Glassblowing sophomore Chastin Gray heats up his blown glass using a blowtorch during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. The event was free.
The Studio Arts Center was transformed into the Annual Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser for Friends and Family Weekend on Friday and Saturday.
Each pumpkin was handcrafted by students and faculty. Funds generated from the pumpkin sale go into supporting the glassblowing students with materials and scholarships.
Cinematic arts major Aiden Dunlap, an intermediate glass blower, said his fascination with how the pieces come together sparked his interest in joining the class.
“When I found out how cool it is to make glass, I really wanted to make some of my own,” Dunlap said.
Glass-blown pumpkins sit on display during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. The sale was part of UTA’s Friends and Family Weekend.
Art history senior Rachel Chen blows into the blowpipe during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the Studio Arts Center. Glass blowers blow into the blowpipe to inflate the glass into a bubble.
Arlington residents Rachel Glasser, 40, left, and her mother, Linda Mitchell, look through glass pumpkins during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. Glasser and Mitchell are UTA Alumni.
Art education junior Alondra Becerra uses a blowtorch during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. Glass blowers have to constantly heat up their glass so it won’t fall from the blowpipe.
Attendees look at glass-blown pumpkins during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. The event was hosted by the UTA Department of Art’s Glass Area.
Art history senior Rachel Chen blows her glass cup with a blowtorch during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the Studio Arts Center. The furnaces reach over 2000 degrees.
Glassblowing sophomore Chastin Gray cools down a blowpipe during the Glass Pumpkin Sale and Fundraiser on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. Attendees could watch glassblowing demonstrations by students.
Attendees walk through displays of glass-blown pumpkins during the Glass Pumpkin Sale on Oct. 16 at the UTA Studio Arts Center. Each pumpkin was crafted by UTA students and faculty.