Vortex Marble Tutorial by Chad Trent - Soleil et Lune Designs

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	Start with a 10-12 mm clear rod.
	Make a gather about twice the diameter of the rod.
	Heat and marver the gather into a cone.
	Lay stripes of color on the cone, going from the tip to the widest part.
	Melt the stripes in.
	Cover the cone with a dark color. You don’t have to do this, but I think it gives a nicer finished product, and gives contrast to the light colored stripes.
	Punty up to the tip of the cone.
	Heat the cone with a narrow flame directed at the widest part. Rotate.
	As you rotate, give just a little resistance on the punty. When the cone gets hot enough, it will twist. I like to give it at least one complete twist.
	Remove the punty, heat, and marver to shape again.
	Cover the cone with clear in a rough marble shape (more clear towards the tip than at the widest point).
	Make sure you don’t put clear over the very tip of the cone. This will ensure a nice deep vortex.
	Heat the clear and shape it into a marble shape. You can see how the tip of the innner cone goes all the way to the end of the clear, which is the back of the marble.
	Cover the clear with color.
	Melt and shape.
	Decorate the back if you wish. I'm not going to go into how I did the decoration here, but if you want to know, just ask.
	Punty up to the back of the marble.
	Heat the 10-12 mm clear rod where it joins the marble, and melt it off.
	Leave enough on the marble to form the lens.
	Heat and shape. You can now see the vortex design. Finish shaping and pop it into the kiln.