Diameter - 2 & 1/8 Inches
Weight - 6.7 Ounces
Consider bringing exquisiteness and serenity into your home with this ‘marble’.
Most 'high art' marbles, in reality, are not high art. This one is… and much more.
Glass Artisan Kevin O'Grady is the man who breathed life into this. He is the man who developed, mastered and perfected the techniques for these creations, and his skill is ‘light’ years beyond his nearest competitors. He is the only craftsman who employs 'Vortex Dichroism'.
What does that colossal name mean? Vortex is the effect in these orbs. When gazing into the glass, a vortex extends into the back, far into the back, farther than the dimension of the marble. The illusion makes the vortex appear to extend over 2 times farther than the marble actually is deep. Dichroism, in my very layman words minus the math, means the vortex in this glass exhibits different brilliant colors from the same object when viewed from a different angle. Everyone has had experiences where the details in stones or high polished wood seem to shimmer and move slightly when your angle of view changes. The video included here best illustrates this phenomenon.
For this wonder of creation, the shades and hues are many. Metallic peacock Blue & Green are pulled into the boundless back of the vortex. So is the pink and orange veil, as well as the linear gold sash. And closing the circle is a blue and white honeycomb also extending into eternity. This borosilicate is the ultimate material for creating the clearest, most brilliant, liquid-like transitional orb possible.
But for all that I have described, it does not end here. The underside is a realm in and of itself. Five celestial suns, with heightened detail, are interconnected and surrounded by five dark blue filaments. The space between these lines are again the honeycombs of space and time. The center appears to be a nexus point to a hidden parallel universe. On a microscopic scale. Mr. O'Grady has embedded his signature, also in glass! It is so microscopic that even with my macro lens, I found it challenging to get a clear picture. The signature reads 'Kevin O'Grady 2024'.
Some names given these museum pieces are;
Immortal Sky
Celestial Peacock
Creators Prism
Dreamland
Hubble's Eye
A number of Mr. O'Gradys works are in museums in Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States. This is not your grandmothers' bauble. This orb IS the prime ultimate in the world of glass art.
You deserve this sphere, and it deserves to be with you.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. A small ring is included to set this art glass on for stability.