She happened upon a glassblowing exhibit at a Sandusky, Ohio amusement park and was immediately hooked. Abby Gitlitz has been working with glass — she makes it from scratch — her entire adult life. She founded the Bloomington Creative Glass Center and launched the annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch open-air market for the delicate handblown squashes. The BCGC offers classes, training, an apprentice program, exhibits and special events.

Hosts Michael Glab and Tristra Newyear chat with Bloomington’s most fascinating people.