kbobam Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Edna recently posted photos of a large number of beautiful marbles from the same 'group' in her 'Gift from David Mccullough' topic. Take a look if you haven't already. Because of her post I took another look at one I was 'half-watching', slapped myself, and immediately jumped on it. Quick 'jump-shift'. Recently displayed a large solid black Williams marble at work, along with a little sign which read "So Complex in its Simplicity!" This was meant as a humorous spoof on 'hoity-toity' art critics and similar people, but sometimes the concept is valid. Went back and looked at Edna's post again, and now as the proud owner of one humble marble was able to look at hers individually, rather than just being awe-struck by the magnificence of the entire collection. And the little sign seemed to apply. These marbles are deceptively 'simple', but there's so much there! Cheers, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hey Bob ,I totally agree with you on this."Art is simple"a friend once told me and I must agree.The other trait your marble has that makes it great is a large amount of pure white to set off the green aventurine.I like it.Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 A few more simple beauties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hoo-boy, Bo! The original Jokers are something (although I'd probably call them 'semi-simple') but is that other marble(s) one of these? It's my favorite marble in the whole world! (Except for a wonderful gift marble from someone special, but that doesn't count for pure statistics.) I do like the intricate and complicated ones as well. Like everyone else it would seem. It's just that the simple ones can sometimes be the most dazzling of all. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Bob,I had to count so got a pic while I was at it.Funny story,I thought I had three but what happened was!?! I bid on the bay at the last minute and put in $2222.00 as my bid,WOW!!YIKES!!.I figuered I had it covered but what if some other marble psyhco acciddently put in $2220.00? so I went back and rebid,and too late someone else got a steal!!Was that you?? Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 One more pic,having fun with my camera while the sun is shining,suppoesed to rain today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I like the way your glass thing works. Gives a little reflected backlighting, similar to what happened when I put marbles in the snow in one shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Glad you were able to find one of those marbles, Bob. Wonder if anybody has the blue ones for sale? Edna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psia-antique Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have a few I would sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 B-B-B-B-BLUE ONES? Oh-oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psia-antique Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Yes, Blue AV! There were about 15 families in the run. Many have never even had their pictures posted, but I think they are all cool and amny pretty because of the importance of what was learned by this short experimental run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Any chance of getting a peek at these? Wow! I can't even imagine! Would also like to ask Edna about the red ones. Had a quick 'back and forth' with Steph about them since she was the one who showed me my first glimpse. Standing to be corrected, I think she was pretty certain that the original makers referred to hers as a "Cyclone". In the auction where I got mine it was referred to as a "Cobra". Have seen subsequent auctions with both Cyclones and Cobras mentioned, although really they seem to be the same marble. Is "Cobra" an 'after the fact' name which someone came up with for a Cyclone with a sort-of cobra shape to the pattern? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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