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Marble and Bead by Wakana Ogura

Wakana is a Japanese glass artist who visited us at the Best Bead Show in Tucson, where I met her in person and bought these from her. She uses very soft Japanese Satake glass in her work, and is able to get some AMAZING detail out of it. I asked her to make this Koi Pond marble for me after seeing a paperweight like it which she had made. She obliged and brought it from Japan for me - I believe it may be the first satake marble she has made.
The paperweight that inspired.
The paperweight that inspired.
Side View
Side View
Koi Pond Marble
Koi Pond Marble
g3/17/390417/3/56983043.DSCN3259.jpg Hard to get good pics of this one, looks better in hand.
Hard to get good pics of this one, looks better in hand.
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Side view - it looks better from the top
Side view - it looks better from the top
'Shishi Mai' or 'Lion Dance' Bead
'Shishi Mai' or 'Lion Dance' Bead
Came complete with this display
Came complete with this display
First Mask
First Mask
Second Mask
Second Mask
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