles.
Thirty minutes before the flame off I had no idea what I was gonna make but somehow an idea came to me. And here it is. It's a variation of my air trap anemone design with a 3 color pinstriped vortex behind it. On the back was a simple three color pinwheel flower design. I finished with 8 minutes to spare. The marble sold for $275 in the silent auction. A record price for one of my marbles.
So anyway, I was quite happy with my 1st place finish but disappointed that I did not have the marble for my personal collection or even any good pics. So, I decided to repeat the design and several variations. And here they are. I will be doing a limited number of these and they'll be available for purchase soon.
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Here's a few pics I snapped during the 2nd session of the 2007 Sonoran Glass Art Academy Flame Off in Tucson, AZ.
I was a little busy during the 1st session making a marble, and I couldn't get any pics. I hope others will post their pics so I can see how cool I looked bumping elbows with Bandhu Dunham - literally, bumping elbows as we torched.
It was a great event. My hat goes off to the Sonoran Glass Art Academy for everything they did to make it a good time.
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Ever try to make a marble as small as possible? It's kinda fun. Anyway, here's a few I did tonight, just for the heck of it. It actually makes quite a nice piece as a set, when paired with one of my new crystal marble stands. The largest of these is 11/32" in diameter and the smallest is 15/64" in diameter.
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Yes. I make beads. Sometimes. I got my start on a Hot Head making beads with Effetre.
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So many marbles never see the light of day. It's scary to think about how many bad marbles it takes to make a good marble (when you're still learning). Here's a peek at my marble makers junk drawer. This container of seconds is from less than a year of work and does not include all of the marbles I've given to my kids to play with. Being a perfectionist Virgo can be rough but the kids don't seem to mind.
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Here's a few recent paperweights. I've been doing them for quite a while and sell them mostly through the Bergstrom-Mahler Paperweight Museum - Neenah, WI. I'll add pics of older ones as I find time. Future paperweights will include florals and faceted anemones. Thanks for looking.
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Some marbles belong on a pedestal. This is a new Matrix Marble that I made for the Glass Addiction Black & White marble competition. It's my new favorite marble and sits proudly among my many other Matrix Marbles which I haven't the heart to sell. But this one gets it's own pedestal. I'll be adding more marble stand pictures soon. Check out the back of this marble - clear & white very carefully crafted.
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I now have some posters available for purchase on CafePress.com. You can purchase securely online via the cafepress checkout system. I will be adding more in the near future. Check back often for updates.
To see my posters, go to www.cafepress.com/anakinsgl...
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Here's a bunch of miscellaneous implosion marbles. Some were experiments gone right. Some just don't fit in other categories.
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Not too long ago I started a project to produce a poster containing extremely close shots of my glass marbles. Other priorities have put the project on a shelf for a while. Here's some samples of what I intend to include on the poster. Some Photoshop-ing remains to be done but these pics are pretty cool anyway.
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Occasionally I make a set of glass beads for a specific jewelry piece idea. The Disco Bracelet is one of my signature pieces as well as one of my favorite. Each is an original and one of a kind.
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I've been working with glass for about five years now, mostly part-time. In the last year and a half, my focus has primarily been marble making with borosilicate. Once in a while I'll mix it up with soft glass beads and jewelry, boro beads, and functional pieces. Visit me at www.anakinsglasseye.com.
http://www.anakinsglasseye.com
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thank you........
for the compliment !! I`m proud to get that "sehr schön" from an artist like you anakin :-)
your work is extraterrestrial!! great !!
keep the fire burning
love peace & power from germany
carla :-)
» Posted by
Carlee
on 2/14/2007 12:25:11 AM.
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looking dailed
your fuming is looking really good man keep it up
» Posted by
JMcghee
on 3/28/2007 9:44:17 PM.
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Your work is incredable. I read your tutorial on implosions on your website and it was sooo helpful and well done, thanks alot for creating it.
» Posted by
Devin
on 6/10/2007 7:58:34 PM.
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like!!
Hi!
thanks for your comments!
I like your work, too.
& I was happy because I could meet in b&b show!
» Posted by
AkihiroOhkamaSJapaneseGlass
on 7/5/2007 9:10:18 AM.
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