Ever wondered how a galaxy ends up inside a marble? We kick off with winter wisdom—how to shovel so the plow doesn’t bury your driveway, why raccoons can’t raid tipped‑over bins, and a simple wood‑heat trick that moves warmth to every room—then shift into the firelit world of borosilicate glass with artist Trevor Logan.

Trevor breaks down glass at the atomic level in language anyone can follow: the differences between soda‑lime and borosilicate, why lab glass resists thermal shock, and how sourcing pure silica sand shapes clarity. He walks us through his signature “space marbles,” shaving a pure silver coin, fuming vapor onto clear glass, and sculpting spiral galaxies with tungsten tools before backing them in deep black and annealing overnight at 1050 degrees. We compare soft‑glass crucible work to torch‑based lampworking, visit the culture of marble shows, and map the life cycle of glass from color‑sorted bottles to California’s famed Glass Beach.

The conversation turns heartfelt with memorial ash pieces—small pendants and marbles that suspend a loved one’s ashes in glass with remarkable clarity, often using only an eighth of a teaspoon. Trevor shares options, pricing, and stories of families combining ashes or choosing suncatchers and shelf‑ready keepsakes instead of urns. We round it out with his second maker lane: 3D printing photo reliefs in PLA derived from corn sugars, using techniques like HueForge to turn wedding portraits, fish trophies, and family moments into luminous, backlit art. Along the way we highlight practical winter gear tips, all‑wheel drive vs four‑wheel drive in slick corners, and where to explore Trevor’s work online.

If you love craft, science, and stories you can hold, this one’s for you. Follow and share the show, leave a rating or review, and tell us: what memory would you preserve in glass?