In 2009/2010, Ro Purser teamed up with Glass Eye Studio to design a group of marbles for the Cisco Systems Corporation. These marbles were given away for 5 year, 10 year, 15 year (etc.) awards to employees of the company - yeah, I know, why couldn't I work for Cisco?!? Employees were able to select the style of marbles they want for certain year awards. This marble here is one of the 5 year marbles. There are 12 marbles in the series altogether, 2 for each 5 year period up to 30 years. These marbles are increasingly hard to come by now that they aren't being given away any longer to employees, and the existing ones are being tucked away into collections.

This particular marble is the blue and white swirl, achieved by combining layers of bright white and transparent blue glass together, and working it into a sweet sphere. Very nicely done. These marbles are a major slice of history in the contemporary art glass marble movement, and every collection should strive to add at least one. No wooden case with this one.