I've been asked if we can have a marble thread, so here we are :D :D
I'll start it off - this is from last year, a space marble with opal. I don't do many at the moment, but when I do, I remember how much fun they are :)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1560/25375701705_fc730c7a52.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EEn73n)Space marble (https://flic.kr/p/EEn73n) by Emma Mackintosh (https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/), on Flickr
Flipping WOW Emma, fantastic. Not showing any of mine now ;) :)
lovely. Lotti would love to see yours.
Hi ,
A rather poor collection of below standards, I need another class with somebody
(https://us-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=2%5f0%5f0%5f1%5f139362343%5fAC1KyAoAAA%2frVtRuvAnfWNgitho&m=YaDownload&pid=2.2&fid=Inbox&inline=1&appid=yahoomail)
and no quips about a "Yorkshire " man and flowers please, there are some dichroic vortex in the kiln but I already know they are destined for the bin. Does anybody else get that feeling about bin material before they have even made it to the kiln?
best wishes,
martin
It's not what they've bin, it's what they are that counts.
Can't see the others though ???
Looking good Emma! ;D
QuoteA rather poor collection of below standards, I need another class with somebody
and no quips about a "Yorkshire " man and flowers please, there are some dichroic vortex in the kiln but I already know they are destined for the bin. Does anybody else get that feeling about bin material before they have even made it to the kiln?
For some reason the post isn't showing the picture on my pc either Martin, but sounds like I'll have to make a return visit Martin, I thought the marbles you made when I was there looked pretty good, but I was distracted by Teresa's amazing fruit meringue! ;)
Here's a few from me, although most are from last year too.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10415650_10152246015912800_8428395561403961915_n.jpg?oh=00f39e361daeae7559dad8bc031c117c&oe=574E648C)(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12079319_10153346496947800_7149131409381923721_n.jpg?oh=efc5a7ec345f911e059698378a5670c6&oe=57687A53)(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/10500257_10152890139107800_5525858536956894915_n.jpg?oh=bd7c7e11c0ed03cb103689d08c864bec&oe=576B6DDE)(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10422187_10152535500547800_7209824876677092526_n.jpg?oh=49d8a8bfa10246222d5f0f0b346e5b26&oe=57575B2E)last photo has a massive 46.5mm gallxy marble down to 22mm flower marble
Hi,
ill try again although I was very happy that the picture never appeared.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12814078_1028933757164298_5283719211290945885_n.png?oh=44d1ac92a431b4be12e9ac1b63d658f8&oe=5768E95C)
Best wishes,
Martin
Tuffnell Glass
Wow these are stunning !!!
Wow, you're all so clever!
Very inspiring :) .
Wow - these are all amazing. Makes me slightly scared to post mine :P
The space one with the opal is really cool - I've been meaning to try something with opals for a while now.
You have nothing to worry about in my opinion Martin, I would definitely not call them below standard! Especially that vortex...
Glenn - that massive dichroic vortex is stunning. The multicoloured effect is something I would love to achieve with my dichroic. Most of the time mine just goes a gold or pale green/off red colour... Perhaps I'm working it too hot, or something.
Anyway! Here's a few of my recent ones (click for fullsize):
Flowers:
(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/1_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/1_1c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/1_2c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/1_2c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/2_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/2_1c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/3_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/3_1c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/3_2c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/3_2c.jpg)
Vortex:
(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/4_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/4_1c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/4_2c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/4_2c.jpg)
My first attempt at gold&silver fuming together. Something went wrong, some contaminant maybe, and I got tons of little bubbles on one patch. Still overall I was really happy - first attempts don't usually go this well!
(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/5_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/5_1c.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/5_2c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/5_2c.jpg)
A strange implosion experiment:
(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/6_1c.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/6_1c.jpg)
And finally, my favorite type - galaxy:
(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/693_cropped.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/693_cropped.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/700_cropped.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/700_cropped.jpg)(https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/704_cropped.jpg) (https://arcanaeum.me/glass/images/marbles/frithappens/704_cropped.jpg)
Sorry about the photo quality. I need to figure out a way of photographing them without having a massive lightbulb in the middle.
Hi,
Love the Vortex, im off to practice more .
Martin
I love vortex ones too. Feel a bit more inspired to show some of mine off, but will have to upload the photos to photobucket, will try to do that later :) Loving all of them so far. :) :)
Here goes :)
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/IMAG0572.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/IMAG0572.jpg.html)
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/IMAG0571.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/IMAG0571.jpg.html)
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/IMAG0574.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/IMAG0574.jpg.html)
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/11042946_864745440235274_9167360227111376396_n.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/11042946_864745440235274_9167360227111376396_n.jpg.html)
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/12717915_1041856479190835_1144030442201891615_n.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/12717915_1041856479190835_1144030442201891615_n.jpg.html)
Love them all Lotti
Best wishes,
Martin
Really really nice Lotti - especially the vortexes (vortices?) and the shape of that last flower.
I love this post, such a great idea maybe marbles could be an on going theme?
Thank to everyone for showing their creations, so many cool marbles! I love the galaxy ones. How do you get the floating planets? Is it just opals or some other technique?
Here are few I've made over the last year. I don't seem to have very many photos since I love making them a lot more than trying to work the camera.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1503/23952957073_bde985ca0e_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CuDaCv) not good photos but an attempt at galaxy marbles
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7648/16433056924_35aa218a7f_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CuDaCv) rose implosion on a small vase
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16848071257_f01704bea8_n.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rENLBc) vortex in small vase (https://flic.kr/p/rENLBc)
Love the Rose and the vases, I made some very wonky vases last year and even had a couple of comissions for them !, but seem to have entirely lost the plot with blowing again and sadly not much time for ppp so they will have to go on the back burner (!) for a bit!
Not a marble really, a small paperweight, a comission for one containing cremains. It is 43mm in diameter and not entirely round at the back (but feels round!). Was starting to offer these as part of my work, but they take so long to do and for this one comission have made 5 to get one the lady likes that I have decided NOT to offer these anymore! (hate comissions anyway). Flipping tricky to photograph too!
(http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww22/northdevondumpling/IMG_6303.jpg) (http://s702.photobucket.com/user/northdevondumpling/media/IMG_6303.jpg.html)
Hi,
This was the results from Monday nights fun , I can't decide if I like them or not as to me they aren't really a marble as we think of them today, I don't know what to make of them but they are great fun to make.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12791069_1034760089914998_2569601414421548749_n.jpg?oh=5be445dd5c0daedc21f674b6411a0bb3&oe=57597AA6)
Cheers ,
martin
Tuffnell Glass
Quote from: tuffnell glass on March 10, 2016, 03:25:18 PM
Hi,
This was the results from Monday nights fun , I can't decide if I like them or not as to me they aren't really a marble as we think of them today, I don't know what to make of them but they are great fun to make.
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlf1/v/t1.0-9/12791069_1034760089914998_2569601414421548749_n.jpg?oh=5be445dd5c0daedc21f674b6411a0bb3&oe=57597AA6)
Cheers ,
martin
Tuffnell Glass
Love them. I really struggle with this style, always seem to have too much clear at one end ;) :) They look like good old fashioned marbles to me, lovely :)