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Sunset Marbles

Coyote Sunset, 3.4inches diameter

November 2007

Here's some marbles from November 2007!!! These went to the Vegas Marble show! Aloha! ... ups to T-Dub for the pointers on the surface work!!

~Happy 2008~

***Heres some pieces from the first of the month plus a few close~ups. Thanks for looking. Stan.***

feathered parrot eyes

from 2007 mostly from the first half, have not done any sense.

Air trap marble.

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From Fall '07! (Same as latest Glassartists entry ;)

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Artist: JohnBridges

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Greetings visitors!!

John Bridges here, I'm an independent glass artist working in my home studio here in lovely Eugene, Oregon, which some call the glass Mecca of the Northwest. I'm currently 37 years of age and I live here with my wife and two daughters, 5 and 10, who tolerate my eccentricities honorably.

I've been working the glass for about 7 years now, mostly self-taught but with a little early apprenticeship with some good friends: Gypsy, Casey, and Dan C. (give thanks brothers!). Such apprenticeship generally took place in several sketchy wooden structures in country settings; we're probably lucky that we didn't burn the place to smouldering cinders.

From the very first I've been fascinated with marbles. Something about the way they can transport the mind out of the room to some uncharted sphere, something about that otherworldly floatiness, something about that perfectly round spin....It all had me transfixed. Though I was pleased enough working in the electronics industry, my glass pursuits soon ballooned and became my new profession.

I now create glassworks in many forms, but marbles remain my focus, heart desire, and the subject of late night ponderings, so for now I will let marbles be the focus of this gallery. I've developed several marble families, and there's more to come, so have a look.

I mostly rely on implosion as a base technique, and am generally in pursuit of symmetry, depth, and resonant character, though departures from those points can be enlightening. I strive to make all my marbles presentable from any angle, as any sphere should be.

Presently I post marbles every week on Ebay, each saturday morning, so keep your eyes peeled. For other opportunites to acquire orbs, feel free to drop me an email.

Also, I recently started up an ETSY store; search for Black Fire Glassworks or just type in the URL www.blackfireglassworks.com.

Thanks for looking!

-John Bridges

Gallery Root: http://www.MarbleArtists.org/JohnBridges

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These are great!
» Posted by JustinBagley on 10/29/2007 4:17:57 PM.

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