A mosaic of pets: Summer fun at Glassworks in Morristown

Sandy Seedhom's dog, Cookie. Photo courtesy of Glassworks.
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Morristown’s sidewalks buzz with activity on summer nights. And if you know where to look, there is fun underground, too.

Katherine Carter immortalizing her Lollipup, Glassworks Studio, June 20, 2024. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

On a recent Thursday evening, downstairs at Glassworks Studio, friends, couples, moms and daughters created glass portraits of their pets, in air-conditioned comfort below South Street.

Katherine Carter of Whippany, a clinical researcher, was immortalizing Lollipup, her 6-year-old shelter dog.

“She is my biggest fan and I am her biggest fan,” said Carter, visiting Glassworks for her fourth time. “It’s just a way to let go of the day and focus deeply on something else.”

Slideshow photos by Kevin Coughlin. Click/hover on images for captions:

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Charlie Petit and fiancée Sandy Seedhom,
Glassworks Studio, June 20, 2024. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Charlie Petit of West Orange was celebrating his 29th birthday with fiancée Sandy Seedhom, who was turning 26 the next day. Petit was creating a glass tribute to his tabby cat, Eloise; Seedhom was doing the same for Cookie, her family’s 14-year-old Chow Chow.

Petit and Seedhom both are software developers. They found Glassworks offered a welcome change of pace.

“I like it because I’m bad at it. It’s fun to try things,” Petit said.

“I’m not creative in my day to day life. This forces me to be creative,” Seedhom said.

Jennifer and Hailey Spindler at Glassworks Studio, June 20, 2024. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

“It’s a nice mother-daughter activity,” said North Caldwell resident Jackie Haney, collaborating with daughter Julia, 10, on a mosaic of their golden doodle Zibby.

It’s not hard “once you get used to it,” Julia said.

Jennifer Spindler and her daughter, Hailey, 11, also from North Caldwell, were piecing together a plate resembling Duke, their Bichon doodle.

“It’s something I could keep forever,” Hailey explained.

But Jennifer doubted Duke will be bowled over.

“Duke can’t eat it, so he will only be mildly impressed,” she said.

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