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Magic Ball

2D Flowers/Plants posted on Dec 11, 2022
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A portrait of those 'magic balls' we had as kids, where you shook them and snow fell inside. This is a magic 'flower' ball, drawn w/ colored pencils and Photoshop, in 2010. A little story (true): My grandmother gave me a magic-ball as a kid. She said it was from Russia. I had nooooo idea where that was. But I loved it so much, I took it everywhere I went. Grandma kept saying, "you'll drop it...be careful, it comes from your enn-cestors!" ("Ancestors" with an accent.) One day, I ran outside with it, tripped, and---splat! It broke! Ay ay ay---my world came to an end. Water splashed everywhere, the "snow" shot down the driveway like little ants. A kid rode over the snow in his bike---I shrieked. (Was there no god?) The glass---so thick and beautiful---turned into thick chunks of obsidian-like jewels, etched, carved and so eloquent. And the tiny village inside was crushed. (A tiny Russian village---I felt like an international criminal.) Grandma stood at the door, hands on hips: "See? Vat did I tell you? Vat---did---I---tell---you?" But then, seeing I was heartbroken, she bounded to me, knelt down, and said: "All things must break"...and she told me about the ancestors who owned this in Russia. I lit up: I imagined their ghosts flying out of the water, and I shouted: "They're freed at last!" "Vat are you talking about?" "The ancestors!" (I had no clue what an ancestor was.) "I freed them!" "Silly boy---there weren't any ancestors in there!" "Yes there were!" She took a deep breath. "Oh boycihik...(meaning "my little boy"): So you freed our enn-cestors...(she grabbed me:) Yes! You freed them! I see them now! Congratulations Mr. Enn-cestor Free-er!" And she pointed: "Look! There goes Uncle Jacob---whoosh! And there goes auntie Katrina---whoosh! And there goes........." And she took me inside and fed me a fresh dumpling. (It was awful! But that's no insult---she was known in 3 continents as the heaviest cook since Moses. But it was hers, and it was deeply warm and very filling, so I adored it.) In later years, I made a whole series of these "magic balls," and wanted to share one for the holiday---with the little tale attached. Thanks for your visits! Take care, and I hope you have a wonderful sunday, m ------------------

Comments (7)


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bakapo

9:37AM | Sun, 11 December 2022

this is a beautiful image and your story is even more beautiful! the flower looks delicate and soft. the light is making the entire thing glow. thank you for sharing a sweet memory and a very pretty picture.

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eekdog

9:12PM | Sun, 11 December 2022

what a wonderful childhood memory Mark. i be Gma was an awesome lady my friend. love your creation of your present as a youngster. thanks for sharing bro.

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Richardphotos

11:09PM | Sun, 11 December 2022

very magical work Mark

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UteBigSmile

2:33PM | Mon, 12 December 2022

It's like a kind of Magic!!!!

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ShadowsNTime

9:12PM | Tue, 13 December 2022

Simply stunning image Mark, beautiful in image and word...when the Soviet Union first opened up I was an apt manager and so met many Russian and Ukrainian people. I bought many beautiful pieces from a Russian boy and my favs were the Matroshka (sp) or better known as nesting dolls and the eggs (don't recall what they were called, Limoge maybe?) Anyway I loved your story, I collected water balls for long time, they are still fascinating to me...instant fav for me:-)

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donnena

10:27PM | Thu, 15 December 2022

totally delightful image!

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ladylake

12:04AM | Mon, 19 December 2022

I don't know how I missed this. It is beautiful and the story is so sweet. I have a couple of snow globes also. The kid in me still likes to shake them once in a while just to see it snow. It IS magical.


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