An illustration of Andi's profile. He has light skin, short black hair and is wearing a light blue collared shirt under a darker blue sweater.

Honse. by Andi Q. '25

Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

I’m taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or anything, but I am incredibly skilled at making glass ponies.

Sculpting a glass horse

The master at work.

For those of you who don’t know, this is what a pony looks like:

A disfigured black horse

Isn’t she majestic?

Ponies are difficult to sculpt because they have distinctive features that don’t translate well into hot glass – long faces, spindly limbs, and fluffy manes/tails. But because I am so cool and talented, I can easily reproduce these features with photorealistic precision.

Misshapen glass horse 1

This pony’s name is Megan. Born into nobility, she spends her days prancing around regally, refusing to jump over anything less than a gilded fence.

The instructor says she has never seen glass ponies like this before, which I can only assume means that these are the best and most beautiful ponies ever to grace the MIT Glass Lab.

Another misshapen horse
Misshapen horse 2 in glass form
This pony's name is Velvet Eclipse. A mysterious white stallion with a tragic backstory, he is often seen staring wistfully into the distance and writing poetry about his tortured soul.

I think I am just about ready to drop out and start selling glass ponies in the streets of Venice.

Misshapen glass horse 3
This pony's name is Kyle. He drinks a can of Monster with Reese's Puffs every morning for breakfast (can and all). Headstrong and optimistic, nothing can get in Kyle's way – not even his mild peanut allergy!
Misshapen horse 4
Misshapen glass horse 4
This pony's name is Brenda. She is Megan's self-proclaimed arch nemesis, although Megan is not yet aware of Brenda's existence.

A group of misshapen horses

A group of misshapen glass horses

These ponies are named Bart, Bert, Birt, Bort, and Burt. They’re like the four horsemen of the apocalypse, except there are five of them.