Abby Gitlitz

BCGC was founded in 2011 by Abby Gitlitz. After earning her Masters of Fine Arts in Glass in 2009, she moved back to her hometown of Bloomington to become a full time artist. At the first Great Glass Pumpkin Patch in 2010, in which all the pumpkins were made by Abby as a personal fundraiser, she was overwhelmed by the number of people clamoring to learn glass blowing. Soon after she began teaching classes, and in 2012 BCGC was incorporated as a nonprofit educational arts center.

Kathy Koontz

Kathy was born and raised in Bloomington. Kathy found BCGC when she was retiring from T.I.S., Inc. in 2019. She was hooked after her first event.  Pretty glass and super nice people.  What’s not to love? Kathy joined the Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2022.
Kathy is  also a member of the Monroe County History Center where she serves on the Cemetery Committee helping to restore headstones.  Kathy is a very proud mother and grandmother to her two sons and three granddaughters.

Erin Cerwinski

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Cindy Houston

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John Wright

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