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Martha's Vineyard Glassworks (October 2021)

October 8, 2021.

We stopped by Martha's Vineyard Glasswworks to watch them making glass pumpkins. It's always fun to watch. I sent them a cropped version of the last picture which they posted on their Instagram account.

2021 Martha's Vineyard pictures
Part 1: MV Glassworks
Part 2: East Chop
Part 3: The Cottage
Part 4: Misc
Part 5: Aquinnah/Gay Head
Part 6: Beaches

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Reheating the pumpkin in the furnace.

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This was a large glass pumpkin, weighing around 10 lbs.

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They are going to create the pumpkin stem at the top.

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Drawing out the part that will be the base of the stem.

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An assortment of small, colorful glass pumpkins they made.

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Working on the part that will be the stem.

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More stem shaping. He might have added some of the fairy dust (whatever) to...(more)

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Drawing out the stem. The texture was created by putting it in a mold.

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The colored stem is complete and the work is almost done.

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They're just about to "knock off" (separate) the pumpkin from the pontil...(more)

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Behold, it is complete! Here is a darker, cropped version I sent them that...(more)




2021 Martha's Vineyard pictures
Part 1: MV Glassworks
Part 2: East Chop
Part 3: The Cottage
Part 4: Misc
Part 5: Aquinnah/Gay Head
Part 6: Beaches


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