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"Mirrored Mind Melt" Size: 1.94" Price: SOLD


OK, I know I often say 'you need to see this one in hand', but I've literally never meant it more than I do now with this one, ha. This 'thermal formations' vortex has an actual mirror at the flattened bottom of the vortex, and it is stunningly cool in hand!! This has never been done before like this - it's been done with dichro, but never with an actual mirror. And I mean actual - Tim cut and lapped the bottom of the vortex nice and flat and smooth, and then created a mirror using silver nitrate and the black backing, just like real mirrors are made. The result is a true mirror, so that when you look down into the vortex....there you are staring back at yourself! Except that you're upside down, because of the lensing effect, which inverts images. Ha haa, it is SO AWESOME!! Unfortunately I found that it's crazy hard, actually impossible with my setup, to get light down in there in order to show the mirror in my pro photos. So, that first pic you see there is a less than desirable pic with my cell phone, however, you can see me staring back from above the top of the cell phone in the mirrored image. See that! Ha ha, I love it so much. In regular lighting, indoors or out, you can easily see the mirror and don't need any extra light shining down in there. It's bright and wild and shiny silver just like an actual hand-held mirror. This marble is a sweet piece of history right here! #1 is in my collection, and you get to nab #2 here if you're fast enough. As usual, this piece also has some great carving and electroforming from Tim. Tim is so wildly creative, always pushing the boundaries, and this is why he's one of my absolute favorite glass/marble artists in the world!!

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