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"BW Blade" Size: 1.22" Price: SOLD


Back in the early 2000's, during a 2 or 3 year period I think it was, Drew released a small number of marbles that he signed TS for Test Sketch or Technical Study (he said it could mean either thing, ha). These smaller marbles were ones that he had used to test designs and come up with new ideas, testing how the glass behaved and whether certain design ideas would work, etc. They are a sweet historic glimpse into his process and extremely collectible as a result. This was one of those TS marbles, and if features a white band wrapped around a black core, and that band is sort of a glass blade, as it looks very thin from the side angle, but when seen from above you can see that it is thicker. This is a variation of the shadow technique that some artists have used extensively. Another sweet piece of Fritts history! Signed 'AF 2004 TS'.

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