Silverdale’s Christina Wentworth, 11, had a dream come true this past Sunday at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

Sitting in the front row of the museum’s “Hot Shop” on Sunday, Christina was transfixed by a group of artists turning one of her drawings into a beautiful piece of glass art. Accompanied by her mom, Amy, and younger brother, Jason, Christina watched artists Niko Dimitrijevic, Gabe Feenan and Sarah Gilbert create a glass version of her drawing “Corn Dog.”

Dozens of other museum visitors also sat in stadium seating mere feet from the more than 2,000-degree ovens, blowtorches and other tools the artists were using. A large screen showed video close-ups of the work-in-progress and an emcee narrated the unfolding action.

“Corn Dog” is one of many drawings Christina has submitted in her more than 20 trips to the museum this summer, hoping for a chance to see the drawing come to life in the form of a one-of-a-kind handblown glass sculpture.

Most of Christina’s drawings have combined an animal and some form of food. Examples include a peanut butter and jelly fish, a polar-pear, an alli-tator and a pie-thon. “Corn Dog” features a corn husk that gives way to a dog.

When asked how many drawings she has submitted for the ongoing contest, Christina’s brother pipes up.

“We’ve lost count,” said Jason, who later that afternoon dropped off four of his own drawings for consideration.

Christina says her favorite piece of glass at the museum happens to be “Pig in a Blanket.”

“The person who did ‘Pig in a Blanket’ clearly has the same sense of humor as her,” said Amy.

The museum says its Kids Design Glass Program invites children ages 12 and under to stretch their imaginations and create original designs based on the artwork displayed at the museum. One entry is selected to be interpreted into glass by the Hot Shop Team each month. Two sculptures are created at each monthly session, one for the designer to take home and one for the museum’s collection.

And when it came to Christina’s piece, no detail was too small.

“Niko, in addition to be being a glass blower, is also a dog manicurist,” the announcer joked at one point. “And, now, he’s going to do the dog’s nails.”

Christina is a huge fan of glassblowing and might just be one of the museum’s biggest fans. She regularly watches the unfolding action in the Hot Shop via a live feed at www.museumofglass.org.

“It’s so cool that they can make so many different things,” said Christina.

Christina’s dad, Michael, is in the Navy so the family gets free admission to the museum through the Blue Star Program during the summer months and has made a lot of trips. The family has also visited the Glasshouse Studio in downtown Seattle.

“You can get right next to them and they will talk to the kids,” said Amy.

The same was true at the museum while “Corn Dog” was traveling to and from the fire, coming more and more to life with each pass and turn. Christina had talked to Niko Dimitrijevic a week or so earlier about the artist’s approach and that conversation continued on Sunday.

“How are we doing?,” Dimitrijevic asked her as the first version of “Corn Dog” was nearing completion. “We doing okay?”

Christina’s thumbs-up and wide smile said it all: Dimitrijevic and the rest of the artists were doing just great.