Fire1981 Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 I remember these marbles that where made with some of Les’s ashes. Did BT makes these marbles or was it someone else🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 This is the only thing I know of that resembles what your talking about ?? LINK :: https://www.spiritpieces.com/pages/blown-glass-with-ashes?ad=catchall&gclid= 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted April 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 There were a very select few who are in possession of these marbles. I’m just curious if anyone here has one. 🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted April 4, 2023 Report Share Posted April 4, 2023 17 hours ago, Chad G. said: This is the only thing I know of that resembles what your talking about ?? Cool stuff Chad. I will have to put his stuff into my will. Marble--on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted April 5, 2023 Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Here is a picture by Bill Tow of the marble with Les's ashes in it given to him by Sue Jones. No information on who made it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted April 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2023 Thanks Al. Those are the marbles. Thanks for posting those.Check for BT initials 🔥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNG Posted April 8, 2023 Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 These are neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted April 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2023 Les was a pillar in the marble community🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankgrrl29 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 bill wasn't a marble maker, so it wouldn't have been him that made those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted April 20, 2023 Report Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Bill became a very good marble maker later. I remember that period. Bill took a great hit from Les’ passing (along with many others). I can say that my interactions with Les at three marble shows were very educational and transformative. Time has passed, but no one has ever produced the beautiful photographs that BT created nearly 20 years ago. My favorite phrase, “Variations on a theme.” Cheers to upside down world maps!! Edited April 23, 2023 by Shamrock Marbles Added “maker” behind marble. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankgrrl29 Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 6:38 PM, Shamrock Marbles said: Bill became a very good marble later. @Shamrock Marbles i'm guessing you meant 'marble maker'? i've been corrected, and it seems Bill did, in fact, learn to make marbles. i hadn't heard anything about Bill for years. i'm glad to hear this, as the last i had known, he was having debilitating back problems. i know how my back felt after a few hours on the torch, so i am taking this news as a very positive (albeit late) update! ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 I spoke with Sue at the Amana show after Les passed, she had a large "interment marble" with Les's remains with her. I seem to recall her telling me that the marble was made by a company in California. But this was a long time ago and I am not 100% sure I am recalling it correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted April 23, 2023 Report Share Posted April 23, 2023 32 minutes ago, tankgrrl29 said: @Shamrock Marbles i'm guessing you meant 'marble maker'? i've been corrected, and it seems Bill did, in fact, learn to make marbles. i hadn't heard anything about Bill for years. i'm glad to hear this, as the last i had known, he was having debilitating back problems. i know how my back felt after a few hours on the torch, so i am taking this news as a very positive (albeit late) update! ♥ Thank you for the grammar check!! I updated it accordingly. Yes, you are correct about working for extended periods at a torch and the physical stress it provides. Combine that, with cold winter weather and you have one terrible combination. Time for a phone call… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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