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"Circular Introversion" Size: 1.60" Price: SOLD

I found it incredibly difficult to adequately capture this piece in photographs, because it is really all about the sensory experience of holding a small glass sphere which has been mostly carved away, leaving behind a delicate shell in which the negative space is just incredible in and of itself. And yet, the glass that is left begind is even more fascinating of course, as this is what I believe to be the world's first carved sphere in which a pattern is actually carved out on the INSIDE of the sphere. If you look closely at the pics, you'll see those black dots on the inside of it, and each one of those had to be painstakingly masked and then carved away, leaving a pattern that is a real head scratcher as you try to figure out HOW IN THE WORLD! Nathan's friend actually thought Nathan was asleep at his station one night as he was working on this, but no, it was just him hunched over this miniature miracle, slowly working the magic that became this astounding end result. You REALLY need to see this one in hand to appreciate it, and I can guarantee that you will be amazed and love it. If not, you can have your money back no problem, because there will be others in line, including me, ha ha, since I'm having a hard time letting go of this one! Oh, and don't worry, it's fragile, but not so fragile that you can squeeze it and break it or something like that. Just don't drop it, as is the case with any marble really.
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