Cohn-Stone Studios Opens the Doors to Its Glass Pumpkin Garden October 9, 2010

Every Saturday and Sunday in Oct: Oct 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31, 10am-4pm

Hard on the heels of spectacularly popular site-specific exhibitions at Longwood Gardens in Kennet Square, PA, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the studio, workshop and lush gardens of California's most unusual and fun art glass company will be open to the public in October celebrating original art glass creations for autumn. Cohn-Stone Studios in Richmond, CA, began making original glass pumpkins, squash, gourds and other nature-inspired art glass for decor and garden art in 1989, igniting an international trend in art glass. The public can view the glass-making process and hundreds of one-of-a kind creations in the award-winning California Style Garden.

The October Cohn-Stone open studio and garden events will feature demonstrations of glass-making and world-class art glass for every taste. This is one of only two annual opportunities the Bay Area public has to meet glass artists and learn about the process of making glass at this event where hundreds of one-of-a-kind glass pumpkins, squash, fruits, leaves, vases, flowers, mushrooms and other hand-made works of art from the 2010 and 2011 collections, many of which will be on view for the first time. Attendees will have a chance to choose their family heirloom of the future to take home and cherish for generations.

Official Website: http://www.cohnstone.com