Where can I get information on how to actually MAKE a marble?
[Now, my best suggestion is my book: Torchworked Marbles, which wasn’t available at the time I wrote this article.] Here are several good sources of information on lampworking in general as well as marble making. 1. Read the articles written by Robert Mickelsen and posted on his web site at: http://www.mickelsenstudios.com/articles.htm. Although none of them deal directly with marble making, the information you can glean from them about lampworking is invaluable. 2. Read the articles written by Brian Kerkvliet for Glass Art magazine. They can be found on his web site at: http://www.inspirationfarm.com/GG/articles.html and there are several about bead making, lampworking and marble making. 3. Buy Gerry Coleman’s video on “The Basics of Making Marbles”. It’s about $45 including shipping, and it’s well worth it. He shows basic technique and walks through making about 6 marbles from start to finish. Both of the sources listed above carry it. I usually tell people to watch the video and the
