Maras Glass is a husband-wife business.  Thomas & Rebecca met in ceramics class at Minnesota State Unversity-Moorhead.  They work full-time together on their glass business from designing and creating glass art to selling their glass across the country.   

Thomas has been blowing glass for nearly 20 years.  He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree at Minnesota State University-Moorhead.  He has been creating glass art in the Twin Cities since 1998 and recently moved his studio to Hudson, WI, where the public is welcome to visit while he is working.

Any particular day usually begins and ends with glass.  Dancing with molten glass is customary, although the dance changes from one day to the next.  The unlimited possibilities with glass is challenging in itself.

What will I make today?  And how about tomorrow?

Blowing glass requires skill and experience, as the process is very immediate.  I enjoy working with my glass hot.  I have the freedom of transforming 2100 degree molten glass into a piece of art, ready for use the following day.  Glass has a reflective quality unlike any other medium and I love the pure translation of color.  Creating art is taking risks by defining something original from your perspective and skill.  Glass-blowing is both my passion and my lifeline.