CREEDMOOR, N.C. (WTVD) -- Pumpkin season is here, but one local gallery is giving the fall staple an elegant twist.

At Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor , visitors can stroll through a "pumpkin patch" made entirely of hand-blown glass. The one-of-a-kind pieces are crafted by owner Lisa Oakley and two on-site artists, Michael Pope and Thomas Harrison Harper.

"This is my world," Oakley told Eyewitness News. "It's really important for me to make it shine. I want people to walk in and say, 'That's amazing.'"

Oakley, a second-generation owner whose parents opened the gallery in 1968, has been perfecting the art of hand blown glass for 30 years. Gallery spokesperson, Christine Nishiguchi, says the process looks easy but actually requires years of trial and error.

"You'll watch them for an

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