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Brian Bowden | profile | all galleries >> Glass ORBits - Contemporary Art Glass Marbles and Other Art Glass For Sale! >> James Daschbach (Badback Glass) Marbles and Other Glass For Sale (Sold Out) >> "Paved With Gold" Size: 1.67" Price: SOLD tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

"Paved With Gold" Size: 1.67" Price: SOLD

This amazing marble incorporates heavy use of gold fuming, and somehow James was able to develop a certain texture to it on one of the layers so it forms a sort of veil for the marble. What ends up happening is that you are forced to study this marble more closely to really see all that is going on inside of there - sort of like hidden beauty I suppose. Unfortunately, I didn't do a good job of getting any nice backlit pictures of this marble, because that is when it really comes alive, as you get the light down in there, especially from behind as you hold it up to the light. The fuming and construction really brings wonder at that point. I would call it a more subtle example of James' work, begging exploration, and this subtlety brings out its awesomeness!
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