Faces and Places

Earlier in September we visited the monthly estate sale at the Olde Mobile Antiques Gallery, LLC, in Mobile, Alabama.  We really enjoyed this but they are closing and there will be no more estate sales. According to their website Old Mobile has offered the “most interesting selection of quality antique furniture, opulent accent … [Read more...] about Lundberg Studios Marble

Stéphane Balasa, Cergy-Pontoise, Ile-De-France, France I have been a polymerist for about 10 years in France. I was influenced by the work of Carl Fischer, Dave Becker, and my first marble purchase came from Blaine Allan Green.[2] I always  wanted to make marbles. Unfortunately it was not possible for me to work with hot glass … [Read more...] about Notes From A Gifted Marble Polymerist[1]

The magazine editors received a message recently from a reader, Edward, with a question about this very unusual stone sphere.  Here is the message: “I have attached a photo of what I think is a paleoindian (?) marble.  Found along the South Platte River in Littleton, Colorado, it is made of coarse-grained quartzite with the grains … [Read more...] about Is This A Marble?

We learned recently from Wendy Leyn, our colleague and friend in Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke), West Flanders, Belgium that “marble minds” really do think alike.  He recently saw this gigantic marble online and he wrote to Professor Lesley De Cruz[1], who is pictured above.Wendy: “I saw a nice photo of you with a ‘giant marble’ in the … [Read more...] about Wow! What Size Marble Is That?

In a previous post, we wrote a short announcement about attending a rolley hole tournament.  We recently learned about a long-standing tournament in Tennessee and a permanent rolley hole yard which honors a marble maker named Bud Garrett Robert “Bud” Garrett was an African-American musician, marble maker and supporter of a … [Read more...] about Rolley Hole Update

Recognize these D.A.S. marbles?  These were made by the legendary Dave McCullough (deceased 2024) in his hot glass shop Dave's Appalachian Swirls in Pennsboro, W.V.  Dave was the premier colorist of the 20th and 21st centuries. In the March 29, 2012 online issue of Poor Richard's Almanac, Dave is referred to as having set the … [Read more...] about History Flashback: Dave McCullough & D.A.S. Marbles

Co-Author: Wendy Leyn, Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke), West Flanders, Belgium Marbles in Russia? If you have been following the story line about Russian marbles, you will understand  that there is a lot behind this story in addition to researching their history.  You can catch up with the story line at Has Nikolai Lost His Marbles? and … [Read more...] about Nikolai’s Marbles: Analytic Comments

In the recent post Dimple Shooting in Belgium we introduced Wendy Leyn of Zandvoorde in West Flanders Belgium. Wendy lives in the old boys' school of Zandvoorde which was rebuilt after the total destruction of the first world war (14-18). He told us about the upcoming first Belgian Marble Festival planned for August, where they … [Read more...] about Dimple Shooting Belgians: Their First Marble Festival

National Rolley Hole Championshop September 16, 2023 Standing Stone State Park, Tennessee Thanks, Marble Lance for the reminder! We attended in 2016, had a table and traded marbles! Had a wonderful time! Jo even participated in the ringer tournament. Learned all kinds of things about rolley hole and how important it has been … [Read more...] about 2023 Rolley Hole Championship