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More tracks under construction HMRA – Handmade Marble Racing Association Handmade. Colorful. Competitive. Built to roll.

These colors will be twisted, spun, and formed into marbles for the upcoming Global Marble Hunt. Let’s spin. —Marco A. Salem, Oregon

Round 1 st done Thank you to the teams at Northstar and TAG for fueling this work. More colors coming. More marbles to roll. Let’s spin. —Marco A. Salem, Oregon

Drawing of how to take a glowing gather of borosilicate glass and turn it into a clear marble.

🔥🔮 Marble Making 099 This isn’t 101… this is 099 the prerequisite. Where every marble journey begins 🔥🔮 Marble Making 099: The Maria Method Here are the steps laid out in glass, showing the path from the very beginning all the way to a finished marble. It starts with a glass rod, gathered and heated in the flame. From there, I press the rod to form a Maria a flat, coin like disk that becomes the base for shaping. A second Maria can be pushed to one side, a third to the other, even one in the middle. These Marias set the structure and give me points of control before rounding. Once the Marias are stacked, I begin to round them up in the flame. Step by step, the flat disks soften and smooth into a sphere. Gravity helps as I turn and shift axes, letting the weight of the glass do the work. When I’m satisfied with the shape, I remove the punty, polish away tool marks in the flame, and finish balancing the marble until it spins evenly in the hand. The result is a round glass sphere made from the Maria method no color no decoration only rhythm, heat, and balance. A roadmap from rod to marble. Thank you to every teacher and glass master along my journey. -Marco

Frits and powered

✨ Frit Happens 🎨 Frit is crushed glass in different sizes, used by artists to decorate and layer color in marbles and other glass art. From fine powders to bold chips, frit creates patterns, textures, and depth that make each piece unique.

Crucible Collection From the depths of the crucible, we gather molten glass and give it new life. Each marble in the Crucible Collection is rolled to resemble elegant glass stones, carrying the unique character of its origin.

😎 I came to chew bubblegum and melt glass… and Two marbles from trash to flash 📸 🍬 (chewing gum for scale and size...)

Modern Day Cullet Box Glass fragments from different days, saved at the edge of the flame. Tomorrow, they’ll roll into marbles not factory made, but hand-spun, one at a time. 💫From chaos comes character. Last Daze / Marco

🎨 Northstar Stack: Color Testing for the Global Marble Hunt I’ve received a selection of rods from Northstar Glass and TAG in Portland, Oregon each one labeled, separated, and ready for flame testing. These colors will be twisted, spun, and formed into marbles for the upcoming Global Marble Hunt. From cadmiums to experimentals, Northstar has long guided the borosilicate world. Now, their palette becomes part of this worldwide event 1 color per marble, or blended in new combinations discovered through the torch. 🌍 North Star… is color Thank you to the teams at Northstar and TAG for fueling this work. More colors coming. More marbles to roll. Let’s spin. —Marco A. Salem, Oregon